Diagnosing spatial decoupling of manure and crop nutrients in China: drivers and multi-objective optimization for sustainable redistribution npj Sustainable Agriculture (news.google.com)
In America, the social fabric is starting to collapse. Australia must also learn that words shape our world Martin Luther King III (www.theguardian.com)
The “Melania” Documentary Offers an Intimate Look at Very Little - The circumstances of the movie’s production and release are revealing. The film itself is far less so. (www.newyorker.com)
Stewart Brand on How Progress Happens - The counterculture icon discusses a few of the books that informed his new project, “Maintenance: Of Everything.” (www.newyorker.com)
Sundance Is a Feast of World Cinema - This year’s edition of the prime showcase for American independent filmmaking offered two instant classics, “Filipiñana” and “zi,” made in Asia. (www.newyorker.com)
How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post - The Amazon founder bought the paper to save it. Instead, with a mass layoff, he’s forced it into severe decline. (www.newyorker.com)
Animals Say Hello, but Do They Say Goodbye? - In recent years, researchers have challenged the idea that farewells are uniquely human. (www.newyorker.com)
The Good Old Days of Sports Gambling - Recent memoirs by the retired bookie Art Manteris and the storied gambler Billy Walters provide a glimpse of an industry in its fledgling form—and a preview of the DraftKings era to come. (www.newyorker.com)
Gay Figure Skaters Pave Their Own Way in “Icebreakers” - Marlo Poras and Jocelyn Glatzer’s short film explores the legacy of the Gay Games as an all-inclusive answer to the Olympics—and celebrates the queer ice dancers striving to redefine their sport. (www.newyorker.com)
What Happens When the Snow Doesn’t Melt? - The icy buildups blocking crosswalks around New York have been dubbed sneckdowns. Some urbanists think they offer a vision of a less car-dependent city. (www.newyorker.com)
Is ICE Leading Us Into a Constitutional Crisis? - A look at the agency’s astonishing record of defying court orders, and what the judiciary might do to respond. (www.newyorker.com)
A Minneapolis Winter Like No Other - A new series of photographs documents residents’ evolving resistance to the surge of ICE agents in their city. (www.newyorker.com)
Discovering Where Your Interests Lie - Your interest in baking is a lie, although your interest in baked goods remains very much true. (www.newyorker.com)
How Bad Bunny Saved the Grammys - At a ceremony that got things uncharacteristically right, the Puerto Rican superstar claimed the top prize and criticized Trump’s deployment of ICE. (www.newyorker.com)
Catherine O’Hara’s Unforgettable Delivery - The Canadian actress’s oddball utterances became lasting comedic earworms, among them her one-word scream in “Home Alone”: “Kevin!” (www.newyorker.com)
Movie Review: “Melania,” Directed by Brett Ratner - The First Lady’s lavish new documentary portrays world events as B-roll between wardrobe changes. (www.newyorker.com)
Living in Tracy Chapman’s House - Fresh out of college, we were a bunch of misfits, in a chaotic, run-down communal home, desperately trying to figure out who we were meant to be. (www.newyorker.com)
For “Survivor” ’s Season 50, Superfans Flock to Fiji - Five hard-core diehards won a trip to watch the show filming. What challenges will be on once they arrive? (www.newyorker.com)
Deepfaking Orson Welles’s Mangled Masterpiece - Will an A.I. restoration of “The Magnificent Ambersons” right a historic wrong or desecrate a classic? (www.newyorker.com)