What We're Following This Afternoon
Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021.
There’s a hurricane in the Atlantic—in January:
#Alex is the first January #hurricane to form since 1938 and the first to occur in this month since Alice of 1955. pic.twitter.com/qk6puLIVg2
— NHC Atlantic Ops (@NHC_Atlantic) January 14, 2016
Update: More here
The Oscar nominations are out: The full list is here. As Christopher points out, “This is the second year in a row in which all 20 acting nominees have been white.”
A lot of doping in sports: The World Anti-Doping Agency says corruption is “embedded” within the IAAF, which governs global athletics. You can read it here.
Our headlines from the morning are here.
About the Author
Krishnadev Calamur is a former senior editor at The Atlantic. He is the author of Murder in Mumbai.