Jet Lag Is Real [#58]
What day is it? I'm back on my patch after a tilt-a-whirly time in the "United" States, but the jet lag after coming to Asia is always worse for me than the other direction. It's really lonely getting up at 4am and just lying there in the dark, my friends. Also, about the evacuation slide, above, I shared it not to scare anyone but because that is more clip art in a single slide than I've ever seen.
Reading
Why can't we sleep? Everyone is not hanging out without you, according to research. A reporter writes his own obit and it's perfect. How to get through a breakup without losing friends. Rookie mistakes in nuclear deterrence. The "worldwide, internet-based assault on democracy." Dana Milbank's columns have been on fire. No, really. It's what Corker does next that counts. Talking about race with young children. How zoos handle hurricanes. Mapping fall foilage. A goodbye to Edith Windsor. When people can't pronounce your name. Chinese-style education challenges Western individualism, but maybe it should? Charts about how our eating habits have changed. Meat-free fast food expansion. The biggest Bitcoin heist. What the iPhone destroyed. The link between K-pop and classic rock. The best documentaries you can stream right now. This is how it all ends (h/t Voggie).
Work and Musings
Advice, illustrated. North Korea's second missile launched over Japan. Fuel shortages and the North Korean economy. Kim Jong Un's extraordinary statement on Trump: "A frightened dog barks louder."
Watching/Listening
The Deuce! Watch The Deuce. And if you want to read about it, this piece discusses the through line between porn and aggression toward women.
The music teacher who played through his brain surgery.
I love the closing segment of Lovett or Leave It from Crooked Media, which is "The Rant Wheel." Take a listen if you aren't already indoctrinated.
Going back to sleep now,
Elise