The Untold Story of Sushi in America. "They set out to build God's kingdom – and somehow ended up selling America's raw fish." [nytimes.com]
Alexis Madrigal writes about his experience getting Covid after 18 months of being ultra-careful. "Don't be fooled: The world's normal only until you test positive." [theatlantic.com]
Oh if you want to get really frustrated with something trivial, try out this online rock stacking simulator. [neal.fun]
A graduate student from India shares his impressions after 2 months in the US. "The very first thing you notice when you land in the US is the, umm, 'bigness' of it all" and "Policemen are heavily, scarily equipped". [siddhesh.substack.com]
An 8-Year-Old Explains the Metaverse. "One minute you get scammed, another minute you're having the best time of your life, making billions of dollars." [nytimes.com]
A parents' guide to cutting children's screen time. "Once you have attained mastery [of the martial arts] at the brown-belt level, you are ready to guard your phone or iPad from your children." [newyorker.com]
U.S. Covid Deaths Get Even Redder. "In October, 25 out of every 100,000 residents of heavily Trump counties died from Covid, more than three times higher than the rate in heavily Biden counties (7.8 per 100,000)." [nytimes.com]
Does Having Kids Make You Happy? "A deep puzzle remains: Many people would have had happier lives and marriages had they chosen not to have kids – yet they still describe parenthood as the 'best thing they've ever done.'" [theatlantic.com]
From @davepell, a collection of the top feel-good stories of 2021. [getpocket.com]
South Korea saved 100,000+ lives during the pandemic by following the textbook principles of epidemiology. [twitter.com]
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