11-26 Departing Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘the canary in the coal mine’ for Republicans, says former House speaker – US politics live (www.theguardian.com)
11-25 Energy Department Launches ‘Genesis Mission’ to Transform American Science and Innovation Through the AI Computing Revolution - Department of Energy (.gov) (news.google.com)
11-06 Voters on Tuesday rewarded Democrats who addressed economic costs. Hours later, Trump said he delivered an ''economic miracle.'' (www.politico.com)
11-26 “Landman” Goes Down Like a Michelob Ultra - Taylor Sheridan’s oil-industry drama trades in gender stereotypes, reactionary politics, and blatant product placement. Why, then, is it so damn satisfying? (www.newyorker.com)
11-26 “The Secret Agent,” Reviewed: A Brazilian Political Thriller Teeming with Life - The Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho conjures fateful interconnections among vivid characters living in the grip of military dictatorship. (www.newyorker.com)
11-26 Which of These Updated Health-Care Plans Is Right for You? - If the San Andreas Fault opens up, we’ll send Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson to help. Not to help you, specifically—he’ll just generally lend a hand in California. (www.newyorker.com)
11-26 Ukrainian Men Approaching Military Age Are Fleeing in Droves - A new policy has led to an exodus of male citizens. Will they return if the war ends? (www.newyorker.com)
11-25 A Family Drama Over Gender in “Holy Curse” - In Snigdha Kapoor’s short film, an Indian preteen’s queerness is treated as something to be ritually cleansed—with unpredictable results. (www.newyorker.com)
11-25 The Turkey Trot Is for Wimps—Welcome to the Iron Turkey - If you manage to make it through the swim, and to peel off your starchy bathing suit, you’ll begin a hundred-and-twelve-mile uphill bike ride to the most crowded grocery store in America. (www.newyorker.com)
11-25 The Best Part of Thanksgiving, Bones and All - The menu is malleable, the gratitudes negotiable, but the turkey’s second life as stock is one of the greatest gifts of the entire blessed year. (www.newyorker.com)
11-24 In a Sargent Painting, a Vicomtesse Lives On - The great-great-grandmother of Laurent Saint Périer was one of John Singer Sargent’s alluring muses, before she died in a notorious fire. Now Saint Périer visits her portrait in the Musée d’Orsay. (www.newyorker.com)
11-24 “Letter in April,” by Marie T. Martin (translated, from the German, by Kathleen Heil) - “Do you still receive letters from the dead?” (www.newyorker.com)
11-24 In Northern Scotland, the Neolithic Age Never Ended - Megalithic monuments in the otherworldly Orkney Islands remain a fundamental part of the landscape. (www.newyorker.com)
11-24 One of the Greatest Polar-Bear Hunters Confronts a Vanishing World - In the most remote settlement in Greenland, Hjelmer Hammeken’s life style has gone from something that worked for thousands of years to something that may not outlive him. (www.newyorker.com)
11-24 What Does “Capitalism” Really Mean, Anyway? - In a new global history, capitalism is an inescapable vibe—responsible for everything, everywhere, all at once. (www.newyorker.com)
11-24 Disappeared to a Foreign Prison - The Trump Administration is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled. (www.newyorker.com)