America’s increasing social insularity
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Russia-China border towns growing closer NBC News · Janis Mackey Frayer, Dawn Liu, Jennifer Jett The two countries’ close ties were on vivid display in the trading outpost of Heihe when NBC News visited this month. A great, flawed man flipboard.com · The Sports Desk There was no one like NFL legend Jim Brown on and off the field. So why is his legacy so complex? |
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Adult fans are driving the Lego market to new heights dwell · Marah Eakin The decades-old toy for kids is building on its longtime popularity with increasingly elevated sets designed for AFOLs (short for “Adult Fans of Lego”). A ‘monster of an album’ Entertainment Weekly · Lester Fabian Brathwaite 30 years ago, Janet Jackson’s “Janet” reinvented the modern pop diva. 5 types of cyberattacks bigthink.com · Michael W. Doyle Cyber conflict involves a range of strategies, targeting everything from food to pipelines to democracy. Why flying sucks Insider Business · Bartie Scott and Juliana Kaplan Millions of Americans are trapped in a headache-inducing, feet-numbing flying purgatory with no signs of a long-term fix. ‘The jig is up’ motherjones.com · Oliver Milman Environmentalists view the “chasing arrows” symbol as a greenwashing tool, while the Biden administration mulls whether it misleads the public. ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ can’t top the original theringer.com · Adam Nayman The remake of the canonical 1992 sports comedy doesn’t have much vertical, but it gets the job done. |