The draft and the furious.
The Supreme Court plans to strike down Roe v. Wade according to a draft of the decision—the first draft to be leaked in the modern era while a case is still pending. / Politico
If the decision holds this summer, more than a dozen states plan to immediately outlaw abortion. After that, look for a push for a nationwide ban. / The National Catholic Register, The Washington Post
In another leak, it appears Chief Justice Roberts plans to dissent. / CNN
People argue over the leak and whether the news is destructive, not so awful, actually beneficial to those who would overturn Roe, or just simply horrifying, truly tragic. / Twitter
In case you missed it in December: Merritt Tierce's stunning story about erasing her own future. / The New York Times Magazine
Novelist Héctor Tobar tries to understand the 1992 Los Angeles riots through the experiences of a single high school. / The New York Times Magazine
California goes after the fossil fuel industry for its "decades-long plastics deception"—i.e., all the lies around plastic recycling. / Grist
See also: A 1950s radioactive learning set came complete with uranium-bearing ores. / Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Today's "sleep wearable" devices do promote rest, though they reconfigure passivity as productivity. / Real Life
Miami real estate brokers and property sellers struggle to cater to their new crypto customers. / Fortune
One reason Spotify's stock is trading lower than its IPO price? It generates less cash "than a single hit movie." / The Honest Broker
South Korea counts your age three ways—"Korean age," "year age," and the global method—but the system is on the verge of change. / The New York Times
Unrelated: Some bizarre puzzles from the Talmud. / Talmudology
Photographs of Edinburgh between 1957 and 1969, by Robert Blomfield. / Robert Blomfield
After World War II, Italy developed a system of nameless streets for traveling workers like circus performers. Now it's used by homeless people. / Atlas Obscura
A granddaughter of department store owners remembers the floors of Barneys. Meanwhile, shiny leather blazers are back and Gen Z loves Whirlpool. / The Paris Review, The Wall Street Journal, Ad Age
A new art show in Minneapolis focuses on America as a haunted place. / Art Forum
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