July 6, 2017

“It’s easy to feel, especially in France, like you can’t move for problems—migrants, unemployment, Brexit. In some ways this is also about moving on. Every moment says ‘now.’” A new dance, “10,000 gestures,” by French choreographer Boris Charmatz, doesn’t repeat a single movement during an hour-long performance by 25 dancers. / The New York Times

Hobby Lobby, the arts and crafts retail chain, to pay $3 million for smuggling thousands of artifacts out of Iraq. / The Two-Way

Your Thursday re-think: If Americans had stuck with the Brits, slaves and Native Americans would have fared better. / Vox

One reason schools are teaching civics again: two-thirds of Americans can’t name all three branches of government. / The Economist

A new photo suggests Amelia Earhart survived a crash-landing in the Marshall Islands. / Adventure Journal

Politicians in California and Texas are at each other’s throats, in part because of Trump. / Politico

Gorgeous new work by Paris-based artist Carine Brancowitz. / Carine Brancowitz

Two scientists believe they’ve solved the centuries-old puzzle of “bright nights.” / Discover Magazine

“I loved Ayn Rand when I was 18—before I had children and figured out how the world really works. That’s not how it works, as it turns out.” Quote of the week: Stephanie Clayton, a Republican state representative in Kansas, protests ridiculously low funding for education. / MSNBC

Photographer Jonathan Danko Kielkowski snuck inside the Costa Concordia, a symbol of “the ongoing European crisis.” / PetaPixel

Jane Kenyon explains why readers like to read about a detective who solves crimes on behalf of Nazis. / The New Yorker

Molecular geneticist Jessa Jones teaches people how to do board-level micro-repair on iPads and iPhones—repairs that even Apple won’t touch. / YouTube

“Be proud of the work you’re creating.” Brief interview with illustrator Jamie Edler. / It’s Nice That