American Consequences - January 2019

LITERARY INSIGHT from PRESENT & PAST " WHATWE’RE READING Between daylight saving and obligatory early starts, we live at the mercy of ‘official’ time – and many of us feel permanently out of sync. Why we should be watching the sun, not the clock The Guardian

The story of French woman Jeanne Calment’s remarkably long life has been the stuff of global renown for years, appealing as it does to a deep and innate human fascination with longevity... But what if it’s a fraud? The world’s oldest person record stood for decades. Then came a Russian conspiracy theory. Washington Post What’s playing out in Zambia is part of a larger contest between the U.S. and China for dominance over the future of technology and global influence... The rivalry risks dividing the world with a digital iron curtain. China’s Digital Silk Road Is Looking More Like an Iron Curtain Bloomberg Criminals rat on other criminals all the time. They do it to shave time off their own sentences, to collect reward money, to betray those who’ve betrayed them, to get an extra cookie before lights out in the cell block. They do it for all kinds of reasons, but they’re rarely eager to admit they do it. How a Career Criminal Broke the Convict Code and Saved Himself Westword Over the 20 years of the study, sun avoiders were twice as likely to die as sun worshippers. There are not many daily lifestyle choices that double your risk of dying. Is Sunscreen the NewMargarine? Outside Magazine

Once you’ve ruthlessly culled your closet, don’t race to fill it again—easier said than done in a world in which round-the-clock shopping has become near-inescapable. The Case for Buying Less Clothing The Wall Street Journal The term “mercy killing” seems meant to render the act inoffensive, possibly even appropriate, all things considered. But reality is inevitably messier and more complicated. Going to Extremes Harper’s Magazine

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