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Friday headlines: Nobel rejections
With the Wall Street Journal's Evan Gershkovich now detained in Russia for a year, other journalists explain how they survived imprisonment. / The Wall Street Journal [+]
A Kremlin spokesman says talks for a deal to release Gershkovich "must be carried out in absolute silence." / Reuters
Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25 years in prison for conspiracy and fraud. / The Verge
A Michigan nuclear power station will be the first in the United States to reopen after being fully closed. / Semafor
"Wi-Fi" turns out not to be an abbreviated version of wireless fidelity—it's a name invented by the same marketing company that came up with "Prozac." / Gizmodo
Why do identical businesses open side by side in African cities? Because it generates an informal welfare system. / The Conversation
A quarter of Paris residents live in government housing—an aggressive effort "to keep middle- and lower-income residents and small-business owners in the heart of the city." / The New York Times [+]
Hotels are shifting away from providing room service to providing easier ways to receive takeout. / The Wall Street Journal [+]
"Higher thread counts mean higher tensile strength." One reason to buy expensive sheets? In case you need to escape. / The Art of Manliness
A round-up of contemporary painters reviving Impressionism. / artsy
A review of rejection letters written by Toni Morrison when she was a book editor. "It simply wasn't interesting enough." / The Los Angeles Review of Books
See also: Publishers put fake Van Goghs on their book covers. The Donald Judd Foundation sues Kim Kardashian for "false endorsement." / The Art Newspaper, dezeen
Today's the championship match in the Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes—find out who took home the Rooster! / Field Notes, The ToB
Thursday headlines: Pachabel’s salmon
Right-wing Israelis question whether the country relies too much on the United States. / The Wall Street Journal [+]
Dominic Tierney: Israelis are likely to look back on the war as a costly campaign and a missed opportunity—and perhaps as a major defeat. / Foreign Affairs
China donates 1,500 tons of drinking water from Tibetan glaciers to help the Maldives with a water crisis. / The Economic Times
Pictures of signs in Hong Kong warning people about falling fruit. / CCA
A woman names herself after a London train station after falling in love with it. / Metro
Homeowners in California can hire a "squatter hunter" to move in and make life unbearable for people on their property. / CBS News
The Arabic word "shaheed," which translates roughly to "martyr," is responsible for more content removals than any other single word on Facebook. / rest of world
It may seem like people aren't swearing more than they used to, but they're probably not. Instead, "they are swearing differently than they used to." / Vox
Richard Serra, known for his large-scale steel artworks, dies from pneumonia at 85. / artsy
From February, instructions on how to send fan mail—on paper—to "the Mona Lisa." / Bohemizm
Anna Kornbluh: We have lost the future and instead of playing with the past, our dominant aesthetic style magnifies the present. / Jacobin
Joanna Kavenna: I've always loved salmon because salmon jump and no one knows why. / The Paris Review
Wednesday headlines: StairDisaster
The ship that hit the Baltimore Key Bridge yesterday was also involved in a collision while leaving Antwerp, Belgium, in 2016. / The Guardian
See also: "The Baltimore bridge collapse is only the latest—and least—of global shipping's problems." / Vox
Switzerland becomes a model for "a highly effective, evidence-based policy response to a drug epidemic" by making methadone easy to obtain. / STAT
Donald Trump begins selling "God Bless the USA Bibles" as he faces four criminal indictments plus a series of civil charges. / The Associated Press
Unrelated: North Korea censors a BBC gardening presenter's trousers. / BBC News
A deep dive into the contradictions between the public and private lives of Andrew Huberman, "the world's biggest pop neuroscientist." / New York Magazine
Why does the New York Times "Connections" game make people angry? Because its editor's job "is to trick you." / Vox
Social media challenges inspire thousands of teenagers to "take over" California malls. / Patch
See also: Sharon Olds's poem "My Son the Man." / Poetry Magazine
Your Wednesday long read is about how the threat of divine punishment shaped human civilization. / The Garden of Forking Paths
Watch: Person after person tries to fly over a set of 25 stairs in France. / YouTube
"Bach decides to win every which way." Some praise for Bach's cello suites with examples of what makes them great. / A Year of Bach
Tuesday headlines; Tame, very tame
The rate at which Gaza has reached its depth of food insecurity is "practically unheard of" in the 21st century. / Vox
Despite some 667,000 people experiencing "catastrophic" levels of hunger in Gaza, officials explain why it's not yet a "famine." / NPR
Donald Trump's first criminal trial is now set for tax day, April 15. / Politico
Fareed Zakaria: Biden's policies have disproportionately helped people in rural areas without college degrees—likely Trump voters, in other words. / CNN
Vaughan Gething, the first minister of Wales, becomes the first Black person to lead a national government in Europe. / The New York Times [+]
Jasmin Paris becomes the first woman to complete the Barkley Marathons in Tennessee; only 20 people have finished since 1989. / BBC News
In Denver, e-bike vouchers are helping to eliminate 170,000 vehicle miles traveled per week. / Grist
Rural homelessness is rising six times faster than homelessness overall. / High Country News
Dutch farms use only a half-gallon of water to grow a pound of tomatoes, while the global average is more than 28 gallons. / The Washington Post [+]
What it's like to experience the "very tame dread" of riding in a "paternoster," aka, a cyclic elevator. / Why is this interesting
Scenes from daily life in Tokyo in 1968. / Japanese Nostalgic
See also: Rain Szeto's densely detailed ink and watercolor illustrations. / Colossal
Monday headlines: Plantlife
Vladimir Putin is said to have brushed off American warnings about the attack as "blackmail." / The Economist
Images of Emmanuel Macron punching a boxing bag are linked to France's increasingly tougher stance against Russia. / CNN
Some of the children recently taken in Nigeria's mass abductioms have been freed. / BBC News
Women who cut sugar cane in India are getting unnecessary hysterectomies, often as a way to keep working. / The Fuller Project, The New York Times [+]
Unrelated/related: "I am the New York Times' paywall, and if I let any non-subscribers in, they'll kill my family." / McSweeney's Internet Tendency
Benjamin Schneider: More than any other American city, Los Angeles is trying to address its problems by transforming its built environment. / The Urban Condition
Designers in Dallas propose public infrastructure to address loneliness. / Bloomberg City Lab
Your weekly white paper: Investigating touchscreen ergonomics to improve tablet-based enrichment for parrots. / Northeastern University
Most Gen Alphas have yet to graduate elementary school, "yet they are widely being called 'feral,' 'illiterate' and 'doomed' on YouTube and TikTok." / The Los Angeles Times
"You are more like a plant than you realize." A thirty-something woman gives 101 pieces of advice to her twenty-something self. / Approach with Alacrity
Interview with a professional dating-app user (on other people's behalf). / CBS News
Some brief reflections on stillness and therapy. "I've never felt so tapped-in and alive." / Meditations in an Emergency
Saturday headlines: Carbon coffee
The United States warned Russia weeks ago of an impending attack. / The New York Times [+]
Negotiators at the UN are working to recognize and add "gender apartheid" as a crime against humanity. / Interruptrr
See also: If "female" is a reproductive category in biological animals, and robots and AIs are machines, "what exactly makes one of them 'female?'" / My Apophenic Haze
A study of 34 years in internet speech finds consistent patterns "irrespective of the platform, topic, or time." / Nature
How to tell if Chat GPT has been used to author a scientific paper? Look for the phrase "as of my last knowledge update." / 404 Media
An archivist worries about the emergence of AI-generated "vintage" photos. / The Colour of Time with Marina Amaral
Related: Robot baristas are asking for tips and "we aren't exactly sure how to feel about it." / Sprudge
A list of things believed to "work"—e.g., multivitamins—that may not work. / Dynomight
A "down jacket" that contains no feathers converts infrared light to heat. / dezeen
New research explains why fluffy clouds dissipate during a solar eclipse. / Atlas Obscura
Confessions of a former architectural illustrator. "This drawing is bad. I can say that, becasue I did it." / KIOSK
Friday headlines: The Juggernaut, I was
China and Russia veto the measure, partly due to the US linking the ceasefire to a condemnation of Hamas. / axios
See also: A round-up of things to know about ongoing efforts to feed people in Gaza. / NPR
China is said to be capable of invading Taiwan by 2027. / Semafor
China and the US are using security relationships—internal and external, respectively—to compete for influence. / Foreign Affairs
Five takeaways from the big antitrust lawsuit against Apple. / The Verge
Five themes to understand trends in the new Whitney Biennial. / The Art Newspaper
First there were "status blow dryers" and "status toilets," now there are "status showerheads." / The Wall Street Journal [+]
An article from 1897 suggests "tens of thousands of men" were tattooed at that time in London. / Public Domain Review
A study finds instability to be a determinant of rock bands' success. / Journal of Cultural Economics
"This synergy can blur the line between life and art." In praise of taking a long time to write a book. / The Millions
Unrelated: An oral history of mid-2000s internet favorite "I'm the Juggernaut, Bitch!" / The Ringer
Thursday headlines: Give it away, give it away now
A list of the organizations that received grants. / Yield Giving
Meanwhile, a study finds only a small fraction of Amazon's plastic packaging ever makes it to a material recovery facility. / Grist
Toyota is working on building "a utopian sustainable city" at the foot of an active Japanese volcano. / Metro
"Climate cafes" are popping up across the United States, where people can discuss their emotions related to the crisis. / The New York Times [+]
See also: "My computer is a home that my friends can visit." / makeyour.computer
Photographers choose pictures from their archives for scenes that capture happiness and well-being. / NPR
The United States is no longer among the 20 happiest countries in the world, according to new data from Gallup. / CBS News
Niger ends an agreement allowing American troops to operate in the country, following a regional trend of aligning with Russia. / Semafor
See also: How to run a CIA base in Afghanistan. / Statecraft
Accounting for why a seven-day weather forecast in a rich country can be more accurate than a one-day forecast in a low-income one. / Our World in Data
Accounting for why 7-11s are so much better outside the US. / The Los Angeles Times
Photographer Irina Werner celebrates the long hair of women and girls in Latin America. "Your hair is important; that's your connection to the land." / Colossal, Vogue
Children across Europe, encouraged by TikTok, are turning to anti-ageing products in pursuit of more "youthful" skin. / The Guardian
Wednesday headlines: Joy riders
All but one of the 100 cities with the world's worst air pollution last year were in Asia; 83 were in India. / CNN
Photographs of gig workers in São Paulo, Lagos, Dhaka, and Jakarta while they take a break between orders. / rest of world
Russia's backdoor methods of accessing the global banking system are closing. / The Wall Street Journal [+]
Israeli air strikes are said to target aid distribution workers in Gaza City, killing at least 23 people. / Al Jazeera
Alon Pinkas: Israel's "lingering, aimless war" Is a one-way ticket to international isolation. / Haaretz
Meanwhile: Jared Kushner praises the "very valuable" potential of Gaza's "waterfront property." / The Guardian
"Sexy water" refers to young people mixing water with "fun and functional" ingredients like electrolyte powders. / Women's Wear Daily
Thinking about grocery stores' in-house products: "Brands are everything precisely when they are nothing." / Internal exile
Teenagers share videos of themselves attempting to hijack and drive out-of-service subway trains. / Curbed
Spam-and-scam campaigns like "Shrimp Jesus" are yet another reason to avoid Facebook. / 404 Media
An oral history of Pitchfork. "I'm in a laundry room, man." / Slate
Tuesday headlines: Kitten season
As China and India grow richer, they may decide "that the costs of asbestos have come to outweigh its benefits." / Works in Progress
What do American households use electricity for? Cooling, heating, and a few hot tubs. / Sustainability by numbers
In conservation, "environmental DNA" is being used to monitor endangered species and track invasive ones. / Undark Magazine
Across the United States, hotter months are "kitten season," which the Humane Society likens to a natural disaster. / Grist
See also: Some birth months are much more common than others. / Scientific Discovery
Visitor numbers at the largest art museums have returned to their pre-pandemic levels. / The Art Newspaper
The US women's national soccer team has fallen to its lowest ranking ever. / Just Women's Sports
Unrelated: Ninety-four percent of elevators at Stanford University have expired permits. / The Stanford Daily
Some thoughts on why humanity turned whales into margarine in the mid 20th century. "People genuinely needed something, anything, to put on toast." / Scope of Work
The reason the label on Angostura bitters is so large? A failure to communicate. / Futility Closet
Recommendations on things to purchase second-hand (jeans, watches). A recommendation from Christopher Nolan to watch the Fast and the Furious franchise. / Valet Mag, kottke
An account of what it's like for divorced celebrities to host a thrift sale—complete with a yerba mate sponsor. / The New Yorker
Monday headlines: Ceci nest pas une trend
Thousands of Russian voters silently protested Putin by showing up to the polls at noon. / Reuters
Berlin's techno scene is now registered as part of Germany's "Intangible Cultural Heritage." / euronews
See also: "If there's a specific skill that needs to be mastered, Japanese have a strong desire to have it formally recognized." Explaining a surge in Japan of "wine masters." / The Japan Times
The new normal in Washington DC is said to be "functional dysfunction." / Wake Up to Politics
One potential key to solving homelessness in the States? Bringing back SROs and boarding houses. / Cornerstone
Related: If you don't know, Andrew Callaghan/Channel 5 (aka All Gas No Brakes) are back and doing terrific reporting. / YouTube
Since the start of the artificial intelligence boom, the combined market capitalization of Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft has increased by $2.5 trillion. / The Economist
The astrolabe, an eleventh-century invention, is said to be the world's first smartphone. / Open Culture
A round-up of "breakout artists" from this year's Whitney Biennial. / artsy
It seems a stretch to say young people in Britain are back to smoking pipes? / The Guardian
See also: "We are getting closer and closer to a movement where 'straight' women and 'gay' men start dating." / The Trend Report
Week three begins in this year's Rooster event/madness/conversation. Jump right in! / The Tournament of Books
Saturday headlines: Singing in the brain
"I started dragging myself like a snake." An account of a 17-year-old boy who got away. / BBC News
A round-up of recent events in Haiti. / Interruptrr
France and Germany's relationship is in bad shape over support for Ukraine. / Responsible Statecraft
Related: Thinking through what contribution (if any) should Switzerland make to Europe's security. / Brookings Institute
A new survey finds 6.8% of American adults experiencing long Covid symptoms. / The Guardian
In December, the United States grew by roughly 386,000 square miles, via an "extended continental shelf." / Atlas Obscura
See also: Homeowners in a Massachusettes beach town spent $600,000 on sand to protect their properties from future storms. Then a storm came. / The New York Times [+]
Unpacking how the House of Representatives revived the TikTok ban without the public really noticing. / The Verge
Four unpersuasive arguments against TikTok. / Read Max
"Email apnea" describes people's tendency to hold their breath while reading or writing messages. / GQ
A mathematician finds pi day lame—because it doesn't connect to why math is beautiful. / Logging the World
Also beautiful: From February, a pair of dancers remake the "Moses Supposes" sequence from Singing in the Rain. / YouTube
Friday headlines: American chimera
Voters begin casting ballots in Russia where the Kremlin "remains determined" to render a semblance of legitimacy. / BBC News
A day of mourning is declared after another Russian missile attack in Odesa. / The Guardian
Protesters at the New York Times hand out editions of the New York Crimes. / Instagram
A report says metro areas in the Southeast United States have the worst transportation outcomes for reducing emissions. / Bloomberg CityLab
See also: "Vancouver's new mega-development is big, ambitious, and undeniably Indigenous." / Maclean's
Long-running surveys say Gen Z feels more disillusioned than any living generation before them. / The Wall Street Journal [+]
Could an AI replace all music ever recorded with Taylor Swift covers? Researchers say yes. / NewScientist
Arvind Narayanan And Sayash Kapoor: Trying to make an AI model that can't be misused is like trying to make a computer that can't be used for bad things. / AI Snake Oil
Meghan Markle has a new company called American Riviera Orchard. Among 51 things it is not: "The restaurant inside Home Depot." / Vulture
A professional "stay-at-home boyfriend" explains his work. "It's the little things added together that make a big thing really great." / GQ
Bartenders rate the more overrated bourbons—e.g., Pappy Van Winkle. / Vinepair
What it's like to run a food stall in Sinagpore. Also, what it's like to draw birds in your backyard. / Business Insider, The Paris Review
An artist drops acorns on golf courses using drones and tiny parachutes. / Early Majority
Thursday headlines: Fear of trying
"Every day felt like an eternity." A short interview with a freed Israeli hostage. / BBC News
Unrelated? "That the U.S. military establishment employs so many historians should be little surprise." / Foreign Policy
Clean-energy industries accounted for 40% of China's GDP growth last year. / The Economist
The world's biggest plane, if constructed, wants to transform wind power: by ferrying the world's largest wind turbine blades. / The Wall Street Journal [+]
A jobs board for the American Climate Corps, promised early in the Biden administration, opens next month. / Grist
Girls' wrestling is the fastest-growing high school sport in the United States. / The Associated Press
Brazilian children work the Amazon to meet markets' demand for açaí berries. / CNN
African "creators" and "influencers" are increasingly moving to Brazil. / rest of world
Animating the most populous cities in the world, from 3000 BCE to today. / Kottke
See also: A map to help you see April 8's total solar eclipse from North America. / Bloomberg
The "nocebo effect" occurs when a person experiences pain or illness based on negative expectations. / Quillette
Today's toupee wearers are said to be "much more precise," favoring customized "hair systems." / Robb Report
Comparing the joyful abandon of Erica Jong's Fear of Flying with today's sad girl novels. / The Conversation
Related: Comparing Rolling Stone's album rankings—twenty years apart—to determine what influences "greatness" in music. / The Pudding
Wednesday headlines: The Beverly Hillbillies 2.0
In pictures, what it's like right now to hunt for food in Gaza. Also, food insecurity in Nigeria, in Haiti. / The New York Times [+], African Business, Le Monde
Humanitarian groups say only truck deliveries—not dangerous airdrops—can prevent famine. / The Wall Street Journal [+]
Unrelated: A cursory history of coffee as medicine. / Sprudge
Donald Trump clinches the Republican nomination for president. / CNN
To further align with Trump, the GOP scraps its minority outreach program—"the tagline might as well be 'Make the RNC White Again.'" / The Daily Beast
See also: What happens to Harlem when it's white? / The Ringer
A house near LeBron James's new estate has been home to squatters attempting to "re-create Burning Man in Beverly Hills." / Curbed
Fashion designers offer tips on shopping flea markets in Japan, France, Massachusetts, and California. / GQ
Pictures of models constructed for patent applications. Meanwhile, a Los Angeles photographer breaks down the Kate Middleton bruhaha. / The New Yorker, Vox
The choreographer behind the Oscars' "I'm Just Ken" performance explains her approach. / The Hollywood Reporter
An illustrated explanation of how airfoils work. "Don't be misled by the frozen arrows." / Bartosz Ciechanowski
Surprirse of the day: The United Kingdom has an estimated 500,000 giant redwood trees compared to 80,000 in their native California. / BBC News
Tuesday headlines: To the moon, Karl
Linking indifference toward suffering in Sudan to a pattern of antiblackness. / Africa Is a Country
See also: An argument that "you, personally, should want a larger human population." / The Roots of Progress
Economists upgrade Singapore's growth forecast—partly because of the arrival of Taylor Swift's Eras tour. / The Star
The "Young Indian Method" teaches TikTok hustler bros how to hire and control "third world country workers." / 404 Media
A school with the highest rate of academic progress in England is known for strictness. / The New York Times [+]
A town in New York wants to drum up tourist business by turning a water tower into an enormous hamburger. / The Wall Street Journal [+]
Raw milk has become "a conservative signal" in US politics. / Politico Magazine
States and tribes race to reach Colorado River deals before the fall election. / Grist
A study finds that roughly two weeks of training for Chat GPT-3 consumes about 700,000 liters of water. / Noema Magazine
See also: A surfer chooses the 10 best rides of all times (with video clips). / The Inertia
Karl Lagerfeld's former Paris apartment—"like floating in your own spaceship"—is up for auction. / artnet
For $12,000, a private company will send your ashes to the moon. / The Economist
A new handbag consists only of one percent solid material. / dezeen
Monday headlines: Denmacore goes dark
Palestinians in Gaza are afraid of attending Ramadan evening prayers for fear of being bombed. / Al Jazeera
The United States removes non-essential staff from its embassy in Haiti. / Le Monde
Haiti's most influential "gang kingpin," known as Barbecue, is now the country's most powerful person. "Either Haiti becomes a paradise or a hell for all of us." / The Guardian, France 24
Related: A profile of Barbecue from last summer by Jon Lee Anderson. / The New Yorker
A study finds women's participation in scientific patents has increased since 2000. / axios
Requests to "round up" your bill are generating millions for charities. / NPR
Some 70% of fans who got frostbite at a cold Chiefs game in January are being advised to schedule amputations. / Fox 4 Kansas City
Charles Bukowski supposedly published pro-Nazi letters in the early 1940s—and now they've been unearthed, "all claims in that regard are no longer credible." / 3am Magazine
See also: Law and literature are "historically contiguous and analytically adjacent," but should they intermingle more? / Public Books
Recent street-fashion trends in Paris: dark Demnacore, broke hats, neo-workwear. Also, some photographs of teenagers in the 1980s and '90s. / The Trend Report, Flashbak
Oppenheimer has a big night at the Oscars. Then again, so did Japan. / Semafor
A cinematographer finds groundbreaking innovation in his colleagues' recent work. / The Los Angeles Review of Books
Unrelated: Creeps on the far right think Sydney Sweeney killed wokeness. / Slate
Saturday headlines: Is it drugs?
Republican and Democrat First Ladies are said to both deal with different versions of the "same gendered expectation." / Politico
See also: A roundtable with three female watch collectors. / GQ
The world is experiencing a small boom in city-building. / The Economist
Four decades' worth of research proves that bike lanes are good for small businesses. / Business Insider
Notes from a rough walk around Phoenix. "I would like to say we are a better country than this… but I'm not so sure anymore." / Chris Arnade Walks the World
A visual "love letter" to skateboarding in Texas. / The Kid Should See This
For Senegalese migrants, a trendy route to the United States is through Nicaragua. / Voice of America
From February, a timeline of Swedish pastries. / The Newbie Guide to Sweden
This year's freebie bags for nominees of the major Oscar awards are worth $170,000; included in the bag is a taxable-income form. / Robb Report
Akira Toriyama, creator of the Dragon Ball manga and anime franchise, dies at 68. / The Japan Times
An obituary for the incredible life of Josette Molland, French resistance fighter and artist, who recently died at 100. / The New York Times [+]
"Is it drugs?" This year's Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes, is a wrap. / The Tournament of Books
Friday headlines: You gotta fight for your right to coach
Related: How Sweden and Finland went from neutral to NATO. / BBC News
A report finds an Israeli tank crew killed a Reuters reporter in October by firing two shells at a clearly identified group of journalists. / Reuters
A reporter relates what it was like to be held hostage in Syria. "A peek at our daily calendars would have shown solitary darkness." / Persuasion
Jack Styler: Tajikistan's security service is killing, jailing, and exiling dissenters. / The Dial
Regarding last night's State of the Union address: It's a lot easier to start a speech with Ukraine than Israel. / Politico
More communities around the United States are using direct cash payments to help struggling residents. / NPR
Since June 2021, the market value of ww (formerly Weight Watchers) has fallen by 90 percent. / The Economist
In case you heard a panel of scientists say we're not in "the anthropocene"—some of those scientists say it was a sham. / Hill Heat
A longread for the week: Dillon Wamsley on Clara Mattei's The Capital Order. / Phenomenal World
A "party coach" is a consultant who helps people "find new ways to let loose." / GQ
Max Read offers a "mostly comprehensive, extremely pedantic" annotated companion to the new Dune sequel. / Read Max
What it's like to watch software seize your archives and erase your name, or attribute your work to a fake person. / Forever Wars
Gabriel García Márquez wanted his final novel destroyed. His sons are publishing it next month. / The New York Times [+]
Thursday headlines: Kill grill
Hungary's Viktor Orbán arrives in the United States to meet with Donald Trump. / The Guardian
A German man who got 217 coronavirus vaccines shows no signs of being infected with the virus that causes Covid. / The Guardian
Free at-home Covid tests in the mail are being suspended on Friday. / USPS
China ramps up its efforts to replace US tech with homegrown alternatives. / The Wall Street Journal [+]
The White House backs a bill that would effectively ban TikTok in the United States. / NPR
Related: Ahead of tonight's State of the Union address, a report card for President Biden's year in office. / Politico
See also: "The British Museum tries and fails to get down with the girlies." / dazed
Examples of work by Riken Yamamoto, winner of this year's Pritzker Prize. Also, some examples of expensive art sold this weekend at the Frieze fair. / arch daily, Artsy
Photographs from the Shibuya City Botanical Garden, Japan's smallest indoor arboretum. / Spoon & Tamago
Pet owners can now share their companions' athletic routines via Strava for dogs. / Outside
A study finds the majority of people killed in police chases are passengers or pedestrians, not the fleeing drivers. / The San Francisco Chronicle
Watch: The dangers of trucks' jacked-up grill height. / YouTube
Sound design consultants explain how to make a good soundtrack for a restaurant. / The Financial Times [+]
"If they're not right, which they never are, it's a sadness." On the woes of men who care about pants. / The New York Times Magazine [+]