TIL people who work at U.S. nuclear power plants are exposed to less radiation than what is given off by the granite walls inside the U.S. Capitol Building (www.pbs.org)
The body of a 150 million-year-old sea monster is hidden under a British cliff, says a scientist. Time is running out to find it. (www.businessinsider.com)
California clean energy industry rocked with widespread jobs losses, bankruptcies, following state’s dismantling of rooftop solar program (www.ewg.org)
Google’s Android app store monopoly violates antitrust law, jury finds | Epic Games scores major court win; judge will decide remedies next month (arstechnica.com)
Tesla could still sue Cybertruck owners if they flip their vehicles too soon / The automaker has reportedly added back the controversial clause against resellers (www.engadget.com)
Tesla again threatens to sue Cybertruck buyers who try to resell the cars | Clause deleted from public version of terms is in the contract sent to buyers. (arstechnica.com)
I really can't get my head around Berkeleyen idealism, could somebody help me understand how we can have the same experience of something without there being a unique thing to prompt my experience? (www.reddit.com)
Among opponents of just war theory, do any accept jus as bellum (there are just causes) but reject jus in bello (but real wars can never be waged justly)? (www.reddit.com)
I'm Dr. Jim Ambuske, creator of the podcast Worlds Turned Upside Down, and a historian of the American Revolution. AMA about the coming of the American Revolution! (www.reddit.com)
FOMO-driven buyers could jump at Nvidia’s ‘three day AI lovefest’—but Fed Chair Powell is ready to play the spoiler, Ed Yardeni says (finance.yahoo.com)
Rachel Reeves says Labour wants ‘inclusive’ version of ‘decade of renewal’ that followed Thatcher’s election in 1979 – UK politics live (www.theguardian.com)
To what end do feminists believe abortion-criminalizing voters want to "control women" and why do they often conflate questioning this narrative with condoning their policy? (www.reddit.com)
Kate Cox’s quote of how she “never thought she’d be in this situation” made me think of women who become pro-choice only when they themselves need an an abortion. (www.reddit.com)
CEO of IBM and Chairman of Red Hat telling how they force executives to meet racial quotas in hiring. "if you lose, you lose part of your bonus.” "I could name multiple leaders ... that were held accountable to the point they are no longer with Red Hat". (twitter.com)
Films That Have Been Rewritten Now That Everyone Is Talking About Polyamory - “Lord of the Rings”: The four hobbits all move in together. No judgy hobbit can say anything, because they did save Middle Earth. (www.newyorker.com)
The Lifelike Illusions of A.I. - Animators, toy designers, and video-game creators have spent decades creating believable fictional characters. Are artificial-intelligence researchers doing the same? (www.newyorker.com)
The Best Bio-Pics Ever Made - The genre presents very particular artistic challenges, but here are thirty-three films that transcend them. (www.newyorker.com)
A Musical for—and About—Grammar Sticklers - “The Angry Grammarian” asks whether two lovebirds can overcome differing opinions on the Oxford comma. (www.newyorker.com)
Daily Cartoon: Monday, March 18th - “Sigh. . . . That was a relaxing weekend, but now it’s time to dive back into royal conspiracy theories.” (www.newyorker.com)
How Julien’s Auctions Leads the Booming Market in Celebrity Memorabilia - As the art market cools, Julien’s Auctions earns millions selling celebrity ephemera—and used its connections to help Kim Kardashian borrow Marilyn Monroe’s J.F.K.-birthday dress. (www.newyorker.com)
Gustav Klimt at the Neue Galerie, Reviewed - The artist can still dazzle, but his achievements sometimes come at the cost of passion or purpose. (www.newyorker.com)
“Untitled,” by Nasser Rabah (translated, from the Arabic, by Emna Zghal, Khaled al-Hilli, and Ammiel Alcalay) - “And a day goes by, and tanks, and the sky a festival of kids flying kites, and blood / flowed behind a panting car.” (www.newyorker.com)
An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children - Jamaica Kincaid’s alphabet of the colonized world, with illustrations by Kara Walker. (www.newyorker.com)
The Bodega as Chaotic Good, the Salad Joint as Neutral Evil - Christine Mi imagines a Dungeons & Dragons-style alignment system for New York storefronts. (www.newyorker.com)
“3 Body Problem” Is a Rare Species of Sci-Fi Epic - The Netflix adaptation of Liu Cixin’s trilogy mixes heady theoretical questions with genuine spectacle and heart. (www.newyorker.com)
How Candida Royalle Set Out to Reinvent Porn - As a feminist in the adult-film industry, she believed the answer wasn’t banning porn; it was better porn. (www.newyorker.com)
The Crime Rings Stealing Everything from Purses to Power Tools - In Los Angeles, a task force of detectives is battling organized retail theft, in which boosted goods often end up for sale online—or commingled on store shelves with legitimate items. (www.newyorker.com)
Judith Butler on the Global Backlash to L.G.B.T.Q. Rights - The philosopher popularized new ideas about gender—and has been burned in effigy for it. They talk with David Remnick about their new book, “Who’s Afraid of Gender?” (www.newyorker.com)
How Quinta Brunson Hacked the Sitcom with “Abbott Elementary” - With “Abbott Elementary,” the comedian and writer found fresh humor and mass appeal in a world she knew well. (www.newyorker.com)
Why New York Restaurants Are Going Members-Only - Ultra-exclusive places, like Rao’s and the Polo Bar, once seemed like rarities in the city’s dining scene. Now clubbiness is becoming a norm. (www.newyorker.com)
Ian Munsick Puts the Western Back in Country - He brought his cowboy hat and ranch experience to Nashville, where he sings about the Wyoming life he left behind. (www.newyorker.com)
Kafta as a Tool for Palestinian Diplomacy - The cookbook writer Reem Kassis hosts a dinner party for Palestinian college students and ponders her weakening faith in food as a unifier. (www.newyorker.com)
To the newcomers: ”Bitcoin crash”, ”Bitcoin plunge”, ”Bitcoin collapse”, ”Bitcoin fall”, ”Bitcoin nosedive” in media titles are far from the real meaning. Usually they mean to signal small/temporary dips (www.reddit.com)