Sydel Silverman, 85, Dies; Defended Anthropology in Academia

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Globally, one in five deaths are associated with poor diet

House Makes History, Passes Sen. Bernie Sanders’ War Powers Act Resolution for Yemen

New Mexico gov signs bill granting electoral votes to national popular vote winner

Styrofoam dancing to sound waves

“most contemporary anti-Semitism is nevertheless primarily still perpetrated by the white, far right, who are often also virulently anti-Muslim.“

“Likability is in this way a self-reinforcing accusation, one which is amplified every time the candidate tries to tackle it.“

“The Eighth Amendment forbids ‘cruel and unusual’ methods of capital punishment but does not guarantee a prisoner a painless death.“

How China Turned a City Into a Prison (Powerful and disturbing multimedia reporting.)

Looking to take a sabbatical writing year in 2021, but need funding. Anyone able to recommend good scholar-in-residence programs I could apply for? Happy to go anywhere in the world!

Did India Shoot Down a Pakistani Jet? U.S. Count Says No

Lately it seems I can’t login to any of my US bank accounts without having to reset the password. Every time! This doesn’t make me feel more secure…

Anti-Semitic Rally In New York City

Modern version of the Judgment of Solomon: “Brazilian identical twins both ordered to pay maintenance”

“The Japanese catalogued over 1,400 varieties of rice indigenous to Korea“

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How Trump Administration Is Tracking Migrant Girls’ Periods to Stop Them From Getting Abortions

Most discussions of “electability” are just concern trolling. People pretend that they’d support a candidate “if only they were more electable,” when the truth is they don’t like the candidate’s politics and they use electability to avoid having to defend their own preferences.

FTC hits predatory scientific publisher with a $50 million fine

Thanks to the neighbor who maintains this nice garden!

Can the world quench China’s bottomless thirst for milk? (Despite the alarmist headline, a really good piece of journalism.)

“Electability” is how people who don’t understand politics talk about politics.

Anthrodendum is hiring!

Why the sexes don’t feel pain the same way