An interactive record of proposed redistricting maps—and whether they’ll benefit Democrats or Republicans in the midterms.
↩︎ FiveThirtyEight
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People obsess over diamonds precisely because of the human cost involved. We love a diamond story that emphasises the contrast between the starry white at the top of the queen’s sceptre and the pitch-black hell from…
Imagine trying to jump six times your height, without legs. That’s what steelhead in California’s Alameda Creek must do if they want to return from the Pacific Ocean to the stream where they were born.
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Christian Cooper, the bird-watching Black man falsely accused by a Karen, gets a birding show on National Geographic.
↩︎ NPR
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Electronic-music pioneer Vangelis—best known for Chariots of Fire, Blade Runner, or for some, this Gallo Winery commercial—has died at 79.
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“There are a whole lot of social value choices where there isn’t hard science.” Assessing how many years we lost to Covid.
↩︎ Nature
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Stunning video by a Ukrainian medic who recorded her time in Maripol—before she was captured by Russian troops.
↩︎ Associated Press
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Harassment and reputational harm is core to the attack strategy. Institutions often treat reputational harm and online attacks as a personnel matter, one that unlucky employees should simply endure quietly.
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“There are just so few apartments to be had that Airbnbs make up the majority of [New York City’s] available rentals.”
↩︎ Curbed
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Depending on where you are in the world, you’re feeling inflation in different ways—e.g., price hikes on sausage rolls in the UK.
↩︎ Bloomberg
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