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Your Brain is Wrong: The Pandemic is Getting Worse

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Ben / July 5, 2020

We fucked up. In just about every conceivable domain, we fucked up our response to the coronavirus. “We” here meaning “Americans”, of course; if you live in New Zealand or Japan or one of many countries in Western Europe, this doesn’t apply to you. You’ve done a good job. If you come from a poorer …

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Grapevine’s Atlas: Volume I

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Ben / July 3, 2020

A year in review.

Why “All Lives Matter” is Unhelpful

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Ben / June 4, 2020

The phrase may be well-meaning, but it dismisses the issue at the movement’s heart.

The Syndicate

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Ben / May 29, 2020

My city is burning. We all know why.

Does Daylight Need Saving?

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Ben / March 15, 2020

What’s the golden ratio for golf games to heart attacks?

Dawn of the Bernie Bro

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Ben / March 7, 2020

Bernie’s supporters are young, rowdy, and, worst, they know how to meme. Is that reason enough to disavow him?

Content Update

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Ben / March 7, 2020

Get in. We’re moving.

Ye Olde Thorn

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Ben / March 1, 2020

How one forgotten letter (barely) changed the English language forever.

China’s Counterfeit Cities

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Ben / February 23, 2020

China has a reputation for producing counterfeit technology, fashion, and Starbucks. Then there’s fake Paris.

844,000 Feet Under the Sea

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Ben / February 8, 2020

A brief history of the Dutch pastime of telling the ocean to fuck off.