While the world was focused on impeachment, it seemed like nobody was really paying attention to the story of Mina Chang, a lounge singer from Dallas who somehow wormed her way into the upper echelons of the State Department. Meanwhile, “dopamine fasting” has overtaken Silicon Valley, where–despite all evidence to the contrary–people are allegedly too happy to function. Northwestern University’s student newspaper apologized for committing acts of journalism. Finally, “chicken parm bros” have seized control of the dating app Hinge. 

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In this week’s episode: 

Here’s senior State Department official Mina Chang talking about her fake Time Magazine cover. Read more about Mina here. 

The “dopamine fasting” story is not to be missed. 

Big #YUPs to…

David Byrne’s “American Utopia,” now on Broadway. Get tickets now.

Gareth Hinds’s graphic novel interpretation of “The Odyssey.”