Watch this extraordinary denunciation of the modern Republican Party by Reagan's former solicitor general Charles Fried. He was born in Prague in 1935 and says today he hears "the same tunes -- and it scares me."

Colors: Where did they go? An investigation. vox.com/culture/228405… via Vox

I ate here for year - I credit this place for my love of ramen instagram.com/p/CZNSRyoselM/…

Folks, we've been massively overcomplicating things

How Anime Adaptation Could Improve: From Cowboy Bebop to Death Note collider.com/anime-live-act…

Our new cover. No strapline, no flashes.

Every American policy poll is like? Would you like *outcome*? Yes - 78% No - 22% Would you like to do the stuff necessary to achieve *outcome*? Yes - 16% No - 84%

Ukrainian refugee kids arrive in Italy, and start at local schools. On their first day they enter nervously. You won’t believe what the Italian kids did next …

Y’all need to stop being so surprised that Ketanji Brown Jackson is this good. She wouldn’t be there if she wasn’t and y’all got too used to the mediocrities who immediately preceded her.

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When Lauren Boebert was elected to Congress, we didn't ban morons

Visually exquisite and brilliantly written: Gerrymander, U.S.A. nytimes.com/2022/07/12/opi…

An oil auction in Congo bodes ill for the climate from TheEconomist economist.com/middle-east-an…

We are delighted to announce that Diogo Jota has signed a new long-term contract with the Reds 🇵🇹

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The rise and rise of A24, a champion of storytelling on screen from TheEconomist economist.com/culture/2022/0…

Economic growth no longer requires rising emissions from TheEconomist economist.com/leaders/2022/1…

Can Tokyo’s charms be replicated elsewhere? from TheEconomist economist.com/culture/2022/1…

This complicates some narratives out there: Bloomberg: 'Avatar' Struggles Show How Japan Is Ditching Hollywood. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…