March 24, 2017
The hardest cases for an insect detective involve “delusional parasitosis,” or bugs that aren’t really there. / STAT
What is populism? A type of politics that promises to protect and empower “the people” against “corrupt elites.” / Government and Opposition Ltd.
A mathematician explains why, if you use bricks as dominoes, you get a second wave going in the opposite direction. / YouTube
Trump’s interview with Time, with everything not verifiably true redacted. / The Slot
“The only artist who could paint a portrait of God is God.” Why TIME went type-only in 1966 and 2017. / TIME
Judge Nicole Chung concludes the quarterfinals with a difficult decision between two widely loved books. / The Tournament of Books
The only local TV station for some 300,000 people in Appalachia happens to be public and now faces deep CPB cuts. / Variety
“The Pale Horse and its Rider, Buenos Aires,” from recent murals by artist duo Telmo Pieper and Miel Krutzmann. / Telmo Miel
Despite public perception that juvenile records are easily or automatically expunged, 24 states require a petition. / Vocativ
“Just as Britain is leaving the EU, another country might one day leave the euro. Any such step will be hard to manage. But if the union cannot embrace differentiation, it faces the risk of disintegration instead.” To survive another 60 years the European Union needs to do more yoga—i.e., become a lot more flexible. / The Economist
Recent paintings by Italian artist Anna Madia / Booooooom
“The trends were clear well before Mr. Trump started rallying his blue-collar base with alarmist messages of protectionism.” Why Chinese manufacturers are relocating production to America—but not to shattered rust-belt communities. They’re looking for skilled technicians. / The Wall Street Journal
Wealthy folks with taste apparently paint their jets “Matterhorn white” (aka, “the new white”) for $350,000. / Moneyish
“As I get closer to Silivri [prison], this unlawfulness that we’re in becomes more concrete.” A reporter accompanies the wife of a prominent Turkish newspaper columnist locked up on false charges by the Erdoğan administration’s purges. / The New York Times
A tour of fashion designer Pierre Cardin’s “Bubble Palace,” designed by straight line–hating architect Antti Lovag. / The Guardian
“I’m now regularly haunted by hyper, harmonized tweens shouting Rihanna lyrics (‘He see me do me/Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt’).” In praise of Kidz Bop. / The New York Times Magazine