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Aeon

• April 15, 2026 at 10:01 AM

Take a kaleidoscopic journey through the early history of film, inspired by an enduring fascination with motion and form- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

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FirstFT: Venezuelan oil starts to flow

Also in today’s newsletter: Gulf states’ wartime borrowing and what went wrong at Goldman Sachs’ FICC division?

Financial Times Economy• Apr 16, 2026, 10:23 AM

Evolution of Paris

The evolution of Paris across millennia – from Celtic fishing village to world capital – in three animated minutes- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

Aeon• Apr 16, 2026, 10:01 AM

What’s really shocking about the second China shock?

While the Chinese export surge continues unabated, import volumes have been anaemic

Financial Times Economy• Apr 16, 2026, 10:00 AM

MAGA Indians Went All In on Trump. Many Right-Wingers Can’t Stand Them

South Asians are a powerful, visible minority in the Trump administration. They’re also facing a racist backlash, fueled in part by the white nationalist Groyper movement.

Wired Culture• Apr 16, 2026, 10:00 AM

Join the dots

Peering into the origins of our Universe, astronomers found something that shouldn’t be there: what are those little red dots?- by Jenny GreeneRead on Aeon

Aeon• Apr 16, 2026, 10:00 AM

Thursday: Three Morning Takes

traditional conservative values (jihad, for example) / schools for me, not for thee / looksmaxxing, life-minimizing

Pirate Wires• Apr 16, 2026, 09:45 AM