Raise the woof

"Part of the reason why our immigration debate is so bad is the perception among many people that there is a fixed number of jobs in this country." / How Things Work

Thirty seconds of Super Bowl advertising alone is not worth $7 million. / Axios

See also: A Super Bowl Sunday spent trying to persuade Manhattan bartenders to switch the TV to the Puppy Bowl. / The Morning News

A map of where Americans prefer boneless versus bone-in chicken wings on Super Bowl Sunday. / Axios

Taking a deep dive into mustard brand packaging. / Unbox Inbox

We all know about binge watching, but when you really love a show and don't want it to end, that's when you opt for stinge watching. / Kottke

Renting your music means accepting that it will disappear. / Cory Dransfeldt

How Condé Nast bought and destroyed Pitchfork, which not so long ago represented the company's digital future. / Semafor

Damo Suzuki, the singer from the iconic krautrock band Can, has died at 74. / Rolling Stone

"Most of the industry is about hiding money, misrepresentation, and general malfeasance." A high-end art dealer, busted for fraud, opens up about the business. / Mother Jones

A profile of the oldest person in the US, Edith Ceccarelli, who turned 116 this month. / The New York Times [+]

"My reading of the great works of Western literature was over by the time I was 20." J.G. Ballard's favorite books. / The MIT Press Reader

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