Blood and Brexit
If I dream, it invariably takes the form of being hunted by men with guns—in a house, in a forest, on a street. Sometimes these dreams...
Is Another Dose of Peronism the Cure for Macri Economics?
It is easy to wax apocalyptic about Argentina. The country may indeed be a very “unfinished utopia,” as the political commentator Ignacio Zuleta once called it,...
What Were Dinosaurs For?
As I was reading some recent books on dinosaurs, I kept wondering, “What were dinosaurs for?” It’s a ridiculous question, and I wondered why I was...
The Medium Is the Mistake
James Poniewozik is the chief television critic of The New York Times, and his new book, Audience of One, tells a double story: the rise of...
This viral Twitter account wants you to stop chasing men who aren’t worthy
“Let me tell u ladies about the beautiful feeling that is looking at someone u used to fantasize about, dream about, NEED, cry over, die for…and...
How to Actually Be Grateful for a Gift You Don’t Want
There’s no better time than the holiday season to practice gratitude, even if it isn’t always all that easy to feel grateful when you get a...
Instagram hides false content behind warnings, except for politicians
Instagram is giving politicians the same free rein to spread misinformation as its parent company Facebook. Instagram is expanding its limited fact-checking test in the U.S....
Terradepth raises $8 million to build a fleet of autonomous deep-ocean data robots
Plenty of the ocean remains unexplored, even though it’s a huge trove of potentially valuable information. Current methods for mapping and gathering ocean data, especially deep-ocean...
Start 2020 By Leaving These 6 Things Behind in 2019
As we leave this decade behind and enter the ’20s, it’s the perfect time to self-reflect. What are your biggest accomplishments? Do you have any regrets?...
Here’s what it’s like flying on the ‘most expensive plane ticket in the world’
YouTube’s resident “check out this expensive shit” dude, Casey Neistat, is once again doing PR for airlines out of the United Arab Emirates. In a new...
