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What the response to a single painting by Millais reveals about prejudices of the time, including those of Charles Dickens.
Journal of Art in Society | Philip McCouat
More than seventy years after the executions of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, their sons are still grappling with the true motivations of their parents. [Gift link.]
The Atlantic | Amy Weiss-Meyer
Advice for writing books by hand from a prolific author who's been eschewing a keyboard for twenty-five years.
Graphomane | Neal Stephenson
It's not just about a bigger screen. At a time when other theaters have downsized the role of skilled projectionists, an "Imax ticket comes with a promise of baseline quality that used to be free with every movie ticket."
Vulture | Lane Brown
Damon's stunt double in the role of Odysseus is a 4-foot-5 extremely athletic Canadian woman.
The Toronto Star | Bianca Thompson
With hostile laws in red states and high costs of living in blue cities, "trans Americans are increasingly being forced, by economic, legal and social factors, into a shrinking pool of cities that combine reasonable cost of living with strong legal protections".
Liberal Currents | Silvaria Lysandra Zemaitis
A brief post on the canceling of sex education grants intended to prevent teen pregnancy and the new emphasis on abstinence-only teaching.
The Bothered Blog | Allison Whaley
On the rapid expansion of betting on sports in the US, now exceeding $150 billion in bets per year.
Fortune | Catherina Gioino
You probably shouldn't get your dermatological advice from influencers on TikTok.
Men's Health | Brian Underwood
Between ceramic pans that don't really work and conventional ones that use PFAS, the age of non-stick pans may not stick around.
The New York Times | Mace Dent Johnson
After decades of generic design, builders of new sports stadiums are looking for more creativity and stronger statements.
Dezeen | Tom Ravenscroft
How Instagram can provide more useful info for music bookers than Spotify streaming data and lead a band to perform in a hot dog joint called Flub a Dub Chub's.
Chicago Reader | Leor Galil
"Competitors have compared the pain to ranging from a heart attack to childbirth, with each successive chilli only escalating the intensity." Meeting the folks who sign up for the League of Fire's punishing chilli-eating contests.
Huck | Hannah Bentley
Is there a contemporary clown revival? In Pittsburgh, clowning is serious business.
Pittsburgh City Paper | Amanda Waltz
In Portland news, don't blame the dogs or the coffee? Why some of the trees in the city's beautifully remodeled airport aren't doing so hot.
Willamette Week | Rachel Saslow
Finally, in bird news... A case for making bird-safe glass part of municipal building codes to prevent avian collisions.
The Conversation | Brendon Samuels, Nina-Marie Lister, and Sabrina Careri
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