confinement

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This is when “Heel” is at its most alluringly queasy, a dark commentary on all families as institutions inherently built on confinement and emotional blackmail.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

There’s a really good podcast series called The Habitat on one series of experiments testing how humans could get through the group confinement of a Mars trip.

From Slate • Mar. 1, 2026

While much has been written about China’s civilian fusion energy program, less is known about its military fusion programs, which are focused on inertial confinement fusion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

A BOP spokesperson said in an emailed statement that the bureau does not discuss conditions of confinement or security procedures and that employee standards of conduct prohibit staff from giving any prisoners preferential treatment.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

After months in the KGB prison, including seventy days in solitary confinement, Powers learned that the Soviet government intended to put him on trial for espionage.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau