A study found that using two spaces after a period improves reading speed, reports @jameshamblin, but there's more to reading than efficiency. www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...

From the article: The digital revolution has shattered that mirror, and now the public inhabits those broken pieces of glass. So the public isn’t one thing; it’s highly fragmented... www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Trump Could Interfere With the Midterm Elections. You Can Help Defend Them. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...

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The architect of record will regret accepting this commission. An un-informed endorsement of historical style at a building with iconic significance in American culture is the path to professional ruin. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...

The Trump administration can’t win its flame war with ‘South Park’ From the article: Why MAGA won’t win this meme war As with all the administration’s memes, the unsuccessful South Park rebuttals can’t cover up the MAGA movement’s overall feelings of aggrievement

Pope Leo Is All Over the Map, and That’s Driving Some People Crazy www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/o...