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Here’s what I’ve been able to find out to date. How are they measuring radiation around Chernobyl?

“Shah Jahan is best known as the Mughal ruler who built the Taj Mahal. He spent much more of India’s wealth, however, building the Peacock throne (completed 1635), meant to rival the throne of Solomon.

“As a journalist who relies on freedom of speech, I would never advocate tossing Rogan off Spotify.

“But here’s the tell: Not once does the well-read Rogan mention

       

“Sin taxes come from wine, beer, and spirits. They generate revenue from sports betting and casino gambling. In addition, they are levied on cigarettes, marijuana, and sugary beverages.

I have had a hobby, actually for many years now, woodworking. There is something endlessly satisfying, at least to me, about turning rough lumber into a sometimes helpful object. Maybe the surgeon in my hands and heart enjoys working with wood.

“In the intervening years, the professional zoo and aquarium community has fundamentally altered the way it views the task of caring for the animals in its collections.

“For me, a hit of raw cookie dough might make me almost as happy as, say, going to a concert.

My image of the town square with various community members offering their world views has always felt satisfyingly fair.