What is hard irony poisoning?

Hurricane Lane has weakened, but it’s still expected to be hazardous in Hawaii over the next couple of days. 1/18

A week of chaos continues in Australia’s government. It’s nothing new: The past decade has been marked “by a series of leadership coups.” 2/18

President Trump’s smash-mouth tactics come straight from Roy Cohn, Joe McCarthy’s hatchet man. 3/18

A parody account is getting frighteningly good at anticipating President Trump's actual tweets. 4/18

Nathan Lane explains what it was like to play Roy Cohn recently—and win a Tony—in Trump’s America. 5/18

Despite a teasing tweet, Idris Elba confirms he will not be the next James Bond. 6/18

The censorship of culture crests in Cuba, with phones tapped, performances stopped, artists arrested. 7/18

In German towns where Facebook use is higher than average, there are commensurately more attacks on refugees. 8/18

Scientists are puzzled by "STEVEs"—mysterious, ribbon-like lights that bear a striking resemblance to auroras. 9/18

The astonishing story of the youngest person in the US to undergo a face transplant. 10/18

From 2015, but still on point: Why teenagers love making jokes about 9/11. (To make it irrelevant.) 11/18

"Operationalized hard irony poisoning" is when malicious actors recruit everyday web users to noxious ideas. 12/18

Among problems faced by marijuana addicts: convincing other people that their problem is real. 13/18

A journalistic deep-dive into why some men and boys enter bathtubs on their hands and knees. 14/18

From this week’s white paper: Income inequality positively covaries with female sexualization on social media. 15/18

A screenshot timeline of the who-knows-what-is-real mash-up that is Azealia Banks plus Grimes plus Elon Musk. 16/18

New competition for LaCroix: a flavored-water water cooler that’s taking Silicon Valley by storm. 17/18

The world's most expensive ice cream sundae—$60,000—includes a mountain climb and hand-churned glacial ice. 18/18


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