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Science reporter at . Views expressed here are like black holes: they don't reflect anything. marina@theatlantic.com

Washington, D.C. / The Milky Way
Joined May 2010

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  1. Boyfriend just texted me a picture of a pumpkin spiced latte—that he got before me AND without me—so pretty sure I'm single now

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    . just made me realize that, taken together, my full name (minus the caucasian interludes) effectively translates into: "brackish colorful-orchid-yellow water." is that elegant or is that ELEGANT?!

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  3. A take: the word "lodestar" is weird and most people don't know what it means could be just me though

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  4. The only thing worse than being stuck on a plane with people is people in general

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  5. An argument against publishing the anonymous NYT op-ed that takes the long view—a view we need to see more of

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    I'm soliciting feature pitches for , the magazine I edit about science + tech in the humanitarian space. Theme for 2nd issue is "Elections" - we pay, albeit modestly! Email bio + links chris@overtureglobal.io for guidelines. 1st issue here

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  8. Having one of those days where I wish I had watched The West Wing

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  9. A reminder that off-the-record conversations are "prearranged agreements between a reporter and a source," not an email from a source to a reporter with "off the record" positioned at the top of the note

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  11. "The critic Clive James once complained that Woodward 'checks his facts until they weep with boredom.' Well, fact-checking and boredom seem sexy again. Even weeping is making a comeback."

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    12 hours ago

    This will be 16th launch of the year. Last year SpaceX had 18 total.

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    Sep 4

    Of all the heart-breaking details in this story, it's the one about the loss of recordings of indigenous languages hits me hardest, probably because of the way crushingly puts it: "entire tongues went up in flames"

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  15. Sep 4

    One of the few things that survived the fire at Rio de Janeiro's National Museum: an 11,600-pound meteorite. on what the flames took:

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    Sep 4

    Today, launches a brand new Ideas section, edited by the fantastic — read 's mission statement for the section here:

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    Sep 4

    "We’re in Crazytown. I don’t even know why any of us are here. This is the worst job I’ve ever had.” published excerpts from Bob Woodward’s forthcoming book. Read the report:

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  19. Sep 4

    Easy, 3-step guide for starting the morning off right: 1. Make smoothie at home 2. Pour smoothie into travel cup 3. Forget travel cup at home

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    Sep 4

    I’d been thinking about booking a viking cruise, and this may put me over the edge

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