Headlines edition

Friday headlines: Hammer and pickle

The Jan. 6 Committee's "season finale" makes Trump's complicity clear. Four takeaways on his actions and inaction. / Slate, The Washington Post

An unvaccinated young adult from New York contracts polio, the first U.S. case in nearly a decade. / The Associated Press

Amazon, "still a relatively minor player in health care," announces it will buy One Medical for $3.9 billion. / Axios

China's rental bridesmaid industry—mostly single women who are 155-173 cm tall—is expected to grow 25% to 30% this year. / Sixth Tone

Tracking the economic recovery via transactions at Pret a Manger branches in London, Paris, New York City, and Hong Kong. / Bloomberg

Related: In case you've always wondered what exactly is coffee creamer. / Sprudge

Some advice from Nobel Prize winner Albert Schweitzer on how to stay compassionate. / Plough

A new book highlights more than 300 women painters across 500 years and a variety of movements. / Colossal

A literary magazine editor shares what she's learned over the years. E.g., "literary magazines do not enjoy the same audience as literary books." / Lit Mag News Roundup

Alice Wong talks to Ed Yong about his new book on the wonders of animals. "Ears on insects show up absolutely everywhere." / Orion Magazine

Eating well in remote Alaska requires planning and two freezers. But old subsistence methods are being replaced by Amazon Prime. / Eater

Pickleball is said to be the country's fastest-growing sport—to the consternation of neighbors who hate the noise. / The New Yorker

See also: "The first step for Big Pickleball has been to dismantle public infrastructure and rebuild it to cater to elites." / Club Leftist Tennis

An Australian town wonders if they're witnessing the end of the world, but it's just a cannabis farm that forgot to close the curtains. / The Guardian