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Archives for January 2019


Kent’s new, brutal revenge movie The Nightingale carefully recreates 19th-century Tasmania.


How ice skating works, according to physics and chemistry.


The president thinks it’s “tremendous news” that the Dow has been flat for more than a year.


The polar vortex, briefly explained.


Hurricane Maria relief efforts are slow and costly; a burst dam in Brazil has major human and environmental impacts.


The US brings charges against the Chinese tech giant Huawei; Brexit negotiations will return to Brussels.


From dark satire to wildly inventive fantasy, January was packed with exciting debuts.


Corsi is “Person 1” in Stone’s indictment. I read his book. There’s some stuff in there.

Polybags touch almost everything you order online.

Photos of life in the polar vortex.


“Taxes, taxes, taxes. All the rest is bullshit in my opinion.”


It’s not in their current proposal, but they haven’t dismissed the option.


A new randomized control trial on e-cigarettes was just published. Don’t expect it to resolve any controversy.


It’s not just a big audience; it’s also a unique opportunity.

