Daniel Scheinert: I started doing research into the multiverse in 2010. I was watching the documentary Sherman’s March.
Daniel Kwan: In this weird, self-destructive movie, the documentarian/protagonist Ross McElwee is bouncing between women. But one he meets is a linguist and she talks about modal realism.
… 32,415 arrivals from mainland China landed in Canadian airports over 28 days.
Peter Gelb On Canceling Putin
Up the line to death: covid-19 has revealed a mortal betrayal of the world’s healthcare workersBritish Medical Journal. And no political consquences at all. It’s extraordinary.
You Are Witness to a Crime The Baffler. ACT-UP’s legacy; from 2021, still germane.
Laughing Ourselves to Death at the Gridiron Dinner Gregg Gonsalves, The Nation. I’m not the only one who’s ripsh*t about this.
The Failure of Covid.gov Is Worse Than Inexcusable Bloomberg. Just like when healthcare.gov was launched. We learn nothing:
The instructions for finding and getting free masks, for example, are labyrinthine: Clicking on “Learn more about masks and where to get them” just takes you to the standard Centers for Disease Control explainer on masks