Companies including McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, and Starbucks have suspended their operations in Russia. | AFP via Getty Images How did the US cut Russia off economically,
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It took a war for Big Tech to take a side
Ukrainian civilians fleeing the city of Irpin. | Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times What about the next crisis? The internet is global. But tech companies do
What science still doesn’t know about the five senses
Our senses create our reality. They can trick us, but also teach us. In the 1970s, psychologist Diana Deutsch discovered an audio illusion that made
Morality in art, as considered by a fictional 50-something martini-drinking hostage taker
Vladimir by Julia May Jonas. | Avid Reader Press Julia May Jonas’s dreamy debut novel Vladimir arrives with its teeth out. The first thing you
The video essay boom
Video essays are thriving in the TikTok era, even while platforms like YouTube are pivoting to promote short-form content. | Getty Images Hour-long YouTube videos
Most animal cruelty is legal on the farm. A judge is questioning that.
Getty Images/Westend61 The meat industry largely defines what’s animal cruelty and what isn’t; a recent court ruling in Pennsylvania could offer a new legal route
The troubling link between electric cars and … flamingos?
Flamingos in Chile’s Atacama Desert. | David Rius & Núria Tuca/Getty Images Mining lithium for batteries threatens some flamingos in Chile, a new study suggests.
Russia’s war is making gas and a lot of things more expensive
Gas prices over $5 a gallon displayed at gas stations in Mill Valley, California, on February 23 amid the escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
The nerdiest article you’ll read about the baseball lockout
Max Scherzer #31 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the Atlanta Braves in the first inning of Game Two of the National League Championship
Congress could finally pass appropriations bills after months of procrastinating
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell at President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Aid for