Very smart piece. 'The U.S. Has Received a Rare Invitation From China. There Is Only One Right Answer.' nytimes.com/2024/04/15/opi…

In the Nigeria Pavilion, Criticism Meets Optimism: The group show “Nigeria Imaginary” will be one of the most ambitious African presentations ever at the Venice Biennale. nytimes.com/2024/04/13/art…

How Two Feuding Generals Drove Sudan to the Brink of Starvation: As war reaches one-year mark, U.N. agencies warn that 700,000 Sudanese children could die from hunger in 2024 wsj.com/world/africa/h…

The Masters green jacket and clubhouse ceremonies are a bunch of corny, overly earnest hooey, characteristic of a tradition-starved, status anxious young nation.

Happening now.

Far fewer young Americans now want to study in China. Both countries are trying to fix that apnews.com/article/china-…

On Sundays I sometimes feel a twinge of nostalgia for newspapers.

Here are the 20 largest U.S. newspaper print circulations, 2010 vs 2023. All 20 of today’s largest combined sell fewer than the single largest sold then. The 20th largest then would now be the 3rd largest.

Glorious emotion, light and shadow. 'The Last Caravaggio, National Gallery, London — review: a final dark masterpiece brought to light' ft.com/content/fb97b3…

I would guess this is about uranium, above all.

Remembering this from last fall.

Serious point, and nothing personal. 'Columnists and Their Lives of Quiet Desperation: On Pamela Paul, and similar.' hamiltonnolan.com/?utm_source=na…

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Reading. nytimes.com/2024/04/13/wor…

'Open Letters Are Cries in the Dark' nytimes.com/2024/04/13/opi…

Japan’s native population declines at record rate as births plunge ft.com/content/21b8a0…

Would love to read.

Pfizer generates a ton of revenue in the US -- but doesn't report a US profit and, as a result, didn't pay U.S. corporate income tax in 2023 ...

Nice reporting by Freddy Brewster in the Jacobin

Something really needs to change

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Happening now.

Happening now.

My piece.