Some key provisions in the climate bill that Democrats hope to get past Republicans next week, provided Kyrsten Sinema goes along. / The New York Times, The New Republic

With the US Senate the oldest it's ever been, how are old people hanging on so long? / The Diff

An interesting roundtable on resource nationalism. "The experiences are different in the lithium triangle." / Phenomenal World

Related: A portrait of São Paulo, "the dystopian New York of the south." / Der Spiegel

What to do with an old Manhattan church? Condos? Something beyond the "dumb leave-it-or-lose-it debates?" And why is it so hard to buy a copy of the New York Times in New York City? / Curbed

Development of the new Grand Theft Auto gets rejiggered to be less fratty—mainly in response to worker revolt. / Bloomberg

Analysis of what's at stake in Kenya's upcoming elections. And a preview of election posters around Nairobi. / Carnegie Endowment, Twitter

The UN warns that South Africa is on "the precipice of explosive xenophobic violence." / UN News

The "Forer Effect" is a trick used by astrologers and social psychologists. But it can also become a tool for self-compassion. / Astral Codex Ten

Your weekly white paper: New studies are yielding insights on how our brains keep track of smells. / Nature

The story of a tragic fall on Denali—and the court case that came afterward. / Business Insider

Alison Espach explains what it's like to acquire "cold urticari"a—an allergy to basically anything cold. / Outside

See also: A dozen-plus views on what makes winter beautiful. / Meditations in an Emergency

An investigation into why thousands of bikes every year are tossed into rivers, ponds, lakes, and canals. / The Guardian