Greenland Days
Why Greenland?
Timothy Snyder | Thinking About | 15th January 2025 | U
Five reasons why the incoming US president keeps talking about purchasing Greenland. Undermining sovereignty bolsters the extra-national projects of Putin and Xi. It makes Trump seem even more outrageous, and thus powerful, than Elon Musk. It distracts from the scandals of his nominees for high office. It creates a loyalty test for allies. And there might be mineral profits to be made (1,900 words)
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28h Days: Year 1 Update
Bernardo Vecchia Stein | DS Log | 5th January 2025 | U
Reflections twelve months into living a six-day week, making each day 28 hours long instead of 24. It is undeniably strange: "On Wednesdays I eat my breakfast around 22:00, and my lunch for that 'day' falls on Thursdays around 04:00." Yet the writer feels it is "the second best thing I’ve done for my health". The benefits include better sleep, more time for exercise and a quieter life (1,200 words)
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