WATCHING TODAY:
1. Ukraine crisis kicks off new superpower struggle among US, Russia, and China: WSJ reports Beijing and Moscow now hold a stronger hand in confronting the West than during the Cold War.
2. The five-day workweek is dying: Derek Thompson writes the implications for work and cities are going to be fascinating.
3. French election 2022: The Times reports Macron to fire starting gun on campaign against ‘mediocre rivals’
4. LAT: Avril Lavigne reaches back to her roots on new album to recapture pop punk’s glory days
5. Harvard takes a new trip into the world of psychedelic drugs: The Times reports six decades after Timothy Leary’s controversial experiments on his willing students, scientists are taking a more sober approach, writes Will Pavia.