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Issue 200 - Hard to believe!!!
As I was preparing this issue, I clicked on the 'create new issue' button, and there it was: Issue 200. When I started this newsletter, I never would have guessed that it would grow to over 4300 subscribers - thanks to everyone who has signed up and enjoys reading the kinds of articles that I enjoy reading!
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Pete
Travel
Five Places to Visit in Oahu, Hawaii, With Singer Jack Johnson - The New York Times
The Hawaii-born singer-songwriter and activist recommends some places he loves on the island he still calls home. And yes, surfing and music are involved.
In 7 Great Cities, 7 Great Walks - The New York Times
The pleasures of strolling through an urban landscape are manifest. Here’s a guide to routes around the world.
Alternative Energy
The clean energy milestone the world is set to pass in 2023 - BBC Future
Renewable electricity has pushed through a series of positive tipping points in recent years, with 2023 set to pass a major milestone.
Photography
The 2023 Audubon Photography Awards - The Atlantic
Some of the best bird photography of the year—a collection of this year’s winners
Selections From the 2023 Audubon Photography Awards Top 100 - The Atlantic
A collection of some of this year’s honored images of North American birds and birdlife
Media
The Real Lesson of 'The Truman Show' - The Atlantic
Twenty-five years later, the film’s most powerful insight isn’t about reality TV so much as the complicities of modern life.
Health/Biotech
The Moral Crisis of America’s Doctors - The New York Times
The corporatization of health care has changed the practice of medicine, causing many physicians to feel alienated from their work.
Science
Something Was Messing With Earth’s Axis. The Answer Has to Do With Us. - The New York Times
Pumping Groundwater Has Changed Earth’s Spin, Study Finds. Scientists knew the planet’s centerline could move. But it took a sharp turn sometime around the start of the 2000s.
Environment
Mystery on the High Seas as Iberian Orcas Bump Into Boats - WSJ
Researchers studying the killer whales have varying theories on why some persist in making contact with vessels.
Technology
Magic Mushrooms. LSD. Ketamine. The Drugs That Power Silicon Valley. - WSJ
Entrepreneurs including Elon Musk and Sergey Brin are part of a psychedelic movement that proponents hope will expand minds, enhance lives and produce business breakthroughs.
Culture
THE IMMORTAL MEL BROOKS - The Atlantic
The 2,000-year-old man turns 97 this summer. I talked with him about fighting in World War II, his life in comedy, and the secret to happiness.
How the fear of being duped makes you an anxious sucker | Aeon Essays
The fear of being duped is ubiquitous, but excessive scepticism makes it harder to trust one another and cooperate
Welcome Aboard the Aquidaban, the Floating Jungle Supermarket - The New York Times
The Aquidaban has long attracted colorful characters as the only ferry in one of South America’s most remote stretches. Now it may disappear.
The Spying Scandal Inside One of America’s Biggest Power Companies - WSJ
A private investigator surveilled Southern Co.’s CEO, prompting an internal investigation into whether it was commissioned by another executive.
Sports
Belgium Was Out of Hurdlers. So Shot-Putter Jolien Boumkwo Agreed to Run. - The New York Times
Jolien Boumkwo’s 100-meter hurdles debut was not a stunt. Her team needed the points, and she volunteered.