Kabir Chibber
Quartz
United Kingdom
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This might be the first political assassination in human history
"The ruler was unsuspecting and surprised by the attack. It could well be that he, like Julius Caesar in ancient Rome, was the victim of a conspiracy." → Read More
UFC fighters are going to lose against the “jock tax” this weekend
The "jock tax" means visiting athletes as considered employees generating income while working in California. → Read More
In Japan, almost 450,000 more people died than were born in 2018
It seems increasingly unlikely that the country will achieve its goal of getting the fertility rate to 1.8 by 2025. → Read More
The “Us” and “Get Out” trailers, compared
Like the "Get Out" trailer, once the premise is established, the new trailer moves onto a series of scary scenes that will only make sense in retrospect. → Read More
The Banksy in Port Talbot is under 24-hour protection —
One part of the mural looks like a child sticking its tongue out to catch snowflakes—until it's revealed that the flakes are ashes from a dumpster fire. → Read More
Watch a musician play the guitar while having brain surgery
It's not the first time. Another musician played the saxophone during brain surgery last year and an opera singer performed through his surgery in 2015. → Read More
The chaos of the Brexit denouement in one chart
The Brexit endgame is upon us. And it has been chaos. → Read More
Versailles, which survived the French revolution, is closing for the latest protests
The former royal palace is shut this weekend for what is being called "Act VI" of the yellow-vest protests that have gripped Paris. → Read More
Bitcoin is a safe haven? The myth shattered in one chart
Not as good as gold: Bitcoin—supposedly the new safe-haven asset—has lost almost 80% of its value in 2018. → Read More
Apple, Microsoft, Amazon: The battle for biggest market cap, charted —
Microsoft's market cap is higher than Apple's for the first time in eight years. → Read More
One theory against time travel seems to have been debunked
This is all highly theoretical. But at least on paper, one reason why time travel has not been thought to be possible appears to have been intellectually dispelled. → Read More
Tesla’s rollercoaster year in one chart
From not making enough cars to "funding secured" to smoking weed, Elon Musk has had an eventful year. → Read More
Sorry, investors: 2019 is going to get even bumpier
"The recent bump is likely to be just one in a series," says the central bank for central banks. And it should know. → Read More
Emmanuel Macron's strange bromance with Nicolas Sarkozy —
It might seem odd for one unpopular leader to take advice from another one. But this is France, where every leader is unpopular. → Read More
Manchester United: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer vs. José Mourinho win records —
What is the logic of replacing one of the most successful soccer managers of all time with this guy? Solskjaer, a fine player, has yet to find his way on the sideline. → Read More
José Mourinho’s 895-day hotel stay ends with his Manchester United firing —
The Manchester United manager left the Lowry after being sacked, bringing it to 895 nights in a row he'd stayed there. His bill could have topped $600,000. → Read More
The rise of private equity has left us with a lot of worthless, dangerous debt
Ninety percent of the debt issued out by private equity is worse than junk. And some experts think we're in a credit bubble. → Read More
The day before the fight for the best boxer in the world
Before every fight in New York, the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world right now eats meatballs with friends and family at the same Italian restaurant. → Read More
Tesla is preparing its assault on Europe
Tesla is planning to ship 3,000 Model 3s a week starting in February through the port of Zeebrugge in Belgium. → Read More
The progress electric cars have made
Formula E will have a single car that can drive for the whole race for the first time. → Read More