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To anyone who has emailed me: Let's circle back after the holidays. Or the Winter Olympics. If not then, after the midterms for sure.
December 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
To anyone who has emailed me: Let's circle back after the holidays. Or the Winter Olympics. If not then, after the midterms for sure.
Did no one see Snowpiecer?!
The startup Stardust proposes to do nothing less than dim the sun. The gloomy arguments in favor of such an intervention are compelling. So are the even gloomier counter-arguments. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/nBfsuU
A Startup’s Bid to Dim the Sun
The gloomy arguments in favor of solar geoengineering are compelling; so are the even gloomier counter-arguments.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Did no one see Snowpiecer?!
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I learned a lot about Nancy Pelosi this week — including her very early advocacy for AIDS patients. She visited them in SF General’s AIDS ward and convinced the Reagan administration to allow the AIDS Memorial Quilt to be displayed on the National Mall in 1987.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
A Light in Very Dark Days: Nancy Pelosi and AIDS
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I learned a lot about Nancy Pelosi this week — including her very early advocacy for AIDS patients. She visited them in SF General’s AIDS ward and convinced the Reagan administration to allow the AIDS Memorial Quilt to be displayed on the National Mall in 1987.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
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Pete Crow-Armstrong. Electric.
October 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Pete Crow-Armstrong. Electric.
Life is shit and the world is burning but at least the Cubs are going to the playoffs
September 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Life is shit and the world is burning but at least the Cubs are going to the playoffs
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Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.
On 9/16/25, celebrate a date of mathematical beauty
Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.
n.pr
September 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.
Assuming pictures inside my apartment and of my cat don’t count…
August 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Assuming pictures inside my apartment and of my cat don’t count…
You mean A2 is a town of pleasant nerds? Yes, yes it is
Summer in Ann Arbor, Mich., means thousands of people hunting for hidden codes around the city and reading books to earn points. It's part of a popular game organized by the public library.
How a public library's summer game took over a Michigan city
Summer in Ann Arbor, Mich., means thousands of people hunting for hidden codes around the city and reading books to earn points. It's part of a popular game organized by the public library.
n.pr
August 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
You mean A2 is a town of pleasant nerds? Yes, yes it is
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We fought a whole revolution so we don't have to understand this
Quite remarkable from Jamie Smith, who registers his second Test match century in 80 balls.
England are 249/5 at lunch, with Smith and Harry Brook putting on 165 after Joe Root and Ben Stokes were dismissed in successive deliveries.
But they still trail India by 338 runs...
England are 249/5 at lunch, with Smith and Harry Brook putting on 165 after Joe Root and Ben Stokes were dismissed in successive deliveries.
But they still trail India by 338 runs...
July 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
We fought a whole revolution so we don't have to understand this
It’s not just, get a cat, cat plays with it instead of catching or killing it, you have to catch the thing in a shoebox and put it outside?
With no landlord or manager to call, new homeowners may find themselves dealing with pests for the first time. Here’s how to handle them.
What to Do When There’s a Mouse in Your First House
With no landlord or manager to call, new homeowners may find themselves dealing with pests for the first time. Here’s how to handle them.
trib.al
June 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
It’s not just, get a cat, cat plays with it instead of catching or killing it, you have to catch the thing in a shoebox and put it outside?
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The 51st presents: Overheard in D.C.! Each week we'll be publishing the funny, bizarre, heartwarming, and otherwise unbelievable stuff you hear in the District. Send your submissions to overheards@51st.news. Include where it was said, who said it, and a little context if possible!
January 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The 51st presents: Overheard in D.C.! Each week we'll be publishing the funny, bizarre, heartwarming, and otherwise unbelievable stuff you hear in the District. Send your submissions to overheards@51st.news. Include where it was said, who said it, and a little context if possible!
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Michelle Obama Confirms She Will Skip Rest Of Decade
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January 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Michelle Obama Confirms She Will Skip Rest Of Decade
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i think this week is done now, time to wrap it up
January 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
i think this week is done now, time to wrap it up
I haven’t been able to bring myself to read this yet, but I read every article vulture posts. It’s so little money at the end of the day and it’s such a great outlet
last thought on this for now: i know why people share unpaywalled versions of pieces like this, and i know it's important to have wide access to this reporting.
but this kind of writing takes a year of your life, and editing, and resources. i'm grateful to subscribers who support this work.
but this kind of writing takes a year of your life, and editing, and resources. i'm grateful to subscribers who support this work.
January 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I haven’t been able to bring myself to read this yet, but I read every article vulture posts. It’s so little money at the end of the day and it’s such a great outlet
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After nearly three decades, a Minnesota summer camp for kids with HIV/AIDS is closing and up for sale... because retroviral drugs are so effective that there aren't enough campers.
Science works, y'all.
www.startribune.com/closure-of-n...
Science works, y'all.
www.startribune.com/closure-of-n...
Closure of northern Minnesota camp is ‘the greatest story.’ Here’s why.
Willow River, Minn., camp One Heartland is for sale after serving kids there for nearly three decades.
www.startribune.com
December 27, 2024 at 9:46 PM
After nearly three decades, a Minnesota summer camp for kids with HIV/AIDS is closing and up for sale... because retroviral drugs are so effective that there aren't enough campers.
Science works, y'all.
www.startribune.com/closure-of-n...
Science works, y'all.
www.startribune.com/closure-of-n...
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On these rare occasions, like this year, when Christmas Day overlaps with the first night of Chanukkah, it truly feels like a miracle requested by Seth Cohen himself.
December 25, 2024 at 3:11 AM
On these rare occasions, like this year, when Christmas Day overlaps with the first night of Chanukkah, it truly feels like a miracle requested by Seth Cohen himself.
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/hollering to be heard over the deafeningly loud sound of sleigh bells "Folks," defector.com/the-2024-hat...
The 2024 Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog | Defector
[walks out to greet you as you pull into my circular driveway] There you are! Oh my goodness, look at you! You look so festive! Why don’t you leave your bags in the breezeway for now and come on in? A...
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December 20, 2024 at 2:49 PM
/hollering to be heard over the deafeningly loud sound of sleigh bells "Folks," defector.com/the-2024-hat...
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Dec 20 work expectations vs. Dec 20 work reality
December 20, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Dec 20 work expectations vs. Dec 20 work reality
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You never fully appreciate working at a company that closes between Christmas and New Year's Day until it's gone.
December 13, 2024 at 7:18 PM
You never fully appreciate working at a company that closes between Christmas and New Year's Day until it's gone.
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Foreign aid the ultimate cul de sac in national cost-cutting debates because Americans thinks the U.S. spends far more than it actually does. The average voter believes foreign aid is as much as 25% of the budget (!) in some polls. It’s actually ~1%. www.brookings.edu/articles/wha...
What every American should know about US foreign aid
George Ingram provides explanations for popular myths surrounding U.S. foreign aid policy and its impacts.
www.brookings.edu
December 7, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Foreign aid the ultimate cul de sac in national cost-cutting debates because Americans thinks the U.S. spends far more than it actually does. The average voter believes foreign aid is as much as 25% of the budget (!) in some polls. It’s actually ~1%. www.brookings.edu/articles/wha...
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Damn and now Drake is going to have to pay a 25 percent tariff on that beef?
November 26, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Damn and now Drake is going to have to pay a 25 percent tariff on that beef?
I wonder if my coworkers can tell which days I wake up and choose violence
November 22, 2024 at 5:14 PM
I wonder if my coworkers can tell which days I wake up and choose violence
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I would love to tell you about the times vaccines prevented me from getting sick, but every time it happens, I don’t notice. I just keep feeling well.
Neither do you.
Public health, when it’s working, is invisible.
Neither do you.
Public health, when it’s working, is invisible.
November 15, 2024 at 11:20 AM
I would love to tell you about the times vaccines prevented me from getting sick, but every time it happens, I don’t notice. I just keep feeling well.
Neither do you.
Public health, when it’s working, is invisible.
Neither do you.
Public health, when it’s working, is invisible.