“Covers,” by Henning M. Lederer. More here and here.
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Why is ketchup so hard to pour? George Zaidan explains. Animation by TED-Ed.
Vaguely related:
“How Was Ketchup Invented?” Jasmine Wiggins, National Geographic
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“How Technicolor changed movies,” a Vox video by Phil Edwards.
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The president has shut down the U.S. government by refusing to authorize federal spending, but presidential aides and cabinet officials are spending $3-4 million and change to go to the World Economic Forum at Davos, kind of a Coachella for billionaires and financial heavies at a resort in the Swiss Alps. Administration figures scheduled to attend include: Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon, DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.
U.S. officials at Davos will have a significant weight lifted from their shoulders at this year’s WEF. Unlike last year, President Donald Trump will not attend. Swiss protesters must be crestfallen.
More:
“Trump’s team is still running up bills for Davos during the government shutdown,” Justin Rohrlich and Heather Timmons, Quartz
“Davos, other Swiss ski resorts warned of high avalanche danger,” Xinhua
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After spending a week threatening to declare lack of a border wall a national emergency, President Trump backed off, saying he could do that if he wanted to, but he won’t do that just yet. There are two reasons for him to say that:
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“No ‘Emergency’ Will Allow Trump to Build His Wall,” Noah Feldman, Bloomberg
“Toddler-in-Chief Doesn’t Wanna ‘Do’ a National Emergency,” Claire Lampen, The Cut
“Bipartisan blowback hits idea of tapping Army Corps for wall money,” Annie Snider, Politico
“Texas Border Landowners Vow To Reject Buyouts For Trump’s Wall,” Nomaan Merchant, AP, via Talking Points Memo
“6 real emergencies that should be more important to Donald Trump than the wall,” Paul Brandus, USA Today
Related:
“That GoFundMe to build a border wall is issuing $20 million in refunds,” Taylor Hatmaker, Techcrunch
“A Border Is Not a Wall. It’s much more interesting.” Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic
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“Walking on Broken Glass,” written by Annie Lennox, performed by Lake Street Dive for WXPN Performance Studio, 2016. Rachael Price (lead vocals), Mike Olson (trumpet, guitar), Bridget Kearney (bass), and Mike Calabrese (percussion).
Lake Street Dive website
Annie Lennox version
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“Someone to Lose,” Wilco, 2016. Video directed by Joseph Baughman. Theres a live version, too.
Wilco website
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“You’re Gone, Baby,” written by Vic McAlpin, recorded by Jimmy Logsdon as Jimmy Lloyd, 1958.
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“We Can’t Make It Here,” written and performed by James McMurtry at KFOG-FM, 2006. He recorded a studio version the preceding year.
James McMurtry website
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“You Can’t Beat God Giving,” written by Doris Akers, performed by an ensemble conducted by Professor Ralph H. Goodpasture, accompanied by Billy Preston (Hammond B3 organ) and Donald Vails (piano).
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