Opinion & Analysis

The Flu-Vaccine Routine Is Breaking

In a typical year, the process of bringing a new seasonal flu shot to market is one of the United States’ most predictable vaccine routines. This, however, is not a typical year. Vaccine manufacturers have prepared updated versions of the annual flu shot, as they normally do.

The Atlantic 2d ago health

A Turning Point for Conservative Women

If the conservative manosphere is associated with protein powder, pomade, and ancient Rome, then the conservative womanosphere is its aesthetic opposite: a frilly wonderland of gingham tablecloths and Bible verses, as soft as goose down and as cotton-candy pink as Polly Pocket’s Country Cottage. Which is why the cannons were so startling. Before each speaker took the podium at Turning Point USA’s annual Women’s Leadership Summit to advise feminine gentleness in all situations, tall columns...

The Atlantic 8h ago politics

EV Stupidity Checklist

The article discusses the EV Stupidity Checklist, a list of common mistakes made by electric vehicle owners. The author highlights the importance of understanding the limitations of EVs and avoiding common pitfalls. The article provides a concise overview of the checklist, emphasizing the need for EV owners to be aware of the potential risks and consequences of their actions. Note: The summary is based on the provided article URL and does not include any commentary or personal opinions.

Hacker News 11d ago opinion

The Apple Car Is Finally Here

Title: The Apple Car Is Finally Here Transportation has never been a Ferrari’s real purpose. Sure, you can drive one—although not literally you, because you probably can’t afford one. For the few who can, it is an automobile to be seen idling at a stoplight before prancing away, or parked at a luxury-hotel valet stand, inspiring desire and jealousy. For normal people, a Ferrari is a symbol: of power, control, precision, and wealth—but also of the longing for those virtues, and of the idea that they are virtues in the first place. The Ferrari is the quintessential bedroom-poster car, captured in a glossy photo pinned on a wall in a teenage boy’s bedroom like a photo of a scantily clad woman: an unachievable object of desire.If a Ferrari is an object of spectacle, an Apple device is an object of function. The Apple product, whether it’s a laptop, music player, smartphone, tablet, speaker, or watch, is designed to dissolve into its context and melt into ordinary life. Frictionless, intuitive, and transparent—in its ideal form, an Apple product ceases to feel like an object at all, and instead facilitates an activity. An iPhone or MacBook

The Atlantic 11d ago entertainment

Abortion, regret and the right to decide | Letters

The Guardian UK 12d ago opinion

Should I let my nine-year-old daughter wax her moustache?

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The Guardian UK 12d ago opinion

Can we have the day off?

Hacker News 13d ago opinion

Ben Jennings on Britain’s heatwave – cartoon

The Guardian UK 14d ago opinion

Ben Jennings on Britain’s heatwave – cartoon

The Guardian Environment 14d ago opinion
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