This interview between Jimmy Fallon and Nichole Kidman cracked me up.
Student tuition contributes more over the costs for running public universities than state governments.
Can suburban governments handle the growing percentage of needy residents? (No.)
Real life inspirations for Downton Abbey.
More stories about rich and powerful perverts.
How families are surviving economic instability and inequality. Why aren’t they angry?
More evidence that the uptick in autism is entirely due to increased diagnoses.
Ghost ships that carry live souls from Syria. Wow.
Apt. 11d 
How is two thirds in a Danish study the same as “entirely”?
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Yes, it’s a bad headline, and the article underplays the rest of the variance — honestly I was wary when I saw it was a Forbes article, which I often think don’t play fair with the data.
I do think part of the reason for the interpretation in the article is this study doesn’t rule out the possibility that the rest of the variance is also driven by the two diagnostic changes they identified in the Danish study (there could be other changes that impact diagnosis, including greater awareness in the public, which was not examined). But, part of it is the click bait problem.
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Olen’s article on “Cut Adrift” made me want to read the book. I know about the “upscaling” of success among the affluent:
“Cooper’s affluent families, by contrast, “upscale” their definitions of success, their expectations, and their senses of insecurity. They turn sources of minor—even comically minor—stress into obsessions. ”
It’s rampant in thinking about children and education, and, her statement that the wealthy are aware of the inequality and that makes them all the more concerned with preserving their privelege for their children also rung true:
“The wealthy and successful are, in Cooper’s experience, the ones most likely to acknowledge that inequality is a problem. But that just makes them worry more about their children. . . . For these wealthy people, inequality is motivating. It spurs them to do more to protect their privilege. ”
It was interesting to learn, though, that the poor “downscale” their expectations:
“To use Cooper’s terminology, they “downscale” their expectations and their definitions of security and stability. Laura Delgado, a sales clerk, is barely getting by as a single mom. Bill collectors call her ceaselessly, and she is constantly under threat of having the electricity turned off. Her kids huddle in sleeping bags because heat is too expensive. She says they look “cute” and calls it “camping.” ”
Is that true more than anecdotally?
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