Comforts & Outrages11 hours agoIt’s not a court. It’s a junta.verified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Eugene RobinsonThis isn’t your country anymore. You are now governed by a secretive and unaccountable junta in long black robes, and there are going to be some changes around here. Our de facto rulers are Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel A. Alito Jr., Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh and Amy Coney …
Comforts & Outrages4 hours agoCancelled flight? Shoddy clothing? Disappointing meal? Blame skimpflation, the hidden curse of 2022verified_publisherThe Guardian - Zoe WoodDid your flight get cancelled in the school holidays? Has the delivery of your new sofa been delayed? Was your last meal out disappointing? Are your new socks see-through? Are you reading this while you are on hold to customer services? Does everything feel just a little bit worse? The cost of …
Comforts & Outrages1 hour agoHere's Why Margaret Atwood, Author of The Handmaid's Tale, Says She is Optimistic About the Futureverified_publisherInc Magazine - Minda Zetlin"It is not the worst of times yet. And we are still at a moment when we could turn it around." Margaret Atwood is the author of The Handmaid's Tale, a novel set in a future version of the United States where divorce has been outlawed and divorced women (including the novel's narrator) are enslaved as …
Comforts & Outrages20 hours agoA High School Student Called Carol Burnett. Carol Burnett Called Back.verified_publisherVanity Fair - Olivia FreemanThen when I got older, I was in New York, living in a place called the Rehearsal Club. That was a townhouse that 25 young women lived in who wanted to be in the theater. We all helped each other go to auditions and stuff. Well, we had a television set downstairs in the living room. Every Saturday …
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Comforts & Outrages19 hours agoCabless autonomous electric truck approved for US public roadsverified_publishernewatlas.com - By Paul RiddenFreight technology company Einride first introduced its cabless autonomous electric T-pod truck back in 2017, which rolled on Swedish roads for the …