Breaking glass with the world's biggest air horn.
What to do after you've built the world's largest horn? Perhaps drag it out to the desert and shatter some glass?
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George Saunders and Jeff Tweedy discuss songwriting and prose.
Normally this isn't really our thing, but George Saunders and Jeff Tweedy show a surprising amount of chemistry while talking about writing, music, and kids.
Life during wartime.
Former US President George H.W. Bush has died at 94. 1/21 Often known for presiding over the end of the Cold War, Bush also began America's large-scale military involvement in Iraq, with Operation Desert Shield in 1990, which led to Operation Desert Storm the following
A mesmerizing, mirrored time-lapse of humans moving through cities.
A mesmerizing, mirrored time-lapse of humans moving through cities. (Seizure warning.)
Good with witches.
Cohen’s guilty plea yesterday makes him number 33—and arguably the most significant person Mueller has charged. 1/21 Worth noting? Mueller’s “witch hunt” is starting to cross a red line Trump once warned could prompt his firing: by probing his business empire. 2/21 The number of
Music in 21st century Mali.
From the podcast and radio show Afropop Worldwide, a recent episode explores Mali’s emergence from war through a return of its musical life. Ethnomusicologist Lucy Durán has been studying the oral transmission of music in various countries, notably among griot families in Mali. With her guidance, we explore the
A frightening look inside Tijuana's migrant refugee camp.
Footage from the Deportivo Benito Juarez in Tijuana’s Zona Norte, where hundreds of migrants from Central America are sheltering with hopes of entering the United States. From L.A. Taco: Along the path, various organizations and government bodies have set up booths to aid the migrants: medical, legal, human-
Buzz love.
In an unexpected hearing, former Trump fixer Michael Cohen pled guilty this morning to lying to Congress about Trump's business dealings in Moscow. 1/20 Due to suicide and drug overdoses, American life expectancy continues to drop. It's the longest period of life expectancy decline in
It's the candle, stupid.
From airlines to beer to high-speed Internet access, competition is dying in American capitalism. 1/18 Joe Kennedy III sounds a lot like his grandfather Bobby in a speech responding to GM’s decision to cut 14,000 jobs. 2/18 As of August, Democrats have a more positive
America's tortured brow.
What had happened to so many of these working dads and moms, that they could see a girl freezing in a concrete room and laugh? How could these regular Americans tell a boy his fingers would be severed if he disobeyed? Where some seek to help, others are fine with