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Archives for December 2019

The internet made trans people visible. It also left them more vulnerable.
Looking back at the tumultuous 2010s

This decade has been a double-edged sword for trans people.

By Katelyn Burns
Consumerism is killing the environment. We can’t expect shoppers to fix it.
Money

We were all right to hate the plastic straw ban, but we need more regulations like it.

By Meredith Haggerty
Politics
Queen Elizabeth gave her annual Christmas speech. The internet saw a secret message about Brexit.Queen Elizabeth gave her annual Christmas speech. The internet saw a secret message about Brexit.
Politics

Is the queen really trying to send a message about Brexit through her choice of brooch?

By Katelyn Burns
Technology
Tenants sounded the alarm on facial recognition in their buildings. Lawmakers are listening.Tenants sounded the alarm on facial recognition in their buildings. Lawmakers are listening.
Technology

Imagine being locked out of your home because software selected by your landlord can’t identify your face.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
Amazon wants to patent technology that could identify shoppers by their handsAmazon wants to patent technology that could identify shoppers by their hands
Technology

The system could someday be used in Amazon Go or Whole Foods stores.

By Jason Del Rey
Climate
This one weird trick can help any state or city pass clean energy policyThis one weird trick can help any state or city pass clean energy policy
Climate

A political strategy that actually works.

By David Roberts
Politics
Murkowski “disturbed” by McConnell pledge to work with Trump White House on impeachmentMurkowski “disturbed” by McConnell pledge to work with Trump White House on impeachment
Politics

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has pledged to work closely with the White House on the impeachment trial. GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski is disturbed by the idea.

By Katelyn Burns
Culture
How Stephen Adly Guirgis writes some of the best dialogue in American theaterHow Stephen Adly Guirgis writes some of the best dialogue in American theater
Culture

The Pulitzer-winning playwright’s latest, Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven, returns to his themes of grace, fear, and the possibility of redemption.

By Alissa Wilkinson
How to choose the perfect dog for you
Features

The first step is to be honest about your lifestyle.

By Rachel Saslow
Politics
Trump really doesn’t want to talk about his health care recordTrump really doesn’t want to talk about his health care record
Politics

The uninsured rate is rising, and he has nothing to say about it.

By Matthew Yglesias
Podcasts
Paul Krugman on climate, robots, single-payer, and so much morePaul Krugman on climate, robots, single-payer, and so much more
Podcast
Podcasts

The Nobel prize-winning economist explains it all.

By Ezra Klein
Science
How to get the most out of your exercise time, according to scienceHow to get the most out of your exercise time, according to science
Science

A simple guide to high-intensity interval training, or HIIT, the fitness trend du jour.

By Julia Belluz
Inside the world of one of YouTube’s most popular food vloggers
Culture

What does it really take to eat noodles for a living?

By Luke Winkie
The silent “sixth” sense
Science

Proprioception is the body’s mysterious ability to locate our limbs, even in darkness. We’re just beginning to understand it.

By Brian Resnick
A decade of revolt
Looking back at the tumultuous 2010s

Meet the author who predicted the upheavals of the 2010s.

By Sean Illing