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“Small” Disasters

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“The damage done to Kyiv and Mariupol is visible to the naked eye, but many other horrors continue in the shadows when a big crisis takes over the media.” Read More
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In Oregon, the trial of Nancy Crampton Brophy, a woman charged with murdering her husband after self-publishing an essay titled “How to Murder Your Husband,” began. Read More
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Who Killed Louis Le Prince?

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Ghost in the machine: on the origins of cinema Read More
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A Russian soldier who replaced a plate in his body armor with a stolen MacBook was killed in Irpin, Ukraine. Read More
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Two former soldiers in Germany who claimed that a fortune-teller had instructed them to interfere in the conflict in Yemen were charged with attempting to form a terrorist organization. Read More
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Notes on the State of Jefferson

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Range wars: a secessionist movement reveals the cracks in American democracy Read More
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A group of researchers released a study identifying the Dark Empath personality type. Read More
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I Multiplied Myself

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Better living through avoiding it entirely: on the life and work of Fernando Pessoa Read More
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The Fate of Ukraine

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While I am one of the critics who saw NATO expansion into former Soviet bloc countries as a dangerous provocation to Vladimir Putin, I’m stunned by his savagery, and by the possibility of an escalation that could involve more countries and cause many more deaths. Read More
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Weekly Review

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A new study suggested that half of all Americans alive in 2015 suffered brain damage from exposure to leaded gasoline. Read More
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Night Shifts

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Perchance to dream engineer: on new research into our sleeping minds Read More
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In Texas, a screening of The Batman was paused when a live bat entered the theater. Read More
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The Eros Monster

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The thrilling, all-consuming, irrational, and outright awful experience of bad romance Read More
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“It’s a communist country, so [Putin] can’t feed his people, so they need more farmland,” said the Republican senator Tommy Tuberville. Read More
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Bright Flight

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Illuminations: on fireflies, natural systems, and the complex field of complexity science Read More
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A Maine Department of Transportation helmet was found buried in seaweed on a Norwegian fjord. Read More
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Your Own Devices

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Does your phone really belong to you if you can’t repair it? Read More
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Barbarism

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“The barbarians of January 6 clearly had no idea what they wanted to achieve. It was a matter of fierce resentment boiling over—what philosopher Jacques Rancière calls ‘shared hating.’” Read More
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An 80-year-old nun in Los Angeles who stole approximately $835,000 from her school to fund her gambling habit was sentenced to a year in federal prison. Read More
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Voice Lessons

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Gaining a better understanding of elite athletes’ inner monologue, and of our own mental landscape Read More
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Weekly Review

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A new study found that words are required to think about numbers. Read More
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National Treasure

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On the explosive talent of Nicolas Cage Read More
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Weekly Review

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Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, argued before politicians at the Council of Europe that his plan to hold World Cups every two years could prevent African migrants from meeting their “death in the sea.” Read More
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Separate and Unequal

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The past is always present: examining quotidian life under Jim Crow to reveal its structures Read More
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“Le Monde” of Today

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“How best to respond to the threat from the extreme right, given the sudden rise of Zemmour, whose level of support verges on 14 percent?” Read More
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A Czech folk singer who intentionally contracted COVID in the hopes of acquiring a “recovery pass” to the local sauna died. Read More
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Free Country

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With open arms: on permitless carry and the new generation of guns rights activists Read More
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The Taliban dismissed nearly 3,000 members who were “giving a bad name to the Islamic Emirate.” Read More
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Another Green World

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The big ship: on space exploration, climate change, and a new experiment at Biosphere 2 Read More
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Weekly Review

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A court in Spain ruled that animals are sentient beings and thus eligible for considerations like joint custody after their owners’ divorce. Read More
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