California Governor Newsom beats back the recall effort that dominated his third year in office. / The San Francisco Chronicle The list of politicians and activists excluded from Russia's upcoming elections reads like "a Who's Who of the Russian opposition." / BBC News A personal essay
A guide to today's California recall election—and yes, Trump and Republicans are already saying there's fraud. / Wake Up to Politics See also: Right now the polls look good for Newsom. But you know, polls. / FiveThirtyEight "Serial plaintiffs are protected to litigate each of their
Elizabeth Fraser of Cocteau Twins sings on "Tales From the Trash Stratum," the new single from Oneohtrix Point Never's upcoming album.
The last known missile fired by the United States in its 20-year war in Afghanistan appears to have killed a longtime worker for a US aid group and seven children. / The New York Times On that note: "A US military robot ship has fired a large missile for
Serge Schmemann: "I Wrote the Lead Times Article on 9/11. Here's What Still Grips Me." / The New York Times As Ethiopia confronts a new year, Tigrays are accused of pillaging towns and killing supposed enemies. / AFP, The Telegraph Military leaders deposed Guinea's president
What to know about Biden's new vaccine mandates, which will apply to more than 80 million Americans. / USA Today Labor unions are backing vaccine mandates from Tyson Foods and Disney World. / Quartz As of today, Denmark's high vaccination rates have allowed the country to lift all
Lachlan Turczan's video from Blake Mills's "Money Is the One True God" magnifies physical currency to discern what we truly value.
Add this to the queue: Agnès Varda's Cléo From 5 to 7 (1961) "follows a pop singer through two extraordinary hours in which she awaits the results of a recent biopsy." via Kottke
The White House releases a plan showing how the US could produce almost half of its electricity from solar power by 2050. / CNBC Burning fossil fuels must decline almost immediately, a new study finds, for us to avoid more extreme disasters. / NPR The world's largest "direct air
Kirby Ferguson's "Everything Is a Remix" is here for 2021.
