The Pentagon is Too Fixated on China
by Mark Hertling
Can a superpower keep its balance if it treats every other crisis as a distraction?
0:00 / 10:32 · Narrator Charon
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2026-07-10
Today's Crosscut
The Persuasive Uncanny
Whether it’s a digital fashion model with impossible limbs or a 17th-century saint’s portrait with a warped perspective, the most convincing images are often the ones that feel just a little bit wrong.
Bare Skin, Fantasy and the Machine: 3 Takeaways From Paris' Starry Couture Week × Clearly Fake: Zurbarán’s Uncanny Realism
0:00 / 26:03 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
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The Davis Wing, the B-24 Liberator, and the Self-Made Bet That Paid Off
by Mike Benitez
Why would a major manufacturer trust the shape of a raindrop over the advice of the experts?
0:00 / 13:28 · Narrator Vindemiatrix
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Why Neighbor Feuds Bring Out the Absolute Worst in Us
by Julia Sullivan
Why does a minor disagreement with the person next door feel like a direct threat to your identity?
0:00 / 10:24 · Narrator Sulafat