No one seems to have noticed, but in July 2020 France darkened the blue in its flag, returning to its pre-1970s palette.
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Half of Facebook Messenger’s voice traffic comes from Cambodia because Khmer is too complex for Latin keyboards.
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“1st Century—Italian wedding soup & rice pudding.” From a pretty fascinating graphic representation of food history.
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“Coziness” is appearing in the media with extra ferocity this year, with an “erotic feeling of belonging.” Is it a cry for help?
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Portraits of men that evoke “a combination of romanticism and nostalgia,” by Canadian painter Kris Knight.
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Cheap and clean energy sources may soon be abundant. Economist Tyler Cowen muses on the implications.
↩︎ Bloomberg
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