Who should win and who actually will.

A new political theory says there is no swing voter, only pro- and anti-Trumpers. For either side to win, fear of America’s future must be stoked. 1/22

ICYMI: Internet trolls and Trump supporters clogged Iowa caucus hotlines for reporting results. 2/22

Going into Tuesday’s primary, the Iowa debacle is shaking New Hampshire voters’ faith in elections. 3/22

See also: “All week in New Hampshire, the changes in the Presidential contest have registered in cash.” 4/22

How do political candidates earn the endorsements piling up in your mailbox? ”Simple. They paid for them.” 5/22

Lies, half-lies, hyperbole, and nonsense: Trump is planning to spend more than $1 billion on reelection, much of it on falsehoods. 6/22

Contrary to the Trump Organization's statements, Trump hotels charge the Secret Service up to $650/night for rooms. 7/22

A study finds that less cooperative, less kind, and less considerate men often drive high-status, mainly German cars. 8/22

Chinese people are using Les Misérables and Chernobyl to mourn Li Wenliang, the coronavirus whistleblower. 9/22

Greenland used to have one of the world's lowest suicide rates. Now it's the highest, due to social isolation, alcohol, and child sexual abuse. 10/22

A recent photograph: two stars at war. 11/22

Ransomware is a lot easier to use than you think, as one reporter discovers by targeting his own editor. 12/22

"Do what you love" only works if you agree that work, in and of itself, should be a calling worthy of devotion. 13/22

How, why, and what it’s like to sit alone in the woods in one spot for 24 hours straight. 14/22

Over 150,000 animal and botanical illustrations are free to use from the Biodiversity Heritage Library. 15/22

Thousands of aging, massive wind turbine blades can't be recycled, so they're headed for the landfill. 16/22

How Instagram restored jigsaw puzzles' cool factor: by demonstrating an antidote to Instagram (i.e., online) burnout. 17/22

Oscars 2020: who should win and who actually will. 18/22

Comparing critics' opinions of this year's movies to audience reviews suggests a brewing culture war. 19/22

A parlour game just in time for Valentine's Day: would your partner Force Majeure you? 20/22

In case it's your birthday today: A compilation of “Happy Birthday” in the styles of 10 classical composers. 21/22

What royalty from the past would look like in the present. 22/22


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