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English is not normal: No, English isn’t uniquely vibrant or mighty or adaptable. But it really is weirder than pretty much every other language. ~humanities language linguistics Article 3327 words, published Nov 13 2015 12 votes
What really brought down the Boeing 737 Max? Malfunctions caused two deadly crashes. But an industry that puts unprepared pilots in the cockpit is just as guilty ~transport Article 14 560 words 11 votes
The blood-dimmed tide - Climate change is poised to alter the face of global conflict ~enviro climate change Article 3782 words, published Sep 16 2019 4 votes
Inside the little-known story of the socialist Green Corn Rebellion, which blazed through Oklahoma a century ago ~humanities.history Article 3513 words 6 votes
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Inside the launch of the Cosmic Crisp apple, the “largest launch of a produce item in American history” ~food Article 4993 words, published Jul 18 2019 9 votes
Russia carried out a massive breach of FBI communications system, escalating the spy game on US soil ~news usa russia politics Article 4405 words 18 votes
Constance Wu’s Hollywood destiny - Coming late to celebrity, the star has felt the burden of representing all Asian-Americans ~movies Article 6917 words 5 votes
Israel and the decline of the liberal order: The rise of nationalism around the globe may be reflected in the outcome of Israeli elections on Tuesday ~misc politics Article 7018 words, published Sep 12 2019 7 votes
The real Donald Trump is a character on TV ~misc politics Article 3207 words, published Sep 6 2019 13 votes
Fear and oppression in Xinjiang: China’s war on Uighur culture ~humanities religion Article 4602 words 10 votes
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The story of Caroline Calloway and her ghostwriter Natalie ~tech social media Article 6702 words 5 votes
The deadly race: How Amazon hooked America on fast delivery while avoiding responsibility for crashes ~finance business Article 5155 words 12 votes
The rise and fall of Iceland's tourism miracle – the widespread decline of tourism across the country presents intractable problems ~finance economics business Article 5860 words 8 votes
From bullying and sexual assault to squalid living conditions and forced labour, working at sea can be a grim business – and one deep-sea fishing fleet is particularly notorious ~life work Article 4203 words 8 votes
Intersections in real time: the decision to build the KH-11 KENNEN reconnaissance satellite ~space spaceflight.military Article 7177 words, published Sep 9 2019 5 votes
Free Solo climber Alex Honnold's next summit? The rest of his life ~sports Article 6113 words, published Sep 8 2019 7 votes
US Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas's radical vision of race ~misc politics Article 5075 words 14 votes
Strike with the band - The world of classical music is neither noble nor fair, though its reputation says otherwise ~music classical Article 3876 words, published Sep 1 2019 6 votes
Runaway story or meltdown in motion? The unraveling of the WeWork IPO ~finance business Article 4570 words 10 votes
Jerry Falwell’s aides break their silence - Current and former Liberty University officials describe a culture of fear and self-dealing at the largest Christian college in the world ~humanities religion education.higher Article 8703 words 10 votes
The journey of building mypy and type-checking 4 million lines of Python at Dropbox ~comp Article 4423 words 6 votes
How Viktor Orban hollowed out Hungary’s democracy ~misc politics Article 4040 words, published Aug 29 2019 6 votes
Will governments lose monetary control to Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency? ~finance cryptocurrency Article 2260 words, published Sep 4 2019 7 votes
The people who built Etsy dreamed of remaking commerce with their bare hands. Fifteen years later, its sellers are being asked to compete with Amazon. ~tech Article 7046 words 11 votes
As game budgets balloon, indie devs learn to work smarter - The creators behind Outer Wilds, Observation, and Void Bastards on getting more for less ~games Article 3208 words, published Aug 23 2019 3 votes
In "The Testaments", Margaret Atwood expands the world of "The Handmaid’s Tale" ~books fiction.speculative Article 3898 words 8 votes
Low-paid American workers produce tear gas in potentially dangerous conditions. It's then shipped to Hong Kong where it's used against pro-democracy protesters. ~life work Article 3090 words 17 votes
How Matthew Lopez transformed “Howards End” into an epic play about gay life ~arts theatre Article 7437 words 6 votes
Outlaw Country - Klamath County, Oregon, Is The Perfect Place To Go If You Don’t Want To Be Found—And The Worst Place To Be If Someone Threatens Your Life. ~misc Link 7 votes
In 2002, still reeling from the dot-com crash, Google realized they’d been harvesting a very valuable raw material — your behavior ~tech google privacy Article 6549 words 9 votes
The race to create a perfect lie detector – and the dangers of succeeding ~tech Article 4765 words 5 votes
Norway's bold plan to tackle overtourism and climate change at the same time ~enviro climate change Article 3134 words 9 votes
A town for people with Chronic-Fatigue Syndrome: Patients moved from all over the country to Incline Village, Nevada, for an experimental drug. Then the drug disappeared. ~health medicine Article 6755 words 10 votes