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Reunderstanding reading: "Books and screens" @CarloIaconoWork @aeonmag (Plus- the Gutenberg Bible) Turn the page: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/23/it-…
A celebration of the commonplace: "A Museum Devoted to Everyday Items" @steplin.bsky.social (Plus- National Margarita Day) Regarding the routine: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/22/all…
"What Are The Odds?" @R74nCom (Plus- Harvey Kurtzman) Place you bets: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/21/nev…
Americans are spending more time at home and alone — and money determines who can opt out: "Home. Alone." @sherwood_news @chartrdaily (Plus- Mr. Roger's Neighborhood) Contemplating our calendars: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/19/the…
Trump boasted that tariffs would create a US manufacturing boom. How's that working out? "America’s Manufacturing Renaissance Is Missing in Action" @scottlincicome (Plus- the Know Nothings) Empty promises: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/18/job…
The history of a misreading: "Aristotle and the so-called Tragic Flaw" @profbate (Plus- Madama Butterfly) Tangling with tragedy: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/17/tra…
How-- and why-- institutions work (when they do): "Guarding the Guardians" @jliep.bsky.social @aeon.co (with @marco-giancotti.bsky.social) (Plus- Bringing Up Baby) Getting along: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/16/ind…
The president wants to control the country’s future by bulldozing its past: "Trump’s War on History" @dfriedman33 @noturtlesoup17 @motherjones (Plus- Galileo) Face history: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/15/who…
"Why Cupid Rules Valentine’s Day" @JSTOR_Daily (Plus- The B-52s) Celebrate: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/14/val…
Nourishing food for thought: "Attending to Technology- Theses for Disputation" @ayjay.bsky.social (with @lmsacasas.bsky.social) (Plus- ENIAC) Hone in on humanity: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/13/tec…
Tech billionaires building a post-democratic America? "The Authoritarian Stack" @francescabria.bsky.social @fesonline.bsky.social (Plus- The Magic Christian) Reclaim the rudiments of a republic: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/11/wha…
Insects are everywhere; they're crucial-- and fascinating: "The Bug Zone," via @Matt_Muir (Plus- Joseph Lister) Creep and crawl: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/10/in-…
A fleeting cult built around a fruit exposes the logic, and illogic, of Mao’s personality cult: "When Mao’s Mango Mania Took Over China" @jstordaily.bsky.social (Plus- Carmen Miranda) Pare: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/09/man…
Re: a label applied to radically different compositions across > 1,000 years of history. "Do You Actually Know What Classical Music Is? Does Anyone?" @TheAtlantic (Plus- Boris Gudonov) Read and write: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/08/mus…
A skill for our times: "The Library of Juggling" (Plus- G. H. Hardy) Toss 'em up: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/07/jug…
A brief history of the trade-off between convenience and connection in America: "Scrolling Alone" (Plus- Aldus Manutius and The Righteous Brothers) Get together: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/06/the…
Biohacking in SF, where Dr. Moreau's a piker, & humanoid robots are a happy delusion: "Kale Salad with Ash." (Plus- Pi In Indiana) FAFO: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/05/the…
Using chemistry, archive, and AI to revive the aromas of old libraries, mummies and battlefields: "Recreating the smells of history" @KnowableMag (Plus- Chanel No. 5) Take a whiff: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/04/to-…
