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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