Brigadoon Daily | Jan. 19
TOP FIVE:
1. Russia, China, and US squabble over spheres of influence: Nikkei reports Ukraine and Kazakhstan become test cases for an old idea as a new reality.
2. Electric vehicle sales in Europe outpace diesels: NYT reports more than 20 percent of all cars sold in Europe and Britain last month were electric, as diesel — once the most popular engine option there — declines in popularity. The best-selling brand of electric car was Tesla, which is opening a factory in Germany this year.
3. US political ideology steady; conservatives, moderates tie: Gallup reports the way Americans identify themselves ideologically was unchanged in 2021, continuing the close division that has persisted in recent years between those describing themselves as either conservative or moderate, while a smaller share identifies as liberal. On average last year, 37% of Americans described their political views as moderate, 36% as conservative and 25% as liberal.
+ Conservatives and moderates still tied as largest ideological groups
+ Liberals remain the smallest group at 25%
+ Republicans' and Democrats' ideological identification unchanged
4. Why is it still considered OK to be ageist? Lucy Kellaway on an unspoken prejudice — and a puzzling discrimination against our future selves.
5. 'The world would take Africa more seriously': Egypt is aiming to host the 2036 Summer Olympics and become the first African country to host the Games. Sports scientist Kamilla Swart-Arries speaks to DW about why awarding the Games to Africa would be a good idea.
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Brigadoon Daily | Jan. 18
TOP FIVE:
1. Life on the Ukrainian border: ‘Trenches. The cold. That’s our reality’: The Times reports as diplomatic tensions are on tenterhooks, the stagnation of the eastern front has allowed some aspects of trench life to assume the trappings of domesticity.
2. Intel “mega-fab” coming to Ohio, reports say: Intel is reportedly planning to build a large chip facility in New Albany, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus, the state capital. An official announcement is expected on January 21. The company reportedly plans to invest $20 billion in the site, and the city of New Albany is working to annex up to 3,600 acres of land to accommodate the facility, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, which first reported the deal.
3. Our obsession with morning routines dates back to Benjamin Franklin: Henry David Thoreau began his days with a brisk early morning swim in Walden Pond, in Concord, MA.
4. How Beatlemania holds us back: Janan Ganesh writes people obsess over the band because modern culture is so static.
5. Dakar Rally 2022: Guardian reports this year’s rally once again returned to Saudi Arabia where 750 competitors in 430 vehicles traversed more than 8,000km over 12 stages. The rally started and ended in Jeddah, going through canyons and cliffs in the Neom region, passing by the Red Sea coastline, into stretches of dunes surrounding the capital Riyadh.
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Brigadoon Daily | Jan. 17
TOP FIVE:
1. ‘Crypto colonizers’ in Puerto Rico try to sell locals on the dream: WP reports a new wave of wealthy investors is moving to the island. Locals are greeting them with excitement — and suspicion.
2. Detroit built the automotive industry, but can it build a fashion industry? Detroitisit asks is Detroit the next New York, Paris or Milan of fashion? What will it take to develop the talent and ecosystem toward a socially and economically sustainable fashion industry?
3. Is Boris Johnson finally sunk? The Times reports adrift on an ocean of illicit booze and with his authority ebbing, the prime minister is fast losing support among MPs. His instinctive response? To blame the team around him and launch a blizzard of crowd-pleasing policies. Will it work?
4. Thomas Edison's weird job interview trick is actually backed by modern science: Inc. reports Edison's bizarre soup-based technique for screening job candidates illustrates an essential truth about effective interviewing.
5. Why is LinkedIn so cringe? Trung Phan writes the answer is in its business model and algorithm.
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