WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2022by Robinson Meyer On Top of Everything Else, Nuclear War Is a Climate Problem When we talk about what causes climate change, we usually talk about oil and gas, coal and cars, and—just generally—energy policy. There’s a good reason for this. Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide, which enters the atmosphere, warms the … Continue reading Even one nuclear ballistic missile could have a bad effect on our climate
New $429 iPhone SE a worthy upgrade for less
Apple’s New $429 iPhone SE: A Worthy Upgrade—but Not for the 5G Not interested in paying $700 or more for a big iPhone with Face ID and a bunch of cameras? The updated SE, arriving March 18, is a great option. An iPhone SE with 5G, an iPad Air with a laptop-grade M1 processor, a … Continue reading New $429 iPhone SE a worthy upgrade for less
Homemade air purifier saved lives during pandemic — keep one for wildfires
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/homemade-air-purifier-thats-been-saving-lives-during-covid-19-pandemic-180979681/? The Homemade Air Purifier That’s Been Saving Lives During the Covid-19 Pandemic Made from everyday items found in hardware stores, the Corsi-Rosenthal box is a testament to the power of grassroots innovation Douglas Hannah, The Conversation March 7, 2022 10:23 a.m. Building a Corsi-Rosenthal box portable air filter comes down to duct-taping together a set … Continue reading Homemade air purifier saved lives during pandemic — keep one for wildfires
Is Goodreads a good thing? (Depends on how you use it)
bookriot.com/is-goodreads-a-good-thing/? [tweets omitted] IS GOODREADS A GOOD THING? Sarah Nicolas Mar 7, 2022 This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. People in the book community have strong feelings about Goodreads. Some readers see it as a simple tool they use to track their own personal reading, … Continue reading Is Goodreads a good thing? (Depends on how you use it)
Is it fair (or maybe racist) to charge extra for milk alternatives at Starbucks?
Paying extra for milk alternatives: unfair, illogical – and a little bit racist? Why charging customers more for non-dairy milk in coffee at Starbucks and other cafes is more of a problem than you might think by Aliya Uteuova f you are vegan, lactose intolerant, or simply don’t consume dairy, chances are your coffee run comes … Continue reading Is it fair (or maybe racist) to charge extra for milk alternatives at Starbucks?
Las Vegas: a city with a big climate crisis target on it: heat, drought
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/04/las-vegas-population-growth-climate-crisis Record growth, record heat, record drought: how will Las Vegas weather the climate crisis? New communities are being built in Las Vegas, right up against desert conservation areas, as more people flock to the region. Photograph: Gabrielle Canon/The Guardian ‘One day this place will be uninhabitable. The question I pose when people say that is, … Continue reading Las Vegas: a city with a big climate crisis target on it: heat, drought
New mysteries and thrillers (four great, one to skip)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2022/03/06/thrillers-mysteries/ 4 great new mysteries and thrillers — and one to skip Jane Pek’s ‘The Verfiers’ and Peter Swanson’s ‘Nine Lives’ are two of our picks this month By Richard Lipez Today at 8:00 a.m. EST Every month, I comb through stacks of new thrillers and mysteries looking for five to recommend. Often it’s hard to keep … Continue reading New mysteries and thrillers (four great, one to skip)
Global plastic agreement, but will it be enforced?
https://www.vice.com/en/article/3ab4by/the-world-just-vowed-to-solve-the-global-plastic-problemwill-it-work The World Just Vowed to Solve the Global Plastic Problem—Will It Work? A legally-binding United Nations treaty aims to address the global plastic crisis by 2024. By Audrey Carleton On Wednesday, 175 United Nations agreed to begin writing a legally-binding treaty to address the global plastic pollution crisis by 2024. Decided this week at the … Continue reading Global plastic agreement, but will it be enforced?
“The Batman” unlike any prior version (contains spoilers)
https://www.theringer.com/movies/2022/3/4/22960312/the-batman-movie-review-detective-matt-reeves-robert-pattinson ‘The Batman’ Is Unlike Any Superhero Movie Before It Gotham City’s favorite vigilante has long been known as “the World’s Greatest Detective.” Matt Reeves is the first director to truly realize that on screen. By Miles Surrey Mar 4, 2022, 6:30am EST Even within the oversaturated world of superhero blockbusters, there isn’t a spandexed figure who … Continue reading “The Batman” unlike any prior version (contains spoilers)
Russian sanctions threaten to boomerang
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/596962-efforts-to-decimate-russian-economy-threaten-to-boomerang Efforts to decimate Russian economy threaten to boomerang BY SYLVAN LANE - 03/06/22 12:00 PM EST Efforts to decimate Russia's economy to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine could have serious and unpredictable implications at home for the U.S. and its allies. The Russian economy has begun to crumble after the U.S., United Kingdom, European Union … Continue reading Russian sanctions threaten to boomerang
Publisher has cats, language and five book recommendations about Ukraine
http://www.thenation.com/article/culture/war-ukraine-books-kyiv/ The Book Arsenal: A Dispatch From the Cultural Front in Kyiv Ukrainian publisher Anetta Antonenko has her books, her cats, her language—and her gun. By Benjamin Moser FEBRUARY 28, 2022 Mystetskyi Arsenal National Art and Culture Museum Complex, also known as Mystetskyi Arsenal, is Ukraine's flagship cultural institution, a museum and art exhibition complex located … Continue reading Publisher has cats, language and five book recommendations about Ukraine
10,000 new jobs authorized for the IRS to resolve problems caused by Congressional underfunding
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/03/03/irs-tax-backlog-hiring/? IRS rushes to hire 10,000 workers but giant backlog expected to persist through 2022 The agency does not expect to resolve its backlog of 24 million tax returns until the end of the year By Jacob Bogage and Lisa Rein, March 3, 2022 at 10:50 p.m. EST|Updated March 3, 2022 at 11:00 p.m. EST The Internal Revenue Service plans to … Continue reading 10,000 new jobs authorized for the IRS to resolve problems caused by Congressional underfunding
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