Out of this world
Canada’s Prime Minister receives a rare standing ovation at the World Economic Forum for criticizing leaders who kowtow to President Trump. / The Independent
Meanwhile, Emmanuel Macron grabs attention for wearing sunglasses indoors. / Euronews
Under Trump 2.0, the Environmental Protection Agency will no longer calculate the health benefits of reducing air pollution. / The Energy Mix
Seven charts to explain the consequences of Trump’s war on climate. / Grist
M. Gessen: This Trump administration has moved at breakneck speed, but it hasn’t broken everything yet. / The New York Times [$]
To understand Iran’s “cycle of self-love and self-hate,” Westerners are encouraged to read the 1936 novel The Blind Owl. / The Dial
Biologists are impressed by an Austrian cow that uses tools. / The Guardian
Some notes on comparing the “alien” intelligences of horses, human babies, and computers. / AI: A Guide for Thinking Humans
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Hotel designers’ renunciation of bathroom doors is upsetting guests, especially the creator of a “Bring Back Doors” campaign. / The Wall Street Journal [$], Bring Back Doors
Unrelated: A driving tour of Vermont’s general stores, and a round-up of poems written at the very last moments of a poet’s life. / The Old Ghosts, Secretorum
In the coffee world, can there be such a thing as a large flat white? / The Guardian
(The flat white was probably invented in New Zealand, not Australia.) / Sprudge
“My love affair with lodge food began early.” In praise of food eaten at ski resorts, fancy and not. / The Supersonic
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