What I read today - Feb 7
- Why Men Get More Lint in Their Belly Buttons Than Women, Atlas Obscura
- Earthships, the Ultimate in Off-Grid Architecture, Atlas Obscura
- A Crack in an Antarctic Ice Shelf Grew 17 Miles in the Last Two Months, NY Times
- Steve Bannon Carries Battles to Another Influential Hub: The Vatican, NY Times
- Betsy DeVos Confirmed as Education Secretary; Pence Breaks Tie, NY Times
- Half of the Inhabitants of This Australian Opal Capital Live Underground, Smithsonian
- Melania Trump missed out on ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ to make millions, lawsuit says, Washington Post
- Can the Left Win? A Q&A With Zephyr Teachout., The New Republic
- How Betsy DeVos could affect NYC schools–and how to #resist, Brooklyn Based