Monday December 9 2024

End of Bashar al-Assad: Praying for a ‘good extremist’

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Good Reads

An excellent list of deep dives, features, and profiles from around the web.

A list of good reads

The Quiz

Say hello to splainer’s weekly quiz. Nope, it isn’t boring!

A list of puzzling questions

Smart and Curious

Débutante balls are back, an AI death clock's longevity lessons, and the oldest country song.

A list of curious facts

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Big edition: Myanmar Shakes

March 31 2025

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake has devastated most of the nation, and killed at least 1,700.

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Big edition: Universal Truths

March 24 2025

The universe may collapse in a ‘big crunch’. If confirmed, it would upend known laws of physics.

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Big edition: Next Stop, Trumpworld

March 17 2025

Welcome to Trumpworld, where big boys rule, democracy wobbles and small nations get tossed.

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Big edition: Trumpian World Order

March 10 2025

We explain how and why Trump is tearing apart the world—going far beyond tough talk.

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