December 2023

very little reading this month. went to the movie theater twice and started packing for louisiana.

the wife [2017], dream scenario, maestro, poor things, the creator

rest of world - How different languages laugh online
conde nast traveler - What Happens to Babies Born on Planes
the atlantic - Why It’s So Hard to Search Your Email
npr- Houston, we have a tomato: ISS astronauts locate missing fruit (or vegetable)
mental floss - Smash Knit: How Ugly Christmas Sweaters Took the Holiday Season by Storm
ifl science - Your Perception Of Time And Space Is Radically Altered By The Language You Speak
artnet - The Most Reprinted ‘New Yorker’ Cartoon Fetches $175,000 at Auction—the Highest Price Ever Paid for a Single Comic

cbs news - Americans say money can buy happiness. Here's their price tag.

npr - Why children of married parents do better, but America is moving the other way
"Almost a quarter, or 23% of U.S. children under age 18, live with one parent and no other adults."
"Almost half of all babies born in the U.S. were born to unmarried women in 2019"
"One of the biggest issues is that women seem to be giving up on men, particularly those without college degrees. The economics hasn't been kind to this demographic: Since the 1980s, those men have seen their earnings stagnate and employment rates fall. In the same period, more women entered the workforce and their average earnings increased regardless of their education level. This change has stripped many men of their traditional role as breadwinner for the family and, in simple terms, made them less desirable marriage partners. Research shows that in parts of the country where men's earnings have fallen, so too have marriage rates."

vogue - How Many Clothes Should We Own, Exactly?
"Researchers from Berlin’s Hot Or Cool Institute found that we should only be purchasing five new garments a year in order to stay in line with the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees celsius, if nothing else changes."
"The researchers found that a “sufficient” wardrobe consists of 74 garments and 20 outfits in total. As an example, they’ve suggested six outfits for work, three outfits for home wear, three outfits for sports, two outfits for festive occasions, plus four outdoor jackets and trousers or skirts. “It’s a very generous allocation that we’ve given in our estimate..."

biographic - City of Glass