Posts

Showing posts from 2024

The Connections Companion No. 388, July 3, 2024

A Culture War Erupted Over U.K. Stately Homes. Who Won?

The Connections Companion No. 386, July 1, 2024

The World of Luxury Fruit: Does a $156 Melon Taste Sweeter?

Israel launches an operation in Gaza City, and other news.

Shahjahan Bhuiya, Executioner Turned TikTok Star, Dies in Bangladesh

The Connections Companion No. 382, June 27, 2024

El presidente de Venezuela acordó ir a las urnas, pero no planea perder

The Connections Companion No. 380, June 25, 2024

Wordle Review No. 1,102, June 25, 2024

Netanyahu doubles down on his complaints about the supply of U.S. munitions.

Floods Force Rescues in Iowa and South Dakota

Hezbollah Has Threatened Cyprus. Here’s Why.

Swiss Court Set to Rule in Trafficking Case Involving U.K.’s Richest Family

When the Only Escape From War in Gaza Is to Buy a Way Out

Getting Aid Into Gaza

The Connections Companion No. 375, June 20, 2024

Heavy Rains Lash Southern China, Killing at Least 9

‘A Hellscape’: Dire Conditions in Gaza Leave a Multitude of Amputees

A Brief History of Iran’s Hostage Swapping

New York City Removes Two Parents From School Councils Over Behavior

‘Oddly Satisfying’ Cow Pedicure Videos Are a Hit on TikTok

A Palestinian Professor Spoke Out Against the Gaza War. Israel Detained Her.

After the U.N. Security Council backed a cease-fire, Blinken said the plan’s fate ‘is down to one person,’ referring to Hamas’s leader.

Blinken begins a three-day Middle East trip in Egypt.

Blinken will go to the Middle East, and other news.

Stand-Up Comics Are Divided Over the Growing Presence of Crowd Work

As Fighting Rages in Ukraine, a Struggle Is On for Artillery Supremacy

The Lost Art of the Negative

Wordle Review No. 1,083, June 6, 2024

Wordle Review No. 1,082, June 5, 2024

Toyota and Other Japanese Carmakers Say They Mishandled Safety Tests

Stuck at the Start

The Connections Companion No. 358, June 3, 2024

¿Qué piensan las mexicanas de que su país pueda tener una mujer en la presidencia?

A Matter of Survival as South Asia’s Heat Wave Reaches 127 Degrees

Wordle Review No. 1,077, May 31, 2024

In Florida, Democrats Hope Abortion Will Revive Their Fortunes

The U.N. says about 1 million people have fled Rafah, and other news.

The Cicadas Are Here. You Have Nothing to Fear.

With ‘We Are Lady Parts,’ Nida Manzoor Rocks On

African Music to the World

Today’s Wordle Review No. 1,072, May 26, 2024

Meet the Jimi Hendrix of the Sahara

What to Expect From the Latest Hearing on Campus Protests

Recognizing a Palestinian State, Ireland Nods to its Own History

Zelensky Urges Allies to Do More, and Trump’s Defense Rests

Storms Could Bring Tornadoes and Damaging Winds to Midwest Today

World leaders react to Raisi’s death.