Stores say shoplifting has increased during the pandemic, and it’s mainly consumables and items for children and babies.
↩︎ The Washington Post
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Photos from Friday night wrestling at the Houston Coliseum in the 1970s.
↩︎ Texas Monthly
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United Airlines is investing in technology to suck carbon out of the sky. Good—but that doesn’t mean they’ve reduced emissions.
↩︎ American University…
Classic video game cabinets recreated as meticulously detailed, playable miniatures.
↩︎ WIRED
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“Lack of contact and comfort from other people can slow the process.” Grief is more profound and prolonged in the Covid era.
↩︎ STAT
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In “Where Are You?” Ash Koosha imagines the lives and futures of NPCs (non-player characters) in video games.
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We, and no other country, left the Paris climate agreement. We, and no other signatory to the Iran nuclear deal, left the Iran nuclear deal. We, in the middle of a pandemic, and no other country, left the World Health Org…
Honeybees in East Asia are coating their hives in animal dung to repel giant hornets.
↩︎ National Geographic
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What life is like in countries where Covid infections are low or nonexistent.
↩︎ BuzzFeed News
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The Princess Bride, Debussy’s Première rhapsodie, and other things that look like part of something but aren’t.
↩︎ Ask MetaFilter
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