Gabe Fleisher’s annotated guide to the summer’s political calendar. / Wake Up to Politics On Obama’s 2008 election night, one in every 100 Google searches paired “Obama” with “KKK” or the n-word. / Vox “The brief disruption merely added a frisson of excitement to an excellent, already electric
A fun journey into then and now New York City, from the nineteen-thirties and present day. See also: Sarah Hepola's "Here is Everything I Learned in New York."
Mesmerizing stop-motion animations of hardwood cross-sections.
Amazon, Whole Foods’ new owner, patents in-store price-checking blocker—which is why we use Amazon at Whole Foods. / The Verge Though Erdogan aims to purge Turkey of Western words, two centuries of intermixed language create a slippery slope. / The Economist Out of medical options, chronic Lyme sufferers choose
Just some wild tracking technology and VR stuff for your Thursday afternoon, courtesy Theoriz, via coudal.
At least 110 North Korean migrant workers—possibly slaves—are working on St. Petersburg’s 2018 World Cup stadium. / Josimar Mueller’s probe is now investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice, officials say. / The Washington Post For the Dutch, forever waterlogged, climate change is an opportunity to charge a
Energy group fronts a sneaky pro-pipeline campaign in Virginia, calling homeowners “radicals” and “outsiders.” / The Washington Post Visual guide to the Grenfell Tower fire in London. “I have never, ever seen anything of this scale.” / The Guardian “‘He had a lot of ammo,’ Flake said, explaining why it took
From 2001, Canadian comic Rick Mercer tries “Talking to Americans,” in which he interviews Americans about Canada-related topics (bombing Saskatchewan, for one thing). It became the most-watched special in Canadian television history.
We're back for another discussion in the Rooster Summer Reading Challenge presented by Field Notes, with this month's judge, Victor LaValle. Get ready for major spoilers—we're all the way through A Separation, and we need to talk.
Your Tuesday conversation starter: The world’s largest collection of whale bones lives in the Smithsonian’s museum support center, in Suitland, Maryland. / YouTube Trump is said to be mulling firing Mueller while the GOP strategically starts to besmirch the former FBI chief. / The New York Times In case you
