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The Apennine Colossus. Florence, Italy : natureporn
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No, its cool… I wasn’t trying to sleep. : cats
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Document leak suggests Uber is operating at big losses – BBC News
Financial documents, allegedly from car-share start-up Uber, suggest the firm is running at losses of several million dollars each quarter. Images of the figures were published online by the website Gawker.
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Islamic State crisis: Turkish-Syria border ‘much tighter’ – BBC News
The BBC’s Ian Pannell has visited the Turkish-Syrian border looking for evidence of the Turkish military build-up. He also went to areas controlled by the so-called Islamic State group (IS) on the Syrian side of the border to see how things have cha…
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Mobile game of the week: Specimen, A Game About Color – Offworld
We generally take for granted that color is absolute, and that everybody who can see and who isn’t colorblind sees the exact same thing. The sky is blue; it is a known fact. But is my blue sky the same as yours?
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President Obama invoked the memory of Iraq in his latest speech on the Iranian nuclear deal. As the president’s term winds down, the Iran deal will largely be what defines his foreign policy legacy just as Bush’s was defined by the 2003 Iraq invasio…
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2,000 Migrants Have Died On The Mediterranean Sea So Far This Year | ThinkProgress
More than 2,000 migrants have died crossing the Mediterranean Sea trying to reach Europe this year, the International Organization for Migration reported just a day before an overcrowded fishing boat carrying at least 600 migrants capsized off Zuwar…
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Jeb Bush Was Wrong: $500 Million Is a Small Price to Pay for Women’s Health – The Atlantic
Jeb Bush suggested that the federal government is spending too much money on female-specific services. He’s wrong. Just what is women’s health worth?
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Why Cleveland Will Be An Awkward Backdrop For The First GOP Presidential Debate | ThinkProgress
As the Republican presidential candidates descend on Cleveland on Thursday for the first debate, the city is preparing for police protesters to share the spotlight.
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How Much Is a Click on the Internet Really Worth? – The Atlantic
How much is your attention on the Internet really worth? For much of the modern, advertising-driven Internet, attention is money.
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Will a New SEC Rule Make the Pay Gap Between CEOs and Workers Any Smaller? – The Atlantic
The debate over whether America’s CEOs are overpaid is rich in data and poor in context.
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Saudis warned over marrying ‘unidentified’ Yemen women – Al Jazeera English
Saudi Arabia has warned its citizens against marrying “unidentified” women from areas along the border with Yemen, adding that those who marry foreigners without permission will be punished.
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Q&A: Turkey’s ‘fight against terrorism legitimate’ – Al Jazeera English
Turkey has been pursuing air campaigns on two fronts since late July: One targeting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq and another against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group in the north of Syria.
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Suicide Bomber Attacks Mosque in Saudi Arabia | VICE News
The mosque, in the city of Abha in the southern Aseer province, served a state security unit called the Special Emergency Force, according to the state television channel al-Ekhbariya, reported the Guardian. All those killed were members, said the c…
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Airplane Poop Could Help Track Global Disease Outbreaks | WIRED
In the summer of 2013, researchers at the Technical University of Denmark headed to the Copenhagen airport for a special delivery: poop. The crew who clean out airplane toilets had siphoned it from flights arriving from around the world just for the…
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As ‘The Daily Show’ ends, Jon Stewart checks in on all the things he eviscerated
Jon Stewart went meta on his penultimate Daily Show as he reflected on how the media has treated him over the past 16 years.
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i’ve done this way too often : AdviceAnimals
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One Year After Ferguson: Making Black Lives Matter
August 9 will mark one year since officer Darren Wilson shot and killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. Too many black lives are still lost to police violence, but movements are now demanding that black lives matter.
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Myanmar floods: People ‘should leave low-lying areas’ – BBC News
Myanmar’s president has called for people to leave low-lying areas in the flood-hit country as the Irrawaddy river threatens to breach embankments. The death toll from the floods and landslides caused by heavy monsoon rain has risen to 74 and affect…
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Sri Lanka’s Mahinda Rajapaksa vows to win general election – BBC News
Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa has vowed to win an outright majority in parliamentary elections due on 17 August. Mr Rajapaksa told BBC Sinhala he was confident of winning more than half the seats in parliament.
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Last year Jonathan Nolan–screenwriter of Memento and Interstellar and not coincidentally director Christopher Nolan’s brother–announced that he would be developing Isaac Asimov’s legendary Foundation trilogy for HBO as a series.
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Are hackers helping or harming us? – BBC News
Every week, almost every day, hackers are poking holes in the devices we carry, drive and use. Over the past couple of weeks the numbers and severity of the flaws these technical wizards have found have hit fever pitch. They brought to light a secur…
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The de Blasio Diaries: Why Billy Met Louis | Vanity Fair
Salt! Is there anyone out there who doesn’t enjoy a nice salted pretzel, doughy and toasted (though not too doughy, nor too toasted).
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Poverty growth and decline in US cities : dataisbeautiful
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Together and forever.. 🙂 : cats
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My cat Oliver loves playing fetch with his toy mice. : cats
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The Biggest Question of ‘Mr. Robot’ Is About Morality, Not Reality – The Atlantic
The greatest unanswered question of USA’s sensational hacker drama isn’t about reality. It’s about morality. Spoilers ahead through the seventh episode of Mr. Robot
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Four Palestinians killed in Gaza war rocket explosion – Al Jazeera English
At least four Palestinians from the same family have been killed, and 43 people were injured, in the Gaza Strip after Israeli military ordnance left over from last summer’s 50-day war exploded, a Palestinian health official has said.
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Suez Canal II: The sequel that impresses no one – Al Jazeera English
Michael T Flynn, the former head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency, on how to deal with ISIL and Iran. How nurturing chickens is helping elderly communities combat loneliness and associated mental health problems.
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Universal breaks all-time global box office record for Hollywood studio | Film | The Guardian
The blockbuster success of films such as Jurassic World, Minions and Fast & Furious 7 has powered Universal Pictures to a new, all-time record for the highest annual gross taken by a single Hollywood studio, a total of $5.53bn (£3,66bn) in 2015 – an…
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Blockfeed App Surfaces Hyper Local News | TechCrunch
The death knell has been sounded for local journalism at regular intervals during the digital era. Craigslist ate classifieds and gobbled up the local newspaper’s business model in the process.
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Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Trump card in the debates
The index is simple math. For each candidate, we take the percentage of first-choice votes and double it. We then add the percentage who say the candidate is their second choice.
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On 6 August 1945, the first atomic bomb to be used in anger detonated over the city of Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, it was Nagasaki’s turn. That was the last such attack.
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Related: Chicago police detained thousands of black Americans at interrogation facility A frustrated US congressman who represents the home district of Chicago’s off-the-books police warehouse has called for the first official investigation into the…
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Putting Profits over Patients? | Al Jazeera America
SANTA FE, N.M. – Robert Pineda was a free spirit – a man who liked pickup trucks and painting. The certified public accountant decided to take up acting at age 50 and landed a role in the movie “All the Pretty Horses” with Matt Damon.
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Deadly suicide attack at mosque in Saudi Arabia’s Aseer – Al Jazeera English
At least 17 security forces have been killed in suicide attack on mosque in Saudi Arabia’s southwest, according to state TV. The attack on Thursday took place in a mosque belonging to the emergency forces in the city of Abha in Aseer province near t…
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Kitten gets its head stuck in a drink koozie, is too adorable to save
Life is very hard for this cat with its head stuck in a drink koozie. Presumably it seemed like a good idea at the time for the cat to put its head in an enclosed space, but now it’s trapped.
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MRW my fit friend starts bicycling up a steep hill, but I am not fit : reactiongifs
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Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek’s ‘Uhura,’ Will Fly on NASA’s Flying SOFIA Observatory
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While it’s not quite beaming up to a spacecraft, a “Star Trek” celebrity plans to take part in a special NASA flight to observe the universe. Nichelle Nichols, best known for playing Lt. -
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This is on the bed in my hotel room : funny
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The 6 Most Earth-like Alien Planets
A picture of Earth and artist’s interpretations of several exoplanets that could be like our own. From left: artist’s impressions of Kepler-22b, Kepler-69c, Kepler-452b, Kepler-62f and Kepler-186f. A picture of Earth is at far right.
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Rosetta 1 Year Later: Historic Comet Mission Still Intrigues
One year ago today, a spacecraft slipped into orbit around a comet for the first time ever. On Aug. 6, 2014, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta probe arrived at Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.
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U.K. Web Users Now Prefer To Do It With Smartphones | TechCrunch
U.K. web users now see their smartphone as the most important device for getting online, overtaking the previous most popular device, the laptop, according to a study of Brits’ digital habits. The study found that a third (33 per cent) of U.K.
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If you like word games, here’s one you can print and play for free – Offworld
We chose Spry Fox’s Alphabear as Offworld’s Mobile Game of the Week when it launched, and Laura and I are both still playing it. If you love word games as much as we do, board game designer Robin David has made a totally free, Alphabear-inspired car…
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Suicide bomber ‘hits Saudi mosque’ – BBC News
UK interest rates are held at 0.5% again by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, but with the panel split 8-1.
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Can I Leave Hot Yoga Before the Class Is Over? – The Atlantic
When the 105-degree heat becomes too much to handle, a struggle between mind and body commences. In the 10 years I’ve been doing yoga, I’ve been to hundreds of classes on three continents.
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Take Curiosity for a test drive around Mars : space
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He LOVES packing paper! : cats
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oh no! mr skeltal has been exposed! one updoot=1 privacy pls : ledootgeneration
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My friend found the book cover : pics
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My parents cat enjoying the lake : cats
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What’s up?….just chillin’ : cats
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Love Everyone Often Peace Beauty Balance Life Light Magic: Year at a comet
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We cast the beasts in the apparently all-white ‘Fantastic Beasts’ film
With the surprising news that Colin Farrell is joining the cast of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, it’s clear that J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros. are taking an edgy approach to casting.
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What’s it like to be a black anime fan? – Offworld
Japanese cartoons often draw so many fans from the West because of their broad spectrum of possibility and visual diversity: Aliens, transforming princesses, warriors with absurd weapons. But it’s strikingly rare to see a person of color in anime, a…
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Twitter Is in Trouble, But Tonight’s Debate Is Its Moment | WIRED
Twitter has had a rough go of it lately. It just lost a CEO. Its new (temporary) CEO is doing some, shall we say, heavy duty multitasking. Its second quarter earnings were weak, and its stock price is the lowest it’s been since its IPO.
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The frontline of Turkey’s new coal boom – in pictures | Environment | The Guardian
The vast opencast coal mine and power stations at Afșin-Elbistan, in south-central Turkey, are set to be expanded into the largest coal plant in the world. Photograph: Sean Smith for The Guardian Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Share this post Face…
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How Hiroshima Survivors Are Leaving A Legacy For Science | WIRED
In his job as a radiation oncologist, Jim Welsh has treated hundreds of people with cancer by exposing them to just-toxic-enough doses of radiation. But in the last five years, his patients in remission have started asking some disconcerting questio…
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Is it too late to stop Turkey’s coal rush? | Environment | The Guardian
The smell is sharp and smoky, with a metallic tinge, and very, very strong. “That,” says Yıldırım Biçici, “is the smell of coal”.
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Michael B. Jordan, aka the Human Torch, Is So Hot Right Now | WIRED
Michael B. Jordan is so hot right now. Stop being so superficial, you animals. We’re talking about screen presence, not his incredibly handsome visage and oh-so-bright smile. Those traits are there, and notable, but they’re not why Jordan is on fire…
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Screw Texting. It’s Time to Pick a Universal Messaging App | WIRED
There’s this app called Wire, which I love. It’s the most beautiful messaging app I’ve ever tried: super-clean backgrounds, a heavy emphasis on user photos and clean design, and a great mix of calling, texting, and weirdly great GIF search.
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Get Inked Vicariously Through These Tattoo Portraits | WIRED
Skip Article Header. Skip to: Start of Article. Related Galleries Getting a tattoo creates a torrent of feelings. Pain, as the needle pierces skin. Pleasure, as endorphins kick in. Even peace, as the process takes on an almost meditative quality.
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How VR Filmmakers Can Make Classics in Their All-New Medium | WIRED
Many filmmakers have expressed excitement in virtual reality’s promise for the future filmmaking. George Lucas, it seems, isn’t one of them. In January, Lucas appeared at the Sundance Film Festival for an onstage conversation with Robert Redford to …
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So far the most memorable moments of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign have been his claim that Mexico is sending “rapists” to the US and his description of senator John McCain, a man permanently crippled after five-and-a-half-years as a Vietname…
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Impact from within: MLB players emerging at the right time | Sport | The Guardian
It wasn’t but a few short weeks ago that the New York Mets lineup was looking more minor than Major League – John Mayberry Jr. hit third, Eric Campbell fourth.
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KAULA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The United States and Russia will support a United Nations Security Council resolution to identify the perpetrators of attacks using chlorine and other chemical agents in Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday.
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Good Thursday morning from Washington as Cleveland bustles with preparations for the first debates of the 2016 election season.
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Good morning on this sparkling Thursday. Even though he’s from New Jersey, Jon Stewart is the consummate New Yorker.
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SYDNEY, Australia — The search for a missing Malaysian jet in waters off Australia’s western coast will continue as planned, Australia’s prim
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What’s Life Like in Zimbabwe’s Prisons? — NYMag
In the darkest of all possible timelines, at least from the perspective of Minnesota dentist Dr. Walter Palmer, he will find himself behind bars in a Zimbabwean prison. It seems an unlikely conclusion to the Cecil the Lion saga, but it’s not outside…
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HTC, Still Struggling, Pins Turnaround On Cost Cutting And Sexier Devices | TechCrunch
Poor HTC. The Taiwanese firm just can’t seem to catch a break right now.
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I work at a pet store, and someone brought in this pint sized 4 week old today. : aww
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My coworker is a genius…. I present to you, Dumb Criminal Dave : AdviceAnimals
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MRW I’m at work and drafting an email to more than 1,000 people : reactiongifs
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Derek’s one-door shop selling cakes, sweets and soft drinks in Barbados appears at first glance to be just like any other, until you lift your eyes upward. On the roof is an array of solar panels arranged in a less-than textbook design, but the aest…
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The divided brain – Aeon Video
Since gaining popularity in the 1960s and ’70s, the notion that the brain’s right hemisphere is responsible for emotion and its left hemisphere is responsible for reason has been debunked.
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This couple gets it : firstworldanarchists
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Milkyway loafing away : Catloaf
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MRW ant man is talking shit in my popcorn bowl. : shittyreactiongifs
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My Stellisee by Roberto Sysa Moiola / 500px
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HMB While i Scratch my back with my Penis : holdmybeer
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On 14 August, communities of Pilsen and Little Village in Chicago, Illinois, will celebrate the third anniversary of the closure of the Fisk and Crawford Coal Power Plants.
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Welsh council rejects plans for new opencast coal mine | Environment | The Guardian
Climate change campaigners have promised legal support to a Welsh council that rejected a new opencast coal mine, but which now faces being sued for costs by the company.
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Haiti President Michel Martelly embroiled in sexism row – BBC News
Three officials in Haiti’s governing coalition announced their resignation on Wednesday in protest at a remark President Michel Martelly made at a campaign rally last week. The remark was directed at a woman in the audience who had criticised Mr Mar…
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N++ Is the Hardest Platform Game You’ll Play This Year | WIRED
“Eat it!” The words escaped my lips like hydrocarbon fleeing the tailpipe of a backfiring car as I finally roared past my friend’s high score in one of N++‘s viscera-knotting episodes. I’m not saying that proudly.
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Minder star George Cole dies at 90 – BBC News
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.
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Egypt set to launch Suez Canal expansion – BBC News
Egypt is set to open a major expansion of the Suez Canal, deepening the main waterway and providing ships with a 35km (22 mile) channel parallel to it. Foreign leaders are due to attend an inauguration ceremony on Thursday, promoted by Egypt’s gover…
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Ultima Lucha · Lucha Underground · TV Review · The A.V. Club
Above all else (besides maybe money), professional wrestling is a storytelling medium. That’s a fact that usually becomes lost or disregarded as a result of less-than-ideal storytelling or Vince McMahon’s incoherent ramblings, but it is the point.
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Northern Ireland: Old conflict, new tools – Al Jazeera English
Belfast, Northern Ireland – A riot captured on YouTube and beamed around the world, a selfie in front of a towering inferno posted to Instagram, insults hurled like bricks from one camp to another on Twitter, calls for a community protest via Facebo…
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Fighting ISIL in Fallujah reaps terrible civilian cost – Al Jazeera English
Michael T Flynn, the former head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency, on how to deal with ISIL and Iran. How nurturing chickens is helping elderly communities combat loneliness and associated mental health problems.
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I accidentally ruined my girlfriend’s photosphere – Imgur
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Only Celebs Get Facebook Livestreaming. We’re Liabilities | WIRED
This week, Facebook introduced Live for Facebook Mentions, a new live streaming service reminiscent of Periscope and Meerkat save for one crucial difference: it’s only for recognizable faces. Which makes perfect sense.
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MH370 search: Families vent anger over inquiry – BBC News
Relatives of those missing on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have vented anger at apparent mixed signals over whether part of the plane has been found.
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BBC Sport – Ashes 2015: Stuart Broad takes 300th Test wicket
Stuart Broad became the fifth England bowler to take 300 Test wickets on the first day of the fourth Ashes Test. The 29-year-old Nottinghamshire seamer, playing on his home ground of Trent Bridge, removed Chris Rogers and Steve Smith in the first ov…
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This Bonsai Survived Hiroshima But Its Story Was Nearly Lost
The Japanese white pine, which was potted 390 years ago, belonged to a family that lived within two miles of where American forces dropped the atomic bomb 70 years ago this week. The family had cared for the tree for five generations before giving i…
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Why Do High-Altitude Snow Leopards Breathe Like Pussycats?
The snow leopard might rule the high reaches of the Himalaya, but they share some unexpected similarities with the humble house cat, a new study says.
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3 Years on Mars! Curiosity Rover’s Amazing Journey in Pictures
Curiosity drills Mars for rocky reassurance, some stars throw tantrums as they collide, and a rocket launches to study the sun.
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4 Signs the Tide May Be Turning Against Lion Hunting, and 1 It Isn’t
Who could shoot a lion? That’s the question many people are asking on social media and in protests outside the offices of big game hunters, after the illegal killing of Cecil the lion last month.
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Arne Duncan Defends ‘Pell Grants for Prisoners’ Project – The Atlantic
Education Secretary Arne Duncan dismisses GOP critics of the Obama administration’s program to reduce recidivism, saying it “doesn’t take a nickel from anybody else.
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Leader of flood-hit Myanmar urges residents to evacuate – Al Jazeera English
Myanmar’s president has called for the evacuation of low-lying areas as the Irrawaddy river threatened to breach embankments, leaving villagers with just sandbags to hold back churning waters that have hit much of the country.
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My 15 pounds “baby” Maincoon 3 years old after ! : cats
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Hungary builds border fence to control migrant numbers – BBC News
There has been a sharp rise in the number of migrants trying to enter Hungary. The government has said that more than 1500 illegal migrants enter the country every day.
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For a good long look at how 2015 could very well be the climate change turning point: Eric Holthaus’ “The Point of No Return: Climate Change Nightmares Are Already Here” at Rolling Stone is well worth your time.
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The War Was Won Before Hiroshima—And the Generals Who Dropped the Bomb Knew It | The Nation
Visitors to the National Air and Space Museum—America’s shrine to the technological leading edge of the military industrial complex—hear a familiar narrative from the tour guides in front of the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped an atomic weapon on …
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August 6, 1945: The US Destroys Hiroshima With An Atomic Bomb | The Nation
The Nation’s first reaction to the dropping of the bomb on Japan was to consider what its obviously long-lasting geopolitical implications.
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Palestine-Kuwait relations: ‘Ice has started to melt’ – Al Jazeera English
Kuwait City – Several years ago, Alaa Talleh and his friends set up an exhibit on their university campus in Kuwait City to raise awareness about the Palestinian cause.
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The Washington Post’s Matea Gold recently interviewed Charles Koch. When she asked if he was worried about climate change, Koch replied, Well, I mean I believe it’s been warming some.
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Debate Night in Cleveland: What the Republican Candidates Need to Do – The New York Times
The 10 leading Republican presidential candidates enter Thursday night’s face-off hoping to impress primary voters and contributors, while avoiding the sort of missteps that often make for the most memorable moments of a debate.
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Researchers Hacked a Model S, But Tesla’s Already Released a Patch | WIRED
Tesla cars have one security advantage that a lot of other cars don’t—the electric vehicles can’t be hot-wired the way many older gas-fueled cars can, so a thief can’t just break into your $100,000 vehicle, pop open the steering column and hotwire i…
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GOP gets ready to rumble | TheHill
CLEVELAND — Excitement is building in this city and throughout the political world for the most compelling primary debate in years, a Republican clash that will take place Thursday evening.
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Voting rights activists press for weekend vote, online registration | TheHill
Civil rights activists, including Martin Luther King III, are amping up the pressure on President Obama and the 2016 White House contenders to tackle low voter turnout by overhauling the rules governing the nation’s elections.
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Debate night: 5 things to watch | TheHill
It’s showtime for the Republican presidential field. Anticipation has been building for weeks around Thursday’s primetime 9 p.m. debate hosted by Fox News.
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The first televised debate in the battle for the Republican presidential nomination commences on Thursday when a bewilderingly large field of candidates jostle for a spotlight free from the eclipse of one man: Donald Trump.
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Bleat generation: The poetic goats of Bangladesh – BBC Trending – BBC News
“Real goats. Real stories”. That’s how the “Goats of Bangladesh” Facebook page sells itself. It’s modelled on the urban chronicles of the Humans of New York but with a twist – it’s all about goats.
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Does it matter if my salad greens come in a bag or a box? | Grist
Q. I like to buy greens for cooking and smoothies, but I’m always conflicted about what is the best way to get them. Obviously the first choice would be from my local farmers market with no packaging.
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London tube strike: A Long and tiring journey to work – Al Jazeera English
For millions of Londoners, the words “tube strike” mean one thing – a very long, tiring journey to work. In this city of more than eight million people, industrial action affecting the London Underground can often have a greater impact than in other…
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What You Need to Know About the First GOP Debate — NYMag
After months of build up, we’re finally here: on Thursday night Fox News and Facebook will host the first Republican debate of the 2016 campaign, which may determine who becomes the next president of the United States.
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Good morning. The anniversary was observed across Japan, and survivors are passing their stories to a new generation.
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Why are donor eggs almost taboo as an option? – Amy Klein – Aeon
‘So, what finally made the difference for you – that you’re really pregnant?’ my friend Sharon asked me. She wasn’t the first.
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In June, Jeremy Corbyn finally mustered the backing of the 34 other Labour MPs he needed to become the fourth candidate for the Labour Party leadership.
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Kitten in a Shoe Box : awwgifs
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The rare and beautiful tuxedo loaf : Catloaf
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Earth’s Voyage Through the Interstellar Cloud –“20,000 Years Left to Go” | We Heart It
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Ley Lines II | Best Of MetaFilter
“Who Killed Captain Alex: Uganda’s First Action Movie” was produced, written, directed, shot, and edited by Nabwana IGG from his home in Wakaliga, Uganda for under $200, using real blood and a modified car jack for a tripod
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Tube strike: London commuters deal with queues and delays – BBC News
People travelling in London later face a morning rush-hour with no Tube service as the latest strike has shut down the Underground network. About 250 extra buses will be laid on, but there are fears of potential gridlock if commuters switch to cars.
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Year at a comet / Highlights / Rosetta / Space Science / Our Activities / ESA
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Celebrating Rosetta’s first year at Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko with a calendar of NavCam images Access the image Access the image Access the image Access the image Access the image Access the image Access the image Access the image Access the i… -
It was a cold case for more than three decades — a cold violin case — but now it has been closed.
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The Republican Debate: The Wait Is Almost Over – The New York Times
The 10 leading Republican presidential candidates enter Thursday night’s face-off hoping to impress primary voters and contributors, while avoiding the sort of missteps that often make for the most memorable moments of a debate.
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HAVANA — Wedged between a construction site and the shells of once grand colonial homes, a basketball game was underway, the neighborhood pouring into the rubble-strewn street for some evening entertainment. It wasn’t much.
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Founded 150 years ago, the Faribault Woolen Mill in Minnesota survived the Great War and the Great Depression, not to mention World War II. But it almost did not make it through the Great Recession.
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Busta Rhymes arrested after allegedly throwing protein drink at gym worker | US news | The Guardian
Busta Rhymes has been charged with assault after allegedly throwing a protein drink at a gym employee in New York. Authorities said the rapper, whose real name is Trevor Tahiem Smith Jr, was arrested at about 8.30pm on Wednesday.
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Concern over Scottish marine protected areas – BBC News
Fishermen’s leaders are warning jobs, and even lives, could be lost with the enforcement of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) around Scotland’s coast. Environmentalists have described the claims as “exaggerated”.
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BBC Sport – Adam Peaty: Triple World champion exits 200m breaststroke heats
Britain’s Adam Peaty will not add the 200m breaststroke to his three gold medals after going out in the heats at the World Championships. He finished 26th in the 200m heats, but fellow Briton Andew Willis was second fastest and progressed to the sem…
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Ed, Edd & Eddy via /r/pics http://t.co/ERaH8n5n4Y http://t.co/I1yQQVmDvA
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Delivering Humvees. : woahdude
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Cats wanted more sleep ^^ : cats
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Haters gonna hate – Meme on Imgur
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Wasp masters turn enslaved spiders into zombies to build their nests | Environment | The Guardian
People associate wasps with memories of picnic invasions, BBQs under siege, and painful stings. There is a lot more to these much-maligned insects though, and with more than 100,000 different species, their life histories range from the quietly unob…
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BBC Sport – Jack Wilshere: Arsenal midfielder suffers hairline fracture
Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has suffered a hairline fracture to his right ankle and could be out for six to eight weeks. The 23-year-old was injured by a heavy tackle in training on Saturday, a day before Sunday’s 1-0 win over Chelsea in the Co…
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Coen brothers sign up for Ross Macdonald adaptation Black Money | Film | The Guardian
Joel and Ethan Coen have signed up to adapt Black Money, the best known of the acclaimed series of Lew Archer novels written by hardboiled crime writer Ross Macdonald.
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Seventeen killed in Afghan military helicopter crash – Al Jazeera English
Michael T Flynn, the former head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency, on how to deal with ISIL and Iran. How nurturing chickens is helping elderly communities combat loneliness and associated mental health problems.
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Celebrating a year at the comet / Rosetta / Space Science / Our Activities / ESA
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VICE News Capsule – Thursday, August 6 | VICE News
The VICE News Capsule is a news roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today: Russia enforces its ban on Western food imports, California firefighters struggle to control blaze, Japan’s elderly are at risk from a record heat wave, and Nigeria’s ne…
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A brief guide to … the opening day of the Premier League season | Football | The Guardian
With the Guardian’s unstoppable rise to global dominance (NOTE: actual dominance may not be global.
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Eventually, the people of Detroit became tired of the unfulfilled promises to bring a professional soccer team back to their city. First, there was the campaign of MLS Detroit, who, in 2004, believed that finding funding for such a team was “only a …
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Hiroshima Marks 70 Years Since Bomb | Al Jazeera America
Bells tolled and thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Hiroshima on Thursday at ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing while survivors warned about Japan’s moves away from its pacifist constitution.
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Indian Health Search Portal Practo Lands $90M Led By Tencent For Global Expansion | TechCrunch
Chinese internet giant Tencent is getting its tentacles into India’s healthcare space after it lead a $90 million Series C round for medical search startup Practo.
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Ukraine conflict: Helping one family search for lost soldier – BBC News
When I first met Black Tulip last year, I never imagined its work would become quite so personal for me. The Ukrainian group is made up of volunteers who risk their lives to bring back the bodies of soldiers killed in action in the east of the count…
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After Five Years, a Victory for CEO-Worker Pay Ratio Disclosure
The sourest person in the nation’s capital today just may have been Daniel Gallagher, one of the five commissioners who set policy for the Securities and Exchange Commission, the top federal watchdog over companies that trade on Wall Street.
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Keys to Winning the Argument For the Iran Nuclear Deal
As an expert on nuclear weapons issues who has served on the staff of the House Armed Services Committee and the State Department’s International Security Advisory Board, Joe Cirincione has been involved in numerous discussions about arms negotiatio…
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Indian media praise capture of gunman ‘Qasab 2’ – BBC News
Media in India are drawing parallels between the arrest of a gunman in Indian-administered Kashmir and the capture of Mumbai attacks convict Ajmal Qasab in 2008. Senior police officers in the state announced on Wednesday that they had arrested a mil…
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MH370 debris: Ocean current mapping video ‘consistent’ with find – BBC News
Ocean experts have said a video modelling ocean currents predicted that the wreckage of MH370 would be discovered near the remote French Indian Ocean island of Reunion.
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I usually just scroll past youtube links : AdviceAnimals
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Wizard Island, located in Crater Lake National Park, Oregon : Breathless
Wizard Island, located in Crater Lake National Park, Oregon via /r/Breathless http://t.co/0PluJYbhFw http://t.co/TBWmEXZVKi
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The Fat Cat via /r/cats http://t.co/rhmNnwWanE http://t.co/glaEUXQ0Le
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An Amazing French Tornado : Breathless
An Amazing French Tornado via /r/Breathless http://t.co/5Ck538Xi7V http://t.co/oZdTKQHNr8
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It’s really that simple : AdviceAnimals
It’s really that simple via /r/AdviceAnimals http://t.co/4vJK0o7Hu3 http://t.co/Xj7iUh1D1n
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Australia says it turned back Vietnamese asylum seekers – BBC News
Australia has confirmed it sent 46 asylum seekers back to Vietnam after intercepting their boat off the coast of Western Australia last month. The government said it has now turned back 633 asylum seekers who were trying to reach Australia by boat.
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Former US president George W Bush turns up for jury service | US news | The Guardian
Former US president George W Bush appeared in court on Wednesday to serve on a jury, but was not picked and instead spent his time posing for selfies. The 43rd president surprised fellow potential jurors when he arrived to fulfil the civic duty at a…
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Uganda bride price refund outlawed – BBC News
Uganda’s Supreme Court has ruled that the practice of refunding the bride price, or dowry, on the dissolution of a customary marriage is unconstitutional and should be banned. The judges said it suggested that women were in a market place, and infri…
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Bill Cosby ordered to give deposition – BBC News
Bill Cosby will be questioned under oath in October as part of a civil legal case brought by a woman who accuses the comedian of sexually abusing her when she was 15. He will answer questions from Judy Huth’s lawyer on 9 October, while she will give…
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The Obama administration hopes that the nuclear deal it negotiated with Iran may one day lead to broader cooperation. But the State Department has some cautionary words for Americans who think the reconciliation is already u…
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Will Zimbabwe’s hunting ban encourage poaching? – Al Jazeera English
Cross Mabale, Zimbabwe – In the middle of a landscape of thorn acacia trees and grass bushland lies Cross Mabale, a sleepy village in northwestern Zimbabwe.
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What if your hometown were hit by the Hiroshima atomic bomb? | Public Radio International
While the graying Hiroshima Generations who survived the atomic bomb attack seven decades ago are struggling to pass their memories to the younger generations, much of the world has allowed that fateful morning on Aug 6, 1945 to slip from their mind…
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Two Australian reptiles kick up a skink over coal mining – BBC News
This week a giant coal mine that could produce millions of tonnes of coal for export to India was scuttled by two Australian reptiles.
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“Pilot” · Difficult People · TV Review · The A.V. Club
In the same way that Girls portrays a specific type of girl—not every girl—Difficult People depicts a particular breed of difficult person.
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Most Important Cat Pictures Of All Time : cats
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Life of an indoor cat. via /r/cats http://t.co/a8iC7nHWsd http://t.co/PHOWWd2ZZD
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me irl via /r/me_irl http://t.co/ys04tOcI16 http://t.co/Qh81FBgWGm
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thank god I turned the light on before turning the stove on : funny
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Beautiful winter night up north : Breathless
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What makes Pablo Picasso such a representative 20th-century artist? Most of it has to do with his particular achievements, such as the visual ground he broke with his Cubist painting, sure, but some of it also has to do with the fact that his intere…
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Zero fucks given blep via /r/Blep http://t.co/LGy3ztd2nQ http://t.co/E4DUg3Mt4O
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Cosmetic Surgery in Calgary : dataisbeautiful
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My sister’s new kitten has an abnormally large shadow : aww
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Flipped World by Andrea Izzotti / 500px
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Apple Music Clocks More Than 11 Million Trial Customers | TechCrunch
Apple has gone public with the first figures for its debut music streaming service — Apple Music — after senior VP Eddie Cue told USA Today that it had garnered over 11 million users in its first five weeks of life.
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What does this trend for taxidermy say about us? | Philip Hoare | Comment is free | The Guardian
It is salutary to consider that the ultimate intended destination for Cecil the lion – and all his hunted companions – is to hang on a wall. Salutary, since taxidermied specimens now adorn hip galleries, restaurants and homes, from east London to Br…
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‘Stay in your lane’: Why Ronda Rousey wouldn’t last long in women’s boxing | Sport | The Guardian
Ronda Rousey demonstrated once more this past Saturday that she is without peer in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s bantamweight division.
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Here’s what Luigi does while Mario is away
Luigi lives a relentlessly terrible life. Always playing wingman to Mario as his brother trails to the wrong castle yet again in his relentless pursuit of Princess Peach, always in the second best Mario Kart, always having to make a small talk with …
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Hey, commenters! Stop being a dick, get a badge to prove it
Some online comments can actually be useful – it’s the truth that moaning writers don’t tend to mention – but they’re usually swamped by the sheer volume of terrible, no good, awful aggression, snark and spite.
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Apple Music has 11 million users after just five weeks
Apple has announced a milestone today: five weeks after the launch of its streaming music service, it’s got 11 million users on the trial. It also confirmed that 2 million people have signed up for the family plan, which offers accounts for up to si…
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HTC is cost cutting as sales continue to tank
HTC’s Q2 results came in today and it’s not a pretty picture: on revenue of $104 million the company has reported an operating loss of $160 million for the quarter and doesn’t expect it to get any better in the near future.
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Wunderlist for Mac lets you add to-dos without switching apps
Microsoft’s recently acquired to-do app Wunderlist just got a neat update on OS X, which lets users add tasks with a global keyboard shortcut.
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Kept promises: Nuclear non-proliferation – Al Jazeera English
Nearly 25 years ago, as a young tank commander in the British army, I had just been involved in the liberation of Kuwait, and, like many others, had expected and trained for Saddam Hussein to use weapons of mass destruction against us.
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Write Your Own Stories Based on These Public Domain Images
The British Library has used its flickr page to upload over a million obscure images that have passed into the public domain. It is an amazing collection, and I’m going to be featuring a bunch of them in the coming weeks.
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Shady as fuck via /r/funny http://t.co/iEPZEvtGci http://t.co/33ZmvoiISa
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Approaching the glacier in Iceland [2592 * 1936] (OC) : EarthPorn
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No more nuclear weapons! – Al Jazeera English
The nuclear bomb that destroyed Hiroshima opened a new grisly chapter in warfare – and we have still not closed it.
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Prayers held as Hiroshima marks 70 years since bomb – Al Jazeera English
Bells tolled and thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Hiroshima at ceremonies in the Japanese city marking the 70th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing. On Thursday at 8.
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Paid off my student loans! – Imgur
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Playing goalie in my usual gear, look across the field to see my opponent wearing his… – Imgur
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Phone thief http://t.co/lXpvuvWNX4 http://t.co/v4POoi4Lyl
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Mullah Omar recollected by Rahimullah Yusufzai | Al Jazeera America
I first met Mohammad Omar in Kandahar, long before he became known to the world as Mullah Omar, supreme leader of the Taliban. It was February 1995, when the Taliban movement, in just a few months of existence, had captured several provinces in sout…
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And She Says Meow .. via /r/cats http://t.co/gdBzsYCdjQ http://t.co/LyWM1pyqNL
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When a top result for a Google search is a Reddit thread. : AdviceAnimals
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Putin, Muslim Leaders Unite to Challenge the West | Al Jazeera America
KAZAN, Russia — Rustam Batrov, the 37-year-old, baby-faced deputy mufti of Tatarstan, is warm and engaging as he describes the renaissance of his faith in the republic, one of the traditional centers of Russian Islam.
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Pfizer and Flynn Pharma accused of overcharging by CMA – BBC News
Pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and Flynn Pharma have been accused by the UK’s competition watchdog of charging “excessive and unfair” prices for an anti-epilepsy drug. Phenytoin sodium capsules, used by 50,000 people in Britain, are made by Pfizer and …
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MFW there’s an ad playing next to my porn – GIF on Imgur
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Swedosclerosis, Eurosclerosis and the British disease compared [OC] : dataisbeautiful
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Goodyear blimp to take final flight over Los Angeles – video | World news | The Guardian
The Goodyear blimp, Spirit of America, is set to retire after 13 years gracing the skyline of Los Angeles. The blimp is being retired to make way for a fleet of airships. The gondola will be donated to the Planes of Fame air museum in California.
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On Monday 3 August, Greenpeace began a musical marathon: daily performances outside Shell’s London HQ of a Requiem for Arctic Ice, created to highlight the company’s reckless attempts to drill for oil in the Alaskan Arctic this summer.
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All The Careers Launched By ‘The Daily Show’ In One Video – Digg
As “The Daily Show” winds to a close, lets look back at some of its most distinguished alumni, from their first appearance on the show to the trajectory their careers have taken since departing.
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Hold my waterbowl while I play with this balloon. : holdmybeer
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If its goal is to move up the ladder, where should a poor family live? Should federal dollars go toward affordable housing within high-poverty neighborhoods, or should subsidies be used to move residents of impoverished communities in
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Coalition may change environment laws after Carmichael mine setback | Environment | The Guardian
The federal government is considering changing national environment laws in the wake of an embarrassing federal court setback that overturned its approval of what would be Australia’s largest mine.
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Hidden Computer Science degree – Meme on Imgur
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Arrest in Case of Slain Mexican Journalist | Al Jazeera America
One person was in police custody Wednesday in connection with the slaying of a Mexican photojournalist and four women in an apartment, Mexico City’s top prosecutor said.
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Diane Ackerman on the Secret Life of the Senses and the Measure of Our Aliveness | Brain Pickings
“The great affair, the love affair with life, is to live as variously as possible, to groom one’s curiosity like a high-spirited thoroughbred, climb aboard, and gallop…” “How do you know but that every bird that cleaves the aerial way is not an imme…
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Goat Lake, Goat Rock Wilderness [OC][4608×3456] : EarthPorn
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He leaves the house all day to chill in this tree : cats
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Wizard Island at Crater Lake (5248×2952) [OC] : EarthPorn
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An age-old argument via /r/funny http://t.co/ySUoJfblr9 http://t.co/9iXdDCtgA6
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NASA satellite captures rare dark side of moon – BBC News
NASA’s Deep Space Observatory has released unusual images of the dark side of the moon. The far side of the moon is never visible from Earth and these pictures show the moon as it passes over a sunlit Earth.
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Welcome to a city built with one goal: to be the greenest of bergs.
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Taliban truck bomber kills six people in Afghanistan – Al Jazeera English
A Taliban truck bomber has killed at least six people in a province south of Kabul, officials have said, in the first major attack since the group confirmed the death of their leader Mullah Omar.
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Snapdeal Will Invest $100M In Its Research Arm Over The Next Three Years | TechCrunch
Snapdeal, one of India’s largest e-commerce companies, will spend $100 million over the next three years on its Bengaluru-based research and development arm. Called the Multimedia Research Lab, the unit just launched a fashion discovery site called …
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Afghan police targeted in deadly suicide attack – BBC News
At least six people, including three police officers, have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan. The Taliban said it had carried out the attack.
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This Flamethrowing Helicopter Is Helping Fight California’s Wildfires
Water-bombing aircraft are pretty standard wildfire-fighting equipment. Helicopters that spew fire onto the forest? Not so much. Although flying around an already-burning forest with a flaming propane tank might seem counterintuitive, there is logic…
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Arrest made over Mexican photojournalist’s murder – Al Jazeera English
A man with a violent criminal past has been arrested as a suspect in the death of news photographer Ruben Espinosa, who was killed in a gory five-victim murder, Mexican prosecutors said.
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Southernmost cities in the world [OC] [4015×2243] : MapPorn
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IRA Bombings across the UK and Ireland (1972-2001) [649×548] [OC] : MapPorn
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Infinity Edge Pool with View of Bangkok’s Skyline [1024 x 576] : CityPorn
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Bangkok, Thailand [3398 x 2256] : CityPorn
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Rooftop Pool with View of Chicago [2048 x 1365] : CityPorn
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Amazing Pool in Bangkok [5616 x 3744] : CityPorn
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My dad as a kid in China, 1960 : OldSchoolCool
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Alaskan Sunset [4608×3072] by Soubs : SkyPorn
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I don’t know what I expected : funny
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My sweet dumbass cat made friends with a fake cat shaped bird-scarer : cats
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All hail our future robot overlords : gif
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Jibo Raises $11 Million To Bring Its Social Robot To Households In Asia | TechCrunch
Less than two months after SoftBank’s Pepper robot went on sale in Japan, another intelligent humanoid is poised to make its way into Asia.
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LA Agrees to Federal Oversight of Troubled Jail | Al Jazeera America
Los Angeles County authorities will improve conditions in jails to better handle mentally ill inmates and stop excessive use of force by sheriff’s deputies under a sweeping agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice released on Wednesday. L.A.
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He’s a divisive figure whose sudden surge in popularity has caused much head-scratching and hand-wringing from initially sceptical media that now cover his doings far more than those of his competitors.
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J.R.R. Tolkien (January 3, 1892–September 2, 1973) firmly believed that there is no such thing as writing “for children” and that creative fantasy serves to set the ageless human imagination free.
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BBC Sport – Andy Murray beaten by Teymuraz Gabashvili in Washington
British world number three Andy Murray suffered a surprise second-round defeat to unseeded Russian Teymuraz Gabashvili in the Washington Open. But after a bye to the second round, the top seed lost 6-4 4-6 7-6 (7-4) to the 30-year-old world number 5…
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Hosts of the Summer & Winter Olympic Games [OC][1425×625] : MapPorn
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My best friend, Doug. It’s been 2 weeks since we got him from the shelter. : aww
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Fuck your equal Like/Dislike ratio : firstworldanarchists
Fuck your equal Like/Dislike ratio via /r/firstworldanarchists http://t.co/zx0NJaMmWs http://t.co/ZHKwJFJu5G
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Reflecting down the Mall At the Washington Monument [1920×1280] [OC] : CityPorn
Reflecting down the Mall At the Washington Monument [1920×1280] [OC] via /r/CityPorn http://t.co/j1E4UpsV1W http://t.co/pVcBgdDx1Z
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The Finger Rock Fire in Tucson, AZ [OC] [6000×4000] : ExposurePorn
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“eps1.6v1ew-s0urce.flv” · Mr. Robot · TV Review · The A.V. Club
Elliot, when he returns to Krista Gordon at the end of “v1ew-s0urce.flv”, thinks he’s doing her a favor. She thought she wanted to hear the truth from him, but when she’s confronted by it—both what Elliot knows about her, and what it says about who …
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Climate refugees: the communities displaced by global warming – video | Environment | The Guardian
With climate change set to force millions of people from their homes due to more frequent extreme weather events and rising sea levels, one academic has been travelling the world to see how the people facing relocation feel.
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Mariah Carey gets star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame – BBC News
Iconic musician Mariah Carey has become the latest star to appear on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. The singer released her first album in 1990 – and went on to achieve worldwide fame.
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Cooper the Super Pooper. The hero dog who saved me from drowning and detected my heart attack before I knew it. The most gentle and loving dog started having seizures a couple of years ago. My best friend died today, surrounded by family who will al…
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HealthWomen who exercised during their teen years were less likely to die from cancer and all other causes during middle-age and later in life, according to a new study (news.vanderbilt.edu)submitted 4 minutes ago by loading…
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My cat via /r/cats http://t.co/3pvFUWLNEg http://t.co/73RjgJIBCL
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Map of Paris in 1550 [4499×3719] – source for more in comments. : MapPorn
Map of Paris in 1550 [4499×3719] – source for more in comments. via /r/MapPorn http://t.co/JtGyyxubEe http://t.co/L41eRhwhtV
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Help Put the Amazing Hiroshima Manga Barefoot Gen Into Libraries
Publishing company Last Gasp has an excellent Kickstarter project running right now: it’s raising $36,000 to print 4,000 copies of Barefoot Gen (Hadashi no Gen in the original Japanese) into schools and libraries.
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Typhoon Soudelor bears down on Taiwan – Al Jazeera English
The most powerful storm anywhere on the planet, so far this year, is heading across the Pacific Ocean towards the island of Taiwan. Soudelor attained ‘Super’ status on Tuesday with sustained winds of more than 240km/h.
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I heard Imgur likes cat photos. – Imgur
I heard Imgur likes cat photos. http://t.co/mcrPurbwvi http://t.co/oaZPKBXFMi
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Saw the work of a master builder today – Imgur
Saw the work of a master builder today http://t.co/C0fsLA58dZ http://t.co/addmo5Mn71
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Baby Charger via /r/funny http://t.co/finBADI7Bc http://t.co/MnRmKYMa4S
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Fitbit sees revenue more than triple to $400m – BBC News
Wearable technology company Fitbit saw its revenue beat expectations and more than triple to $400m (£256m) in the second quarter of the year. Margins fell, however, due to higher spending on new products.
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On Thursday night 10 presidential candidates will spill onto a stage in Cleveland, and the already crowded Republican primary race will begin in earnest with the first day of debates, live on Fox News. The perfect Jon Stewart moment.
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Dusty Dubai, UAE [2256 x 1496] : CityPorn
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Can we please come in? We will love you forever. : cats
Can we please come in? We will love you forever. via /r/cats http://t.co/x7HGsJEjAt http://t.co/MqmNBbezmi
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My first Submission. Diamond Head Beach, NSW, Australia – [4320×3240] : EarthPorn
My first Submission. Diamond Head Beach, NSW, Australia – [4320×3240] via /r/EarthPorn http://t.co/2Ck400aq53 http://t.co/X3PeBgnLwD
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I accidentally ruined my girlfriend’s photosphere : funny
I accidentally ruined my girlfriend’s photosphere via /r/funny http://t.co/Sq0f5vLLKQ http://t.co/cWntgVPPv8
Glorious. Dare I say, new One true god. That’s the universe I want to live in. -
Listen and vote for your favourite sound of British summer by the sea | Environment | The Guardian
For some people the sound of the UK coast is the crunch of shingle under the feet of children playing, for others the mournful wail of a foghorn, the shrieks of happily terrified riders on a ghost train, the murmur of little waves, or the harsh squa…
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The 70th Anniversary of the Summer of The Bomb – Scientific American
July 16. August 6. August 9. September 2.
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Shaun The Sheep Movie · Film Review · The A.V. Club
Despite technology that can bring wondrous imagery to all manner of animation studios, plenty of kid-targeted cartoons feel as if they’ve been inexplicably paid by the word.
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With Run The Series, The A.V. Club examines film franchises, studying how they change and evolve with each new installment. “People like Lassie, they liked Rin Tin Tin, but people love Benji,” director Joe Camp said in 1977.
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It’s time for The Daily Show’s last moment of zen · What’s On Tonight · The A.V. Club
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Thursday, August 6. All times are Eastern. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Comedy Central, 11 p.m.
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The Diary Of A Teenage Girl · Film Review · The A.V. Club
Marielle Heller’s The Diary Of A Teenage Girl is, in part, about a 15-year-old girl having sex with her mother’s 35-year-old boyfriend.
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Ricki And The Flash · Film Review · The A.V. Club
Ricki Randazzo, the middle-aged heroine of Jonathan Demme’s minor domestic drama Ricki And The Flash, is the kind of person who would be described as “a character,” were she not already fictional.
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America’s Next Top Model, a show ostensibly about judging people by their looks, is expanding the typical standards of beauty.
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Metropolitan · Film Review · The A.V. Club
A title card at the beginning of Whit Stillman’s debut feature, Metropolitan, identifies the time period merely as “not so long ago.
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Permanent Records is an ongoing closer look at the records that matter most. The greatest trick Blind Melon pulled was never sounding like Blind Melon.
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The Gift · Film Review · The A.V. Club
Joel Edgerton’s directorial debut, The Gift, comes packaged as one of those glossy “adult” thrillers that hit peak popularity in the late ’80s and early ’90s, the kind in which some perfect American family is menaced by a smiling human monster, a wo…
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N++ proves you can have too much of a good thing · Game Review · The A.V. Club
Like a lot of games, N++ has a profile screen in its option menu. It details a number of the player’s statistics—time played, amount of deaths, etc. Instead of a typical completion percentage, though, it displays an absurd number.
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Spoiler Space: The Gift · Spoiler Space · The A.V. Club
Thoughts on, and a place to discuss, the plot details we can’t reveal in our review.
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“Killer Concept Album” · Key & Peele · TV Review · The A.V. Club
Before last week’s episode of Key & Peele, it was announced that this season—which had originally been part of season four—would be the series’ last.
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Spoiler Space: Dark Places · Spoiler Space · The A.V. Club
Thoughts on, and a place to discuss, the plot details we can’t reveal in our review. Of course the kids really were satanists. But they never sacrificed anyone, only stabbed some cows in a fit of drug-induced euphoria. So, relatively anyway, they we…
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Not claustrophobic slipping through a rock. : woahdude
Not claustrophobic slipping through a rock. via /r/woahdude http://t.co/SqmJfNTP1f http://t.co/s4WWVa59iM
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Judgmental loaf via /r/Catloaf http://t.co/awhSGVBoz7 http://t.co/cdog5MZWk5
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Pony Pasture along the James River in Richmond by Scott Adams : FoggyPics
Pony Pasture along the James River in Richmond by Scott Adams via /r/FoggyPics http://t.co/W0u7jRw8GU http://t.co/nhXn5RjMMA
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This cat’s fur is a mix between orange & black : cats
This cat’s fur is a mix between orange & black via /r/cats http://t.co/lHB6daxCac http://t.co/nyXVAeBgD4
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APOD: 2015 August 5 – X ray Echoes from Circinus X 1
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Explanation: Circinus X-1 is an X-ray binary star known for its erratic varia…
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The activist investor William A. Ackman has built up a $5.5 billion stake in Mondelez International, the maker of Oreo cookies and Cadbury chocolate, in a bet that the food company may be a target as the industry consolidates. Pershing Square Capita…
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Cecil and the Law of the Playground – The New Yorker
By now, everyone has heard of Cecil the lion, and about his notorious end. Cecil was a famous lion, as lions go: fitted with a tracking collar and part of an observational experiment conducted, in Zimbabwe, by several British scientists, who wanted …
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MEXICO CITY — When Mexico’s most powerful drug lord, Joaquín Guzmán Loera, escaped from prison last month, he walked out of captivity and straight into the conspiracy-obsessed imaginations of his countrymen, who are willing, it
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Why is the Suez Canal a big deal? Explained in 60 secs – BBC News
Why is the Suez Canal a big deal? Explained in 60 secs 6 August 2015 Last updated at 05:34 BST Egypt has just completed a multi-billion dollar upgrade of its strategic Suez Canal.
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Trust Yourself (Remastered) – YouTube
Trust Yourself (Remastered) http://t.co/28f3Y72jcd http://t.co/ZLIbbPBkf0
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me_irl via /r/me_irl http://t.co/bRNSRyBwhW http://t.co/C2vtbUguq6
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WASHINGTON — President Obama took on critics of the nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers in an aggressive speech on Wednesday, saying they were the same people who created the “drumbeat of war” and played on public fe
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Cocteau Twins – Carolyn’s Fingers (Official Video) – YouTube
Subscribe to 4AD here: http://bit.ly/4ADYouTubeA single from the album Blue Bell Knoll. Cocteau Twins are Elizabeth Fraser (vocals), Robin Guthrie (guitars) and Simon Raymonde (bass).
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Martins on madcap chase in the meadow | Environment | The Guardian
We stood on the wooden bridge spanning the fast flowing, shallow, South Tyne river. Ahead, in the eroded bank at the bend in the river, we could see the nest holes of a sand martin colony.
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The Cure – Closedown – YouTube
The Cure – Closedown
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Infinite Busey (xpost from /r/SplitDepthGIFS/) : perfectloops
Infinite Busey (xpost from /r/SplitDepthGIFS/) via /r/perfectloops http://t.co/IrA600jXry http://t.co/3QBayM4r0u
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Decaying home in Nebraska [OC][2000×1300] : AbandonedPorn
Decaying home in Nebraska [OC][2000×1300] via /r/AbandonedPorn http://t.co/TVCh6T2QnS http://t.co/XYMSaySGJP
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meow_irl via /r/MEOW_IRL http://t.co/FblUeF6wU3 http://t.co/LVkWNtGqMr http://t.co/4Lm7poovSR
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My cat, Tywin. He doesn’t live up to his namesake very well, but I love him. : cats
My cat, Tywin. He doesn’t live up to his namesake very well, but I love him. via /r/cats http://t.co/22wBNV3Pqm http://t.co/awE8GJisl1
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How it feels when I’m almost home and the shit cramps get more intense. : reactiongifs
How it feels when I’m almost home and the shit cramps get more intense. via /r/reactiongifs http://t.co/jZ63DHAhm9 http://t.co/sqTeiIr8dH
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Trust Yourself (Remastered) – YouTube
Provided to YouTube by Sony Music EntertainmentTrust Yourself (Remastered) · Bob Dylan / Bob Dylan℗ 1985 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music EntertainmentReleased on: 2013-10-11Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Producer, Vocal…
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Bob Dylan – Tangled Up In Blue – YouTube
In 1975, Bob Dylan released his fifteenth studio album, Blood on the Tracks. Taken from the cult classic Renaldo and Clara, you can watch Dylan’s riveting live performance of Tangled Up in Blue now.http://smarturl.it/BD_YTP_Live?IQid=y…Watch Bob D…
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A federal appeals panel ruled Wednesday that a strict voter identification law in Texas discriminated against blacks and Hispanics and violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — a decision that election experts called an important step toward defining…
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Joshua Oakley on Twitter: “Asia – Arena http://t.co/aYChhKAMTb”
Asia – Arena http://t.co/aYChhKAMTb
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September 2015 U.S. Credits | Vanity Fair
Taylor Swift’s SAINT LAURENT BY HEDI SLIMANE clothing from Saint Laurent, N.Y.C.; BULGARI earrings from Bulgari stores nationwide, or call 800-BULGARI, or go to bulgari.com.
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Moon Crosses Earth’s Face in Amazing Million-Mile Video
The moon crosses Earth’s face in a spectacular new video captured by a spacecraft watching from a million miles away. The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) studies the solar wind and snaps vivid shots of Earth’s surface from its position about…
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About a year ago, I started the “Piece of Shit Book Club” with a few friends. We read and review the worst and most bizarre books we can find. Feel free to pop by our subreddit: /r/pieceofshitbookclub (self.books) We started as a couple friends but …
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“Able Archer” · Deutschland 83 · TV Review · The A.V. Club
“Able Archer” is one of those finales that demands another season, which hasn’t to my knowledge been ordered yet, so don’t forget to call your Senators.
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Abandoned School with Doors to Nowhere [OC] [4845×3203] : AbandonedPorn
Abandoned School with Doors to Nowhere [OC] [4845×3203] via /r/AbandonedPorn http://t.co/3m2WegXFeI http://t.co/KkkGXDXj1c
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1950’s. Marilyn Monroe pool side. : OldSchoolCool
1950’s. Marilyn Monroe pool side. via /r/OldSchoolCool http://t.co/OufhVuVOvT http://t.co/SmJQKfJvfv
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Chris Farley version of Shrek leaked : movies
Love Farley but honestly think Myers was funnier… Of course this is a small clip to make such a sweeping statement. Chris Farley was very much defined by his physical comedy though.
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Murder charges retained against Albuquerque cops | Al Jazeera America
Judge Neil Candelaria said the manslaughter counts were not applicable. However, he denied a motion by defense attorneys at the preliminary hearing to dismiss murder, aggravated assault and aggravated battery charges.
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DON’T LET IT TOUCH THE GROUND : gifs
That dog looks so happy! 😀 And daaaayum can he/she jump!
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Snake just became a father – Imgur
Snake just became a father http://t.co/zJxJrDp1xY http://t.co/tk9vyNVz5I
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Lee Meriwether as Catwoman 1966 : OldSchoolCool
Lee Meriwether as Catwoman 1966 via /r/OldSchoolCool http://t.co/5kFotrkamX http://t.co/y9KUNOqc2Z
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The Reward by Sylvain Sarrailh : ImaginarySkyscapes
The Reward by Sylvain Sarrailh via /r/ImaginarySkyscapes http://t.co/xfCMBcMW56 http://t.co/muhqqFzMue
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Star Gentian – Swertia perennis [2448×3264] [OC] ue : BotanicalPorn
Star Gentian – Swertia perennis [2448×3264] [OC] ue via /r/BotanicalPorn http://t.co/yLvv5bonqD http://t.co/r9t0pgtbQT
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Bill Cosby will be questioned under oath in October in a second case involving accusations that he sexually assaulted a young woman, a judge said on Wednesday. The deposition of Mr.
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MH370: Abbott says ‘baffling mystery’ is closer to being solved – BBC News
Australian PM Tony Abbott has said the “baffling mystery” of Flight MH370 is closer to being solved, after Malaysia said a fragment found in Reunion was part of the missing plane. PM Najib Razak said experts examining the debris in France had “concl…
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KAZAN, Russia — It makes no sense that the International Olympic Committee voted Beijing, a city devoid of snow, to be a Winter Games host but has resisted inviting high diving into the Summer Olympics.
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How It’s Made is a great show and all, but it almost always boils down to “This massive automated factory does everything with minimal human contribution.” I would love to see a show about how people in the 1700s used to make a mill, or how people i…
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meow irl via /r/MEOW_IRL http://t.co/COqLxcUN8y http://t.co/QrMwb95DvS
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I’ve finally found my spirit animal : TrollXChromosomes
I’ve finally found my spirit animal via /r/TrollXChromosomes http://t.co/8NoUzQnVQb http://t.co/vgB1CUnPSz
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Alta, Utah – Rainstorm and Sunset [1184×888] [OC] : EarthPorn
Alta, Utah – Rainstorm and Sunset [1184×888] [OC] via /r/EarthPorn http://t.co/9lixASSqQT http://t.co/1cKk6LX1Xo
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Photoshop. via /r/funny http://t.co/dH1jb5Rb9v http://t.co/gDrOwcu2k4
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The man shot dead by police after wielding pepper spray, an ax, a pellet gun and a fake bomb in a suburban Nashville movie theater has been named as Vincente David Montano, a 29-year-old with a history of mental health issues.
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Undulatus asperatus : woahdude
Undulatus asperatus via /r/woahdude http://t.co/SnUcFYrXJV http://t.co/UttHT0TNSv
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Samurai Jack & Aku tattoo : pics
Samurai Jack & Aku tattoo via /r/pics http://t.co/CvSCefULNI http://t.co/3QEoREEr3E
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A map where Europe never discovered America [1320×994] : MapPorn
A map where Europe never discovered America [1320×994] via /r/MapPorn http://t.co/9EGua0g7Tz http://t.co/VCYIs9KCP3
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Pretty much sums up college : funny
Pretty much sums up college via /r/funny http://t.co/gmjRzQTXBb http://t.co/bLi8NiwH5i
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Open thread for night owls: United States will ‘retaliate’ against China for OPM hacks
Blast from the Past. At Daily Kos on this date in 2008—Obama’s “working class whites” and “Hispanic” problem: Obama’s advantage is attributable largely to overwhelming support from two traditional Democratic constituencies: African Americans and His…
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As reported by Deadline, film distributor Freestyle Releasing has picked up the rights to The Masked Saint, a faith-based movie starring the late “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, who died last week from a heart attack.
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Fox’s Minority Report series gets poster, pretty obvious tagline · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Fox has released a promotional poster for its new TV series based on Steven Spielberg’s 2002 sci-fi thriller Minority Report, complete with an easy-to-read tagline for anybody who’s a little unclear on the premise. “They see the future.
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Fox picks up “horror dramedy” pilot from The O.C. creator Josh Schwartz · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Smushing together genres the way he once crammed together holidays for “The Best Chrismukkah Ever,” The O.C. creator Josh Schwartz has brought a new “horror dramedy” about a potentially haunted IKEA-ripoff to his old friends at Fox.
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I’m 21, and a male. : AdviceAnimals
I’m 21, and a male. via /r/AdviceAnimals http://t.co/6fZkqWTXbZ http://t.co/ekplfqNJL1
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Peace Love Beauty Wisdom Balance Imagination Truth Consciousness
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Peace Love Beauty Wisdom Balance Imagination Truth Consciousness
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Peace Love Beauty Wisdom Balance Imagination Truth Consciousness
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10 Seconds at Hampton Beach [OC][2048×1360] : waterporn
10 Seconds at Hampton Beach [OC][2048×1360] via /r/waterporn http://t.co/5vGKcChwxI http://t.co/rANwWYo8ms
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so high u keep makin crackbabys : trippinthroughtime
so high u keep makin crackbabys via /r/trippinthroughtime http://t.co/hDIshAGppe http://t.co/GmE3OIeaDN
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Early morning before the marine layer burnt off : FoggyPics
Early morning before the marine layer burnt off via /r/FoggyPics http://t.co/l52IHb4NYz http://t.co/YRUK4KDTch
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Horse Shelter via /r/funny http://t.co/jHAs6M1qXv http://t.co/KqG69NJcPv
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American soldiers pose for a picture, 1863. : OldSchoolCool
American soldiers pose for a picture, 1863. via /r/OldSchoolCool http://t.co/elgNwGYPeC http://t.co/OINDzPiIqE
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Crisis in Calais – Al Jazeera English
It is known as “The Jungle”. It is close to the French entrance of the Channel Tunnel near the port of Calais.
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UN: Palestinian Refugee Schools Short of Funds | Al Jazeera America
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees is warning that unless it receives $101 million by mid-August it may be forced to delay the start of the school year for 500,000 students.
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Google Translate’s new sign-reading feature takes on La Bamba – video | Technology | The Guardian
The team at Google headquarters in California tests Google Translate’s new ‘sign-reading’ feature and shows how it quickly translates La Bamba into 27 languages simply by having the camera pointed at printed text. You may not want your doctor using …
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The suspected ritual killing in Florida of a mother and her two sons is being looked at for connections to the recent blue moon and to occult practices, police have said.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton has very noticeably and intensely trained her sights on a single rival candidate for president: Jeb Bush. On Friday, she lambasted Mr.
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The question has leapt from dinner parties to community boards to the nightly news, its implications echoing in the highest echelons of City Hall: Why are there so many homeless people on the streets of New York?
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CLEVELAND — Just over 24 hours before the first Republican primary debate here, more than a dozen Fox News executives and producers gathered Wed
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While chief executives generally prefer not to say how much more money they make than their typical employee, some have found it advantageous to do just that.
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Winston-Salem, N.C. — MY mind was absorbed by the biochemistry of gene editing when the text messages and Facebook posts distracted me. So sorry about Cecil.
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The Russian police have arrested a man suspected of killing and dismembering his six young children, his wife and his mother. The suspect, Oleg Belov, was wounded by police gunfire while resisting arrest and was in stable condition Wednesday after s…
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We Won’t Fight Another Rich Man’s War 1970 : OldSchoolCool
We Won’t Fight Another Rich Man’s War 1970 via /r/OldSchoolCool http://t.co/EaI8CIlgkE http://t.co/iuWGWXYMZA
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Brazil businessmen sentenced to 16 years over Petrobras scandal – BBC News
Two former executives of Brazilian construction giant OAS have been sentenced to 16 years in jail for corruption. Three other former OAS employees have been sentenced to shorter jail terms.
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The One Thing Every Great Company Has In Common | TechCrunch
Obscured in the valuation dust of the current unicorn stampede is a key question: What actually makes a great company great? What do the future Facebooks, Googles and Apples have in common — not to mention the current ones? Let’s take Google and App…
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Turkish journalists accused of ‘terror propaganda’ – Al Jazeera English
Turkish prosecutors are seeking prison sentences of up to seven and a half years for 18 journalists they accuse of “engaging in propaganda of a terror group” for publishing photos showing a gunman pointing a gun at an abducted prosecutor in March.
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Live from the US Military’s Operation Dragon Spear | VICE News
After more than a decade fighting insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, the US Army is shifting its focus to larger, more complex, and more dangerous global threats.
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Reid: Republicans ‘have no plan’ on climate change | TheHill
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) defended President Obama’s new climate rule for power plants on Tuesday and hit its Republican opponents for not having a viable climate change agenda.
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On an afternoon in February last year, Polly McCourt was waiting on the Upper East Side for a cab to the hospital. Suddenly she began screaming, “Stop! Stop!” Ms. McCourt sat down right where she stood — in the crosswalk at 68th Street and Third Ave…
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Robo-Sabotage Is Surprisingly Common | MIT Technology Review
As you probably know by now, HitchBot—a device made of pool noodles, rubber gloves, a bucket, and the computer power needed to talk, smile, and tweet—was deliberately decapitated and dismembered this week, only 300 miles into its hitchhiking journey…
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Worlds in the Skies of Other Worlds : space
Worlds in the Skies of Other Worlds via /r/space http://t.co/sjtssMyQwY http://t.co/XM1HlpQBvY
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Germany’s Electricity Market Out of Balance – IER : dataisbeautiful
Germany’s Electricity Market Out of Balance – IER via /r/dataisbeautiful http://t.co/Vvah2jmsQ0 http://t.co/CVYpI6QD9N
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Top 20 Cities by Latitude Location [OC] [2370×1333] : MapPorn
Top 20 Cities by Latitude Location [OC] [2370×1333] via /r/MapPorn http://t.co/CVIgjSlz5u http://t.co/qUPgHJkrlm
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I don’t give a fuck : firstworldanarchists
I don’t give a fuck via /r/firstworldanarchists http://t.co/YtRjFsovWm http://t.co/9NfVECDXaC
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Obama’s Hard Sell on Iran – The New Yorker
With the most important foreign-policy initiative of his Presidency at stake, President Obama has gone on the offensive to salvage his controversial Iran nuclear deal, amid a blitz of television ads and opposition, both at home and abroad.
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A young girl’s struggle to go to school – Al Jazeera English
Seventeen-year-old Lina Juan Poni has cried and begged her mother to buy her a new pair of socks and shoes. But unlike many of her teen peers, her pleading wasn’t an issue of keeping up with the fashion of the moment.
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Hampton Creek ex-employees claim bad science and ethics – Business Insider
Something’s rotten at Hampton Creek.
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The Bat Doctor is In: Seriously Illegal Softball Bats and The Men Who Make Them – SBNation.com
I’m driving to a location I’ve sworn not to disclose. As I swerve off the highway exit ramp, the sun breaks through the filtering haze of the lingering marine layer. It pitches my eyes into a deep shadow, a fitting tone for the deeply nefarious act …
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No … how YOU doin’? : perfectloops
No … how YOU doin’? via /r/perfectloops http://t.co/c9VqB0j0be http://t.co/32E6KeECuF
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All from the same litter! : perfectloops
All from the same litter! via /r/perfectloops http://t.co/7uH2phvAs4 http://t.co/APAMW96KKx
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Bam … oh wait via /r/perfectloops http://t.co/uMiUy2EF9F http://t.co/eKgTk5njYf
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meow_irl via /r/MEOW_IRL http://t.co/AL4HwkBtXB http://t.co/vBsP81lpJy
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Can a BeagleLoaf get some love here? : Catloaf
Can a BeagleLoaf get some love here? via /r/Catloaf http://t.co/wwAVndEetm http://t.co/fzC0Lq9qRV
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Smiths Fork in Utah’s High Uinta Wilderness [OC][1958×2246] : EarthPorn
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Cat. via /r/CatsStandingUp http://t.co/BU7TwKn52D http://t.co/lWehGwongK
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Me when my most irritating coworker gets called out by my boss : gif
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In pictures: Hiroshima, the first atomic bomb – BBC News
An aircraft part found on Reunion Island was from missing Flight MH370, says Malaysia PM Najib Razak, though investigators stopped short of full confirmation.
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Hiroshima has marked the 70th anniversary of the moment the city was flattened by an atomic bomb with prayers, a moment’s silence, and vows to redouble efforts to halt nuclear proliferation.
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S Africa mining sector braces for major job cuts – Al Jazeera English
How nurturing chickens is helping elderly communities combat loneliness and associated mental health problems. After days on a crowded boat crossing the Mediterranean, one Syrian refugee family strives for a new future in Austria.
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Freedom of speech case outrages Germany – BBC News
Journalists have been accused of treason; a chief prosecutor fired; and we have witnessed the unedifying spectacle of government ministers scrambling to get out of the firing line after popular outrage.
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After the Apocalypse, Nature Reclaims Disney’s Magic Kingdom
Orlando looks very different in the hands of artist Josh Keyes, whose surreal post-apocalyptic scenes we’ve ogled before. This and five other new works by Keyes are currently on display at Antler Gallery & Store in Portland, Oregon.
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Iran negotiations: The women who made the Iran nuclear deal happen – BBC News
President Barack Obama continues to push for Congress to sign off on a nuclear deal with Iran. But the historic negotiation was brokered with the help of an unprecedented number of female diplomats.
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On Thursday night 10 presidential candidates will spill onto a stage in Cleveland, and the already crowded Republican primary race will begin in earnest with the first day of debates, live on Fox News. The perfect Jon Stewart moment.
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When was the first traffic light installed? Today in 1914. – Vox
It’s the 101st anniversary of the first electric traffic signal system.
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Before he had washboard abs, Chris Pratt was a young painter
Don’t worry about Chris Pratt. should his star begin to fall, he will always have his painting career as a safety net. The Jurassic World star appeared in a 2003 issue of TeenPeople talking about his interest in the visual arts in their “passions” s…
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Spicy Food Linked To Lower Risk Of Death – Scientific American
Chinese cuisine has a lot of blazingly spicy dishes, like mapo tofu and hot pot. And, of course, there’s the ever-present chili oil. “I like spicy food myself.” Lu Qi, an epidemiologist at the Harvard School of Public Health. “Almost every day, I ea…
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Pygmy hippo Petre celebrates 31st birthday with her calf Obi – video | World news | The Guardian
Wild Sea keeper Claire Anderson talks about how Melbourne zoo celebrates the birthdays of its animals. Petre the pygmy hippo, who turned 31 on Tuesday, may now be considered a senior pygmy hippo but she didn’t hold back in devouring a fruit and vege…
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Calais may continue to haunt David Cameron’s dreams – BBC News
It is a journalistic cliche to label some difficult problem or another as a “nightmare” for a politician – but the very visual impact of the roiling, repetitious, nightly chaos in Calais could well haunt the Prime Minister’s bedtimes.
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Study finds smartphones dominate UK internet access
Smartphones are now the device used most to access the internet in the UK. According to a new study, almost one-third of people in the UK access web-hosted content via a smartphone. That’s up a full 10 percent over last year, according to an Ofcom s…
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Nasa has said it is being forced to extended its contract with Russia to fly astronauts to the International Space Station, at a cost of nearly half a billion dollars, because budget cuts have delayed commercial US alternatives.
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RAS LAFFAN, Qatar — The temperature hovered around 100 degrees on the jetty here, where a set of pipes were connected to a giant red-hulled ship. But the moisture in the air froze on the pipes and flaked off, creating snowlike flurries on the early …
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An undercover New York police detective who joined a gang of motorcyclists as they attacked an S.U.V. driver and his family in Upper Manhattan was sentenced to two years in jail on Wednesday.
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‘In Absentia’ by Wojtek Fus : ImaginaryMindscapes
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This guy gets it. : firstworldanarchists
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HMB while I jump over the grill with my bicycle : holdmybeer
HMB while I jump over the grill with my bicycle via /r/holdmybeer http://t.co/XSlqqxUjrc http://t.co/ce3JPlmzs6
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Cat. via /r/CatsStandingUp http://t.co/2NXrKHEQA7 http://t.co/2BTZPbjhb6
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HBO teases Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger’s new rock drama Vinyl · Newswire · The A.V. Club
HBO has announced that Martin Scorsese’s long-in-the-works collaboration with Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, a rock ‘n’ roll drama series about the gritty, behind-the-scenes world of the music industry in the 1970s, now has a name: Vinyl.
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New Bush ad targets Clinton, Planned Parenthood | TheHill
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Madoff fraud saga sees last defendant jailed – BBC News
The final defendant in the $68bn (£44bn) Bernard Madoff fraud case has been jailed. Irwin Lipkin, 77, pleaded guilty of helping to hide the fraud from US regulators by falsifying documents.
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I rode the Lexus hoverboard at a skatepark in Spain | The Verge
Of the many technologies predicted by the 1989 classic Back to the Future Part II, perhaps none has stirred our collective imagination more than the Mattel Hoverboard, breathlessly ridden by Marty McFly through the streets of 2015 Hill Valley.
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X Ray Echoes from Circinus X 1 | We Heart It
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From Jubilee Bridge, London, UK [10304 x 3953][OC] : CityPorn
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Meow IRL via /r/MEOW_IRL http://t.co/RA1GeL7R6P http://t.co/fcPAlMD0AE
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Bill Cosby has been ordered to give a sworn deposition in a lawsuit alleging he sexually abused a 15-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles in 1974.
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EA’s gameplay trailer for Mirror’s Edge Catalyst is an overdue joy
Electronic Arts released a trailer for Mirror’s Edge Catalyst Wednesday, and fans can now see actual gameplay footage. More importantly: It’s glorious. Mirror’s Edge was unique because it allowed players to freerun with first-person gameplay and on …
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The Daily Show Set Is Headed to the Newseum — Vulture
Tomorrow is Jon Stewart’s last night in The Daily Show’s host chair, but his series’ set will live on in the dead eyes of children on field trips: Washington, D.C.
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Ever since it got really into extreme snowboarding a few years ago, Sony has been fully committed to the “go big or go home” lifestyle. That’s why the hack from last year was so brutal. Sony couldn’t just give up some private data, it had to give up…
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The moment Truman announced the bombing of Hiroshima – Al Jazeera English
On August 6, 1945, US B-29 aircraft the Enola Gay unleashed unprecedented power when it dropped the world’s first atomic bomb, “Little Boy” on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The following day, the US dropped a second nuclear bomb on the city of Nag…
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Breathtaking view in Milford Sound : NZPhotos
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Tobacco Country, December 1940, by Jack Delano : FoggyPics
Tobacco Country, December 1940, by Jack Delano via /r/FoggyPics http://t.co/i6s2XCSKXf http://t.co/x766WthOZO
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Former Australian rugby league player Jarryd Hayne catches a touchdown pass during a San Francisco 49ers training camp. The former NRL star made the switch to American football in 2014 and is hoping to win a place on the 49ers’ roster for next seaso…
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I’m hoping to do something broader about the abortion issue in this space soon, given the prominence that the debate over Planned Parenthood funding has suddenly assumed.
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There’s something about climate change that almost everyone in Australia has either forgotten or never knew in the first place. In 1990, Prime Minister Bob Hawke announced his government wanted the country to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20 per c…
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Beautiful, lovely Los Angeles [1920 x 1080] [OS] : CityPorn
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Getting ready to bask in the sun blep : Blep
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2013 Rosario gas explosion – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wikipedia article of the day for August 6, 2015 http://t.co/LcY7Ezq1Gh
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Trainer and Trainee via /r/aww http://t.co/vg7ulf1ZXy http://t.co/w916r8Medx
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Tesla Says Its Model X SUV is Coming Next Month (Maybe) | WIRED
Tesla says its much-delayed Model X SUV is on track to arrive next month. The company made the claim in its quarterly shareholder letter today, but we’ll believe it when we see it. The vehicle was first announced in 2012 and was expected to ship las…
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McG is producing a workplace comedy, Kevin From Work, for ABC Family · Newswire · The A.V. Club
The storied career of music-video-director-turned-explosion-documenter McG is an ever-evolving beast, constantly shifting as he McGs his way into the world.
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Harvard students are ‘fraudsters and liars,’ says a miffed Trump team
Screw youse guys, and so forth. Donald Trump has never believed in picking your battles.The Trump campaign is hitting back at the Harvard students who pulled an elaborate prank on the Republican presidential candidate, convincing him that he had bee…
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How an ‘Indian worker slapped’ shocked an Arab nation – BBC News
A video of a wealthy-looking Bahraini apparently slapping a man who appears to be a migrant worker has shocked social media users across the country, and now led to several arrests.It all started earlier this month when a clip of the incident was up…
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There’s One Actually Hilarious Moment In The 2005 Fantastic Four Movie
The 2005 version of Fantastic Four isn’t held up as an example of superhero-movie brilliance… and it hasn’t aged well. It’s mostly a pretty forgettable origin story, with boring action and broad-brush characterization. But it does have one great m…
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Jon Stewart prepares to leave Daily Show – BBC News
Jon Stewart has been hosting the Daily Show for 16 years. On Thursday he signs off for good, leaving the fake news desk to pursue other projects. The show will continue with new host Trevor Noah, but Stewart leaves a long legacy of funny monologues …
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Smoke on the horizon | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
Smoke on the horizon by morroelsie http://t.co/PsoHXMVY6C http://t.co/tzIOaPTdkh
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Shot this at Emerald Lake, Yoho National park. [OC] [6016,4016] : EarthPorn
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Rand Paul Super PAC officials busted for campaign finance fraud
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has a new hurdle in his bid to become the Republican presidential nominee: Leaders of his super PAC have been arrested. The U.S.
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Anger a Skunk, And This is What Your Last Unstinky Moment Looks Like
Yep, this is what a skunk looks like the moment before it sprays you—all eyes and anus. However, if you’re lucky, before you get sprayed and run shrieking off into the night, this skunk will give you a dance and a handstand. Spotted skunks aren’t as…
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How dirty is your air? This map shows you | Grist
President Obama’s Clean Power Plan, released this week, is arguably the most ambitious effort ever untaken by the U.S. to fight climate change. But it will also create enormous public health benefits by cleaning up the air people breathe, saving tho…
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Any Nectar Here? | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
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Transocean Deepwater drilling company gains $735m – BBC News
Transocean, one of the companies associated with BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil well disaster, has recovered $735m (£471m) in legal settlements and insurance related to the incident. The fees, booked in the second quarter of the year, offset a charge of…
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Reddit bans Coontown and associated racist subreddits – Boing Boing
Bravo, Reddit! After so much hogwash about letting it stay on principle, they finally woke up. The problem for Reddit was simple: every ad dollar spent there subsidized a white supremacist community that was getting uncomfortably prominent. It had t…
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Sen. Tom Cotton: America could militarily set Iran’s nuclear program ‘back to day zero’
The third problem is that even if you do all that, according to Tom Cotton, every bit of that and then some, you’re still only going to be setting back your nuclear-aspiring opponent by … less time than the proposed nonproliferation settlement is …
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LOS ANGELES — After disclosures of routine prisoner abuse by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department — where jailers were found to have b
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Breaking the silence on Jewish suicide – BBC News
Among Orthodox Jews, a self-inflicted death is seen as a serious sin which brings shame on the family. But a couple who have lost two sons to suicide believe more needs to be done to prevent such deaths, and help families grieve after they occur.
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For strawberries, it’s diversify or die | Grist
Over the last few decades, strawberry farmers have relied on a fumigant called methyl bromide. Even organic strawberries generally start out in nurseries with fumigated soil. But that pesticide depletes the ozone, and the EPA told people to stop usi…
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Robert Conquest: Revealing the horror of Stalin – BBC News
The historian Robert Conquest, who has died at the age of 98, is credited by many as the first to reveal the extent of the horror of Joseph Stalin’s regime. His books had a powerful effect on communists in the West, writes Stephen Evans.
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Riverdale Park, Toronto. By Lori Whelan [2048×1365] [OS] : CityPorn
Riverdale Park, Toronto. By Lori Whelan [2048×1365] [OS] via /r/CityPorn http://t.co/yADEoAlmCg http://t.co/QLxucdjhCc
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Lake Landora at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR, CO [OC] [4798×3171] : EarthPorn
Lake Landora at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR, CO [OC] [4798×3171] via /r/EarthPorn http://t.co/H8DNryufEP http://t.co/1tsoB8vbik
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Markets on alert for UK’s new Super Thursday of economic data – BBC News
Markets are on alert ahead of the UK’s new economic touchstone, a Super Thursday of economic data. From this Thursday, the monthly rate decision and the minutes of the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting will be released together, without…
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In Case You Missed It, Lois McMaster Bujold Published a Fantasy Novella
It’s called “Penric’s Demon,” and it came out about a month ago in e-book format. This novella, the longest she’s yet written, takes place in her “World of the Five Gods” universe, with all new characters.
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Apple Mac attacks ‘trivial, claims security researcher – BBC News
Creating malicious software that can attack Apple Mac computers is “trivial”, a leading security researcher has claimed. Patrick Wardle, from security firm Synack, demonstrated several new types of malicious software that bypassed Apple’s security m…
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Run The Jewels on Ferguson: ‘Riots work’ – BBC News
It is a year since black teenager Michael Brown was shot dead by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. The 18-year-old was unarmed and his shooting led to riots, both in Ferguson and across America.
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Explore Mars as the Curiosity Rover, Using This Handy Simulator!
This new simulator lets you direct the Curiosity rover on its missions around Mars—whether you want to send it to drill into the dust, explore new terrain, or just catch it in the somewhat awkward position of capturing a selfie (like you see above).…
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BBC Sport – Lance Armstrong: US lawyers want medical records from 1996
US government lawyers want to see records of Lance Armstrong’s cancer treatment to find out if he admitted doping to doctors in 1996. The US government is suing Armstrong for millions of dollars of sponsorship paid to his team by US Postal Service.
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Miss World Pageant, 1951. Seven Bathing Suit Finalists. : OldSchoolCool
Miss World Pageant, 1951. Seven Bathing Suit Finalists. via /r/OldSchoolCool http://t.co/8EeCgmphOn http://t.co/81ZaqHFzMU
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Sunset in Upstate NY : natureporn
Sunset in Upstate NY via /r/natureporn http://t.co/C1kohthOWb http://t.co/wYDt24d6ta
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“If atomic bombs are to be added as new weapons to the arsenals of a warring world, or to the arsenals of nations preparing for war, then the time will come when mankind will curse the names of Los Alamos and Hiroshima.
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How To Build A Smart Game Economy | TechCrunch
With game developers’ main objective being to create a really good game with an optimal monetization mechanism to maximize revenue, there are quite a few aspects to planning and implementing one’s game economy.
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Bee count finds school grounds abuzz as their favourite habitat | Environment | The Guardian
Schools and gardens have beaten farmland and the countryside in a survey to determine Britain’s most bee-friendly habitats. This May saw more than 6,000 people with cameras and smartphones take part in the annual Great British Bee Count, organised b…
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Diplomacy or War: Obama and Iran Deal Critics Take the Gloves Off | VICE News
The gloves are coming off in the heated debate over the Iran nuclear accord, as opponents and boosters of the deal are accusing each other of deception, fear mongering, and selling out Israel.
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The Almost Perfect World War II Plot to Bomb Japan with Bats
Imagine: a quiet, tense night in the middle of wartime. A plane rips through the air above your city, rupturing the stillness. The bay doors open, and out whistles a bomb. It drops and drops. Everyone braces.
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SavingGlobal Raises Further €20M To Crack Open The European Savings Deposit Market | TechCrunch
SavingGlobal launched in early 2014 to enable German savers to access the best fixed deposit rates in Europe, not just from banks in their home country.
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The Flash casts its Wally West · Newswire · The A.V. Club
One of the defining features of fleet-footed superhero The Flash is that there’s rarely just one of them running around the DC Universe.
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Cool Pope to bro down with Oprah, Matt Damon, Ari Emanuel · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Well, now we know why Pope Francis has been saying all that totally chill stuff about divorce and wealth redistribution: He’s been trying to get Matt Damon to come over and shoot some hoops.
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Want to survive climate change? Move here | Grist
When deciding where to live, people tend to look at things like the cost of housing, job prospects, landscape, natural resources, and proximity to friends and family.
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Federal Court Rules Against Texas Voter ID Law | Al Jazeera America
The decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit pertained to one of a series of laws enacted in Republican-governed states requiring potential voters to show identification that Democrats saw as intended to disenfranchise minoritie…
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Inside the secret world of Trader Joe’s – Aug. 23, 2010
FORTUNE — Apple’s retail stores aren’t the only place where lines form these days. It’s 7:30 on a July morning, and already a crowd has gathered for the opening of Trader Joe’s newest outpost, in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood.
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Golden https://t.co/VJ8Pf3tN4r
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We took a #WhiteHouseTour – and brought our cameras along – in pictures | US news | The Guardian
Here’s the State Dining Room. You might wonder why the decor isn’t quite as fussy as some of the other rooms in the White House. That’s because first lady Michelle Obama recently led a $590,000 update of the space, adding new curtains, furniture and…
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Obama: Abandoning Iran nuclear deal could mean war – Al Jazeera English
US President Barack Obama has defended the international nuclear agreement with Iran and warned the US Congress that blocking the pact could spark a war in the Middle East.
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Reddit Will Now Quarantine Offensive Content | WIRED
Reddit co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman has unveiled more specifics today on the site’s new content policy aimed at curbing at least some of the harassment and abuse that plagues the online community.
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Jeb Bush’s comment questioning whether “a half of billion dollars” was needed to cover “women’s health issues” opened the candidate up to criticism that he is “anti-woman” while he touted his pro-life record.
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Yelp’s Hospital Reviews Are Getting Real Health Care Data | WIRED
Yelp is probably best known for its restaurant reviews, but founders Jeremy Stoppelman and Russel Simmons were more concerned with how to find a good doctor online than where to grab a decent meal when they started the company in 2004.
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One of Our Favorite Short Film Makers Just Landed His First Feature Film
We’ve really enjoyed the futuristic short films of director and special effects artist Hasraf ‘HaZ’ Dulull, and now we’ll get to see what he can bring to a feature-length film. Dulull has already started filming Origin Unknown, a scifi thriller abou…
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BBC Sport – World Athletics Championships: Valerie Adams will not defend title
New Zealand’s Valerie Adams will not defend her shot put title at this month’s World Championships in Beijing as she has not recovered from surgery. The 30-year-old has held every world, Olympic and Commonwealth title since 2006.
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Teen Pot Use Not Linked To Mental Illness | Al Jazeera America
Teenage marijuana use does not lead to mental health or respiratory problems later in life, according to a new study that contradicts previous research linking mental illness in adulthood and youth pot smoking.
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Hot Looks: Masks | Vanity Fair
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Reddit (Finally) Bans CoonTown
After months of bending over backwards to explain why a subreddit dedicated to violent hate speech against black people was OK, Reddit’s new CEO announced today that /r/CoonTown is no more. Today we are releasing an update to our Content Policy.
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Big Cottonwood Canyon – SLC, UT [OC] [1334 x 750] : EarthPorn
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Wet and Wild(6000×4000) : AbandonedPorn
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Steel Wool at Giant Rock [1200×800][OC] : ExposurePorn
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Microsoft Just Dropped An Update For Windows 10 But Isn’t Really Explaining What It is | TechCrunch
Microsoft dropped a crop of Windows 10 updates today, some of which you might already have, some of which you might not have. If you already have some of the updates, you will get the updates that you do not already have. (Here you go.) So what is a…
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Parents Busted after Buying 20 Pounds of Heroin on Family Trip to Disneyland Paris | VICE News
Police in France have arrested a man and a woman as they were heading home from a family trip to Disneyland Paris with a trunk full of teddy bears and heroin. The couple was arrested as they arrived home in the northwestern French town of Quimper, i…
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Will MH370 flaperon reveal more clues? – BBC News
Part of the aircraft wing found on Reunion Island is from the missing MH370 plane, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has confirmed. Mr Najib said international experts examining the debris in France had “conclusively confirmed” it was from the ai…
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Universal Studios is having the biggest year ever for a Hollywood studio · Newswire · The A.V. Club
If the powers that be at Universal Studios made a New Year’s resolution to break the record for biggest box-office year in history, they can phone in the rest of 2015. The studio has already raked in a record $5.53 billion globally, passing the $5.
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Is Lexus’ Crazy Hoverboard Really Frictionless? | WIRED
Everybody loves hoverboards. Right? Here is a recent video showing the use of the Lexus Hoverboard. The basic idea is that the hoverboard has superconductors to allow it to levitate on top of magnets embedded in the ground. Now for a quick analysis.…
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Infamous Kirk vs Gorn scene made funnier with squeaky rubber suit sound f/x – Boing Boing
The epic fist fight between Captain Kirk and a man in a lizard suit was a low water mark for Star Trek. Mario Wienerroither made it even worse (and therefore much better) by removing the music and adding squeaky rubber suit sound effects.
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David Byrne explains the streaming music ripoff – Boing Boing
Artists are taking home pennies for millions of plays and no one — not the labels, not the distributors, and not the streaming companies — will disclose the way that streaming music royalties are calculated.
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Reddit bans racist communities as site updates content policy
On Wednesday, Reddit issued an update to its official content policy and, in the process, banned a handful of racist communities the social news site’s management deemed harmful.
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PARIS — To the Spanish authorities, Picasso’s 1906 “Head of a Young Woman” is a unique painting, the only example in Spain from a pivotal period in the artist’s life. Because of that status, the courts labeled it a “national treasure” that should no…
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See the Smithsonian’s Slayer and Thrash-Metal Mini-Doc | Rolling Stone
A new mini-documentary by the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of American History examines the origins of thrash metal and, more specifically, Slayer.
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The long wait appears to be over for a tangible sign that the Boeing 777 that disappeared 16 months ago went down in the Indian Ocean. The Malaysian prime minister confirmed that a part that washed up on an island was from Flight 370 — though some e…
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Miss Piggy should have broken up with Kermit a long time ago
It’s a well-known fact that Miss Piggy—Time magazine contributor and noted Rihanna enthusiast—is the best thing about the Muppets. Voiced by Frank Oz, she’s a fashionista and a diva, but also a refreshingly outspoken woman who is fearlessly willing …
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MONTAUK, N.Y. — With the ocean roaring in front of them, guests relaxed under white umbrellas on a recent summer afternoon here. Stacked against a hill behind them were the villas and cottages of the Panoramic View, the beneficiary of one of the mos…
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Spend some time with a depressed, laconic Luigi as he chain smokes and wanders through a crumbling Mushroom Kingdom, ruminating on ontology, ethics, family, identity, and the mistakes he and his brother have made.
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Since I moved into a condo I can’t have a garden… : AdviceAnimals
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1952. Pretty Woman Operating Hi Fi Tube Record Player. : OldSchoolCool
1952. Pretty Woman Operating Hi Fi Tube Record Player. via /r/OldSchoolCool http://t.co/6tN8HZx1po http://t.co/UoIijr8zzq
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Saw the work of a master builder today : funny
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HMB while I try to get my helmet off : holdmybeer
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On August 4, Scientific American hosted its third annual STEM Executive Summit at the New York Academy of Sciences in collaboration with Macmillan Education and Nature. This year’s theme was “Building the 21st Century Learner.
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Court rules police must get a warrant to obtain cellphone location records | US news | The Guardian
Police must get a search warrant to obtain records about cellphone locations in criminal investigations, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
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The Dark Side and the Bright Side : Image of the Day
The images were acquired by NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC), a four megapixel CCD and telescope on the DSCOVR satellite, which orbits about 1.6 million kilometers (1 million miles) from Earth.
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Bingewatching History: I Relived 16 Depressing Years Of The Daily Show
On September 12, 2000, Jon Stewart started The Daily Show’s Headlines segment with the following joke: “The GOP accused of using subliminal advertising. Bush says, ‘Why would we advertise underwater?’” After a run of jokes about then-candidate Georg…
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This Wasp Mind-Controls Spiders Into Building It Cozy Webs | WIRED
Caption: This spider is–how shall I say it–in a good amount of trouble. Keizo TAKASUKA Wasps can be a rather … mean-spirited bunch, particularly when it comes to raising their offspring.
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The tally of property losses from California’s most destructive wildfire this year nearly doubled on Wednesday as the week-old blaze raged on through dry scrubland north of Napa Valley wine country.
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Facebook introduces live-streaming video (but only for celebrities) · Newswire · The A.V. Club
In America, we like to pretend that we are all, in our own way, important. Even if we’re not “creating jobs” or dropping bombs on people, something somewhere would fall apart if we weren’t there pushing that paper or mustarding those hot dogs.
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Government Data And The Uber Question | TechCrunch
Amid the debate in New York City on limiting the number of drivers for ride share companies such as Uber, one key point was glaringly absent: Uber and similar companies born of the recent tech boom — Airbnb, Lyft and others — aren’t just disrupting …
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U.S. Drone Hits Syria in 1st Lethal Strike | Al Jazeera America
The United States has conducted its first drone strike into northern Syria from a base in Turkey, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, ahead of what Ankara said would soon be a “comprehensive battle” against Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fi…
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Reddit updates content policy, promises to quarantine ‘extremely offensive’ communities
In addition, Reddit has outright banned five subreddits: /r/CoonTown, /r/WatchNiggersDie, /r/bestofcoontown, /r/koontown, /r/CoonTownMods, /r/CoonTownMeta. Those seem to be the only subeddits that have drawn Reddit’s ire.
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Cartoon: Donkey & Elephant support their early favorites
The 2016 Presidential Campaign is already in full swing and the early favorites are starting to gain steam.
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How to Try at The Gym Without Looking Like You’re Trying | Vanity Fair
Anyone who tells you that they do not care about how they look at the gym is lying, but convincingly—the trick to looking sexy at the gym is to look as if you don’t care. And that includes your choice of gym gear. A head-to-toe look screams of despe…
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A principal argument opponents raise against the nuclear agreement with Iran is that it would release at least $100 billion in impounded funds that Tehran could then use for attacks against the West and others.
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Packed with over-the-top, scenery-munching roles for actresses like Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Chloë Sevigny, Angela Bassett, Sarah Paulson, and more, American Horror Story has always been one of the most female-friendly shows on television.
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A federal appeals panel ruled Wednesday that a strict voter identification law in Texas discriminated against black and Hispanic voters and violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — a decision that election experts called an important step toward def…
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The History Behind Dark Souls’ Most Controversial Move, The Backstab
Backstabs are one of the most powerful attacks in Dark Souls, letting you disable an enemy while inflicting huge amounts of damage. It became so popular From Software nerfed it for Dark Souls II, but it seems to be back in action for Dark Souls III.
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Tesla confirms the Model X SUV will launch in September
You could easily miss it skimming through Tesla’s quarterly shareholder letter, but the company offered up a more specific time frame for its all-electric Model X SUV.
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US Jails Experiencing Growing Suicide Epidemic | Al Jazeera America
Suicides in local jails are the leading cause of death for U.S. inmates, according to a recent report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).
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Eating spicy food is associated with a reduced risk for death, an analysis of dietary data on more than 485,000 people found.
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Spicy food associated with longevity | Science News
Spicy food in the diet seems to contribute to longevity, a study of thousands of people in a Chinese registry finds. Men who ate spicy food at least once a week were 10 percent less likely to die during the seven-year study period than were those wi…
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NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory – Wildfires Scar Thousands of Acres in Alaska
Wildfires have burned thousands of acres in Alaska this year. The fires have left scars across the landscape that are visible from space.
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NASA Names New Manager of International Space Station Program | NASA
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Bruce Rauner isn’t particularly known for his subtlety—he once said lawmakers should lower the minimum wage in Illinois. In a campaign ad from December 2013, Rauner walks onto a white screen, examines a claw hammer, and puts it on the counter.
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The Coen brothers might adapt Ross MacDonald’s Black Money · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Now that shooting has wrapped on their latest project, the Hollywood period musical Hail, Caesar!, Joel and Ethan Coen are back on the hunt for new material.
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MSF in Mediterranean: ‘We’re picking up bodies from the water’ – BBC News
Rescuers are searching for hundreds of migrants in the Mediterranean after a boat carrying as many as 600 people capsized off the coast of Libya. The Irish navy said “significant loss of life” was feared and Medecins Sans Frontieres confirmed “many …
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O’Malley: Dems tilting race toward Hillary Clinton | TheHill
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley in an exclusive interview Wednesday with The Hill accused party insiders of trying to tilt the primary contest in Hillary Clinton’s favor.
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Mistral warships: Russia and France agree compensation deal – BBC News
A deal has been agreed in which Russia will receive compensation for France’s decision last year to cancel the sale of two warships, both countries say.France will fully refund Russia for the two helicopter carriers. The deal was worth €1.2bn (£838m…
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Rohnert Park officials are investigating an incident where an officer is seen on video drawing his gun on a man who wasn’t accused of committing a crime. KGO reported on Wednesday that the officer happened by the man’s house and the two argued after…
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A$AP Rocky and Tyler, the Creator are going on tour together · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Although they have fairly distinctive styles and hail from opposing coasts, A$AP Rocky and Tyler, the Creator are something of kindred spirits, at least in terms of career trajectory.
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Obama tweets at GOP congressmen over Iran deal
The @POTUS account, which the White House set up as a more personal social-media venue for the president, lit up on Wednesday afternoon with responses to several tweets from high-profile conservatives in Congress. Obama responded to Rep. Steve Scali…
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Deadspin 5 Thoughts On Tom Brady’s Case From A Guy Who Read The Whole Damn Thing | Gizmodo What Basic Things Have We Been Doing Wrong All Our Lives? | Jezebel Ex-Owl City Musician Charged with Criminal Sexual Contact with Teen Fan | Kotaku Superhero…
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Frequent consumption of spicy foods has been linked to longer life. A 7-year study of nearly a half-million people in China shows that eating spicy foods one or two days a week can reduce death by as much as 14%. But correlation is not causation, le…
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Chance the Rapper and Lil B drop surprise freestyle mixtape · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Last month, Chance the Rapper took to his Instagram account and surprised everyone by announcing that he had just completed a joint record with Bay Area artist Lil B, with the latter calling the effort a “based freestyle album.
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Hedgehog won’t stop screaming at the vet
Just as trips to the doctor can be unsettling for humans, pets can feel some anxiety about going to the vet. One little hedgehog in particular is totally against visiting the pet doc’s office.
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Is Jeb Bush Still the Republican Front-Runner? — NYMag
In the months before anyone had announced that they were running for president in 2016, many observers acted like the contest had already been scripted and everyone had obtained advance copies. Hillary Clinton was going to be the Democratic nominee,…
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U.S. Senate worker says she makes so little, she has to moonlight as a stripper
She’s a stripper who also works at one of America’s most exclusive and powerful clubs: the United States Senate. On Wednesday, a woman named Kim (using only her first name) published an op-ed in the Guardian titled, “I work at the U.S. Senate.
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An Awkward Adaptation of Kahlil Gibran’s “The Prophet” – The New Yorker
This past March, at the New York International Children’s Film Festival, Roger Allers, the director of “The Lion King,” cheerfully answered kids’ questions about his newest movie, which had just had its U.S. première.
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Bill Clinton Talked to Trump About GOP Politics — NYMag
The Washington Post reports that Donald Trump, currently leading the Republican primary polls, talked on the phone with former president Bill Clinton in May about his desire to get more involved in politics.
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Why Ta-Nehisi Coates Isn’t Our James Baldwin — NYMag
By now, the designation of The Atlantic’s Ta-Nehisi Coates as heir to — or the “next,” or “today’s” — James Baldwin feels inevitable: Coates himself, in what amounted to an origin story for his new book, Between the World and Me,
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Less popular than peas: Jeb Bush’s $75 ‘Guaca Bowle’ widely criticized | US news | The Guardian
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush has added a new and somewhat controversial item to his campaign store: the Guaca Bowle. Bush’s bowl has already been widely criticized and mocked for the $75 price tag, the three-week wait before delivery a…
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It Was The Best Of times, It Was The Worst Of Times | TechCrunch
$NFLX close: $123.71. Up 2.11 percent. A new record high. Year to date: Up 153.5 percent. $TWTR close: $28.47. Down 2.97 percent. A new record low. Year to date: Down 20.55 percent.
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Sleepy Hollow Drops the Headless Horseman for Season 3. Wait, What?
We knew Sleepy Hollow was going through a pretty major retooling for season 3 after its troubled (and frequently boring) second season.But this might be the biggest change of all—the show is also dropping its iconic villain, the Headless Horseman, a…
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Is the NYPD Overstating the Dangers of ‘Weaponized’ Marijuana? | VICE News
Kenneth Dale Wakefield, a transient, mentally ill Phoenix man, smoked two different drugs before he went on a late July killing spree that resulted in the decapitation and death of his wife and their two dogs.
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A New Report Reveals Inequality In Hollywood Is Worse Than We Thought
The ongoing debate about equal representation in movies is more important now than ever—but it turns out we didn’t really realize just how bad the situation really was.
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The Cover Art That Most Missed The Point of Man in the High Castle
Philip K. Dick’s classic novel The Man in the High Castle offers cover designers a few creative directions to go in. There’s Nazi imagery. Japanese flags. Images of an occupied United States. But as Atlas Obscura shows, some overseas designers went …
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Blake Lively Was a “Mercenary” in the Delivery Room, Says Ryan Reynold | Vanity Fair
This spring, Ryan Reynolds was so tight-lipped about his and Blake Lively’s baby girl that the actor refused to even disclose her name in press interviews.
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Here’s the CIA’s Letter to Congress Saying the Agency Was Quitting the Torture Business | VICE News
Three months after President Barack Obama was sworn into office, then-CIA Director Leon Panetta sent a letter to congressional oversight committees informing them that the agency was changing its torture policies.
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Report: Bill Clinton May Have Encouraged Donald Trump to Run for Presi | Vanity Fair
Whom does the country have to blame for Donald Trump’s ascendancy in American politics? The Republican Party, for cultivating conservative populism to score short-term victories against Barack Obama? The media, for covering Trump’s every utterance a…
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Facebook invites its users to livestream—but only if they’re famous
Sure, you can broadcast the minutiae of your often mundane life to Facebook, but until now, you couldn’t livestream it. Live lets celebs livestream videos directly to Facebook. They can see comments and likes in real-time and respond to people as th…
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Atomic bomb in 1945: A look back at the destruction – Al Jazeera English
On August 6, 1945, the USs dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan. More than 140,000 people died in the devastating blast, that killed, maimed and traumatised civilians in the city for decades to come.
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Police: suspect dead in Tennessee movie theater shooting – video | US news | The Guardian
A gunman who showed up at a screening of the movie Mad Max: Fury Road in a Nashville suburb was shot dead by police, police said.
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Hiroshima: They told me to paint my story – Al Jazeera English
For someone who has spent so much of his life withholding traumatic memories, it is extraordinary how Keigo Miyagawa is now letting them flow forth.
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Eddie Redmayne’s Best Blues | Vanity Fair
1/11A suit fit for a champion! Oscar night was a win for Eddie Redmayne’s moving performance in The Theory of Everything, and he wore the perfect midnight-blue Alexander McQueen tuxedo for the occasion.By Jason Merritt/Getty Images.+−zoom
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Texas court strikes down voter ID law over ‘discriminatory effect’ | US news | The Guardian
A federal appeals court struck down Texas’ voter ID law on Wednesday in a victory for president Barack Obama, whose administration took the unusual step of bringing the weight of the US Justice Department to fight a wave of new ballot-box restrictio…
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The Pope Also Wants to Hang Out with Matt Damon and Oprah | Vanity Fair
Pope Francis—the cool Pope, the progressive Pope, the Pope who threw down the gauntlet on global warming—is popular enough that even godless heathens like him. So what does the Pope do now that he’s achieved near-universal approval? He’s going to Ho…
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Game of Thrones Spoilers Terrorize NFL Training Camps | Vanity Fair
Tip of the helmet to George R. R. Martin for inadvertently creating the most surprising test of strength during the N.F.L.’s 2015 training-camp season: Game of Thrones spoilers.
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Much of the photography on 500px feels somewhat unattainable for many of us. “When am I ever going to make the time to go to Iceland?” we wonder, gawking at yet another photo of Skógafoss as we put down our camera and decide to watch Netflix instead…
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It’s sad when someone else features a photographer you admire, and only then do you realize you’ve never featured him yourself.
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Podcast: Totally Subjective Presidential Odds (Early August Edition) | FiveThirtyEight
Welcome to the latest round of “totally subjective odds” — when our analysts get together and riff on the little (but growing!) amount of data we have to handicap the presidential election.
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Whenever I look at my comment scores : AdviceAnimals
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Phil rarely chills but when he does he chills hard : cats
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Ancient Galaxy Is Most Distant Ever Found
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W. M. Keck Observatory researchers confirmed EGSY8p7 as the most distant galaxy whose spectrum places it at a redshift of 8.68 at a time when the universe was less than 600 million years old. Image released August 5, 2015. -
The sudden importance of two humble reptiles in the context of what would be Australia’s largest coal mine represents yet another stumbling block for Indian corporate giant Adani. But on their own, the snake and the skink are unlikely to sink the Ca…
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Harry Potter lyrics somehow make Taylor Swift tunes even better
The only thing that could make Taylor Swift’s 1989 better is the infusion of Harry Potter. Luckily, YouTuber Kate Parkin has us covered. No word yet if either Swift or J.K. Rowling has seen the tribute, but it’s only a matter of time.
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We Are Cecil The Lion, The Kochs Are The Dentist | ThinkProgress
Here’s an analogy. Charles and David Koch are bored billionaires looking for trophies. And they are after very big game, the biggest ever, in fact, since destroying a livable climate would kill off a large fraction of the animal life on the planet.
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Utah Prison Is Punishing Inmates For Going On Hunger Strike | ThinkProgress
Wednesday marks day six of a hunger strike at the Utah State Prison, where inmates are refusing food over prison conditions described as “psychologically damaging.” The strike, which began in a maximum-security unit, has no end in sight — and the in…
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Weatherwatch: Jumbo scorcher and bone-chilling snaps | News | The Guardian
The Middle East is used to extreme heat but its latest heatwave has been of extraordinary proportions. Temperatures last Friday reached a scorching 51C (124F) in Baghdad and 46C (115F) in the Iranian city of Bandar Mahshahr.
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Apple won’t have to deal with group lawsuit over iMessage woes
The lawsuit alleged that Apple’s failure to provide an easy way to abandon iMessage caused her to miss text messages sent to her Samsung device. She sought to make her complain a group lawsuit, but U.S. District Judge Lucy H.
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Why The Pope Is Talking About Divorced And Remarried Catholics | ThinkProgress
Pope Francis is raising questions about the Church’s stance on Catholics who have divorced and remarried, urging his fellow believers to be more welcoming to what Catholic leaders have sometimes referred to as “wounded families.
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10-Year-Olds Disqualified From Basketball Tournament For Having A Girl On The Team | ThinkProgress
Ten-year-old Kymora Johnson has been playing on an all-boys basketball team since she was five. She loves to play and loves her team — and they’re pretty good, too.
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Content Policy Update : announcements
Today we are releasing an update to our Content Policy. Our goal was to consolidate the various rules and policies that have accumulated over the years into a single set of guidelines we can point to. Thank you to all of you who provided feedback th…
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Is office air conditioning sexist? No, say steaming hot men
Men in our office suffer from chronic overheating, a very common ailment directly attributed to the requirement that they wear full-legged pants, shirt, socks, and shoes.
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Neo-Nazi confesses to murdering 3 in SoundCloud upload
A neo-Nazi site opted to post a damning murder confession from one of its own. And it could mean a conviction and the death penalty for one Kansas defendant.
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#WCW Hannah Witton is changing the way we talk about sex
The Daily Dot is celebrating Woman Crush Wednesday, better known as #WCW on Twitter and Instagram, by highlighting female creators on YouTube whose work we admire. Hannah Witton is one of the top power players in the sex-education community on YouTu…
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Evo shatters fighting game viewership records
Evo has taken to calling itself the most prestigious fighting game tournament in the world. Now it can also call itself the most watched.
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Bettie Page In Fishnets Wrestling with Woman. 1950’s. : OldSchoolCool
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Blep so hard you start contemplating life : Blep
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Dreamlike forest – Waterton, Canada [OC][2048×2048] : EarthPorn
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MRW I get that number at the Club : reactiongifs
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You are a blind cat just trying to find your way home – Offworld
Wanderment is like every other platform game you’ve ever played, except that you’re a cat, and you’re blind, and the world around you is comprised of shimmering fragments of sound. The goal of the game is simple: you’re trying to find your way home.
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An Inside Look At The First-Ever White House Demo Day | TechCrunch
Yesterday, President Barack Obama invited 30 companies over to the White House (on his birthday, no less) to participate in the first-ever White House Demo Day. The purpose of the event was to accelerate diversity in the U.S.
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There’s a new virtual reality film festival touring the country · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Someday, traditional movies that require the viewer to sit still and quietly appreciate the things they’re seeing on a big screen are going to seem as charmingly outdated as a Punch and Judy performance.
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Colin Farrell goes from True Detective to Fantastic Beasts · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Because he could probably use a different kind of cheering up, Colin Farrell has signed on to J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter spin-off, Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them.
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India’s Time Travel Comedy Has A Great Idea: Take A Selfie With Gandhi
This trailer for the new Tamil time travel film Indru Netru Naalai has a few things going for it. First, the time machine looks hella cool. Second, they draw diagrams, which is an essential part of truly great time travel.
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Reddit just implemented its new content policy today. Site administrators are now banning and quarantining a number of subreddits.
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Watching people play video games. Check. Watching people play with apps. Check. Watching people do earnings. Check. Watching people draw things? Check. Now, anyways.
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Castlight Health Rises 2.7% On Stronger-Than-Expected Q2 Revenue, Minor Profit Miss | TechCrunch
Following the bell, enterprise healthcare management company Castlight Health reported its second-quarter financial performance, including revenue of $18.5 million, and a per-share loss of $0.19. The street expected Castlight to lose 18 cents per-sh…
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Remember those militarized cops who raided a California medical marijuana dispensary, harassed a disabled patient in the store, and were recorded on a security camera gobbling what was almost certainly marijuana-infused edibles that they swiped duri…
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Chance the Rapper and Lil B Just Dropped a Free Mixtape | WIRED
Frank Ocean announced his new album Boys Don’t Cry would be out in July. But even though his website has been updated with some cryptic new clues to signify that a “surprise” album release is imminent, it has yet to materialize.
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WhatsApp for iOS now lets you share location using Apple Maps and backup video chats
WhatsApp for iOS has been updated, and now lets users include video in their chat backups. There’s also an improved design for cropping pictures and videos, and location sharing via Apple Maps.
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The Way Americans Eat – The Business of Life (Episode 8) | VICE News
In the span of just a few generations, Americans have become obsessed with the way we eat. But while some of us are surrounded by farmers markets and Whole Foods outlets, some experts argue that a large percentage of the population is unable to affo…
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McConnell pushes cybersecurity bill off until September
The bill—put forward by the top members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Sens. Burr and Dianne Feinstein—would offer incentives to the private sector to share information about cyberthreats with the government.
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Update: Tesla’s stock price has bounced back, now down only about 3 percent after hours. Today after the markets closed, Tesla reported second quarter financial results, including non-GAAP revenue of 1.20 Billion and non-GAAP loss per share of $0.48…
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This is Why a Fire Burns Everything But the Matches That Start It
California is in its fire season again, and dryer than usual, so many of us have spent days watching the devastation that a fire can cause. Few things survive it, even in bits and pieces. Often, though, the matches that began the fire are the most r…
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Chrysler Has a New Way to Test Cars Packing Big Horsepower | WIRED
Caption: Chrysler’s new $2.5 million revamped dynamometer can properly test all-wheel drive and 4×4 vehicles packing up to 650 horsepower. Chrysler
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Comparing the abilities of spacecraft in different fictional universes is an undeniably silly dick-measuring exercise, especially given that the writers of those series may or may not have cared much about the science or consistency of technical det…
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Maybe It’s The Movies That Suck, Not The CG Visual Effects
This video is freaking great. Made by the team at RocketJump Film School, it makes a strong argument that while people love to crap on computer graphics in movies, those people don’t know what the hell they’re talking about.
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Kurt Cobain’s 1985 punk demo streaming online for the first time ever · Newswire · The A.V. Club
The demo recordings of Kurt Cobain’s pre-Nirvana band, Fecal Matter, are now available online. Founded by an 18-year-old Cobain in 1985, Fecal Matter featured the Melvins’ Dale Crover on bass, and recorded its demo, Illiteracy Will Prevail, on a fou…
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Bestie, a new selfie app from Camera360 maker, strives for that natural look
Selfies are ubiquitous, so why not take the best ones possible? There are plenty of apps out there that seek to improve your looks — YouCam Perfect and FaceTune immediately come to mind, but there are tons of others.
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Humans Are the Most Dangerous Animals on This Week’s Zoo
“This is What it Sounds Like” raises the expectation that we might hear some Prince on Zoo this week, but don’t hold your breath for any more Purple Rain references beyond the episode title.
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Is This the Worst Moment in the Fantastic Four Movie? God, I Hope So.
Fantastic Four has premiered in the U.K., and audience reviews are hitting social media. The verdict seems to be that it’s not particularly good, but there’s one “Thing” we just learned about the movie that is just astoundingly awful. Spoiler warnin…
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New SEC Rule Could Make Life Awkward for CEOs | WIRED
The SEC has adopted a rule that requires public companies to publish the ratio of their CEOs’ pay to employees’ median pay, a move that will undoubtedly spur lots of uncomfortable conversations about the ever-growing compensation gap in the US.
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Chart: All the emissions, state by state | Grist
They say everything is bigger in Texas, and greenhouse gas emissions are no exception. The Lone Star State pumps out more than any other: upwards of 800 million tons of CO2 equivalent in 2012.
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I Played A 24 Cent Steam Game So You Don’t Have To
Devil’s Share is a new Steam game that has, in the span of five days, racked up 454 reviews. Most of these are negative. And yet! The game is currently selling for less than a dollar. How bad could it be? Pretty bad, it turns out. According to Steam…
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How to spend time alone in NYC
As something of an expert on the topic, this New York Magazine piece about spending time alone in the Big Apple is pretty good. The opening of the piece gets at why busy, crowded NYC is actually a good place for an introvert to be:
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Kermit, Miss Piggy Announce Breakup – The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
A month before the premiere of their new primetime show on ABC, popular Muppet characters Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy have announced in joint online statements that they are splitting up after “thoughtful consideration and considerable squabbling.
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Kermit, Miss Piggy Announce Breakup – The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
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[OC] Neglected Bonsai In A Closed Cafe (Japan) [3610×2400] : AbandonedPorn
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Misty Morning on the AT : Breathless
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Alex Trebek is one sexy Canadian icon, 1963. : OldSchoolCool
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HMB while I go from 0 – Full Retard in 2 seconds : holdmybeer
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Superfluid by Michael Magin / 500px
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Bevel Turns Your Phone Into A 3D Scanner For $49 | TechCrunch
Here at TechCrunch we’re eagerly awaiting the day that 3D photographs are just as mainstream as traditional ones. We even have an ongoing collection of some TC writers modeled in 3D.
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GoDaddy Posts Q2 Profit Miss On Modestly Strong Revenue Of $394.5M, Falls 2% | TechCrunch
GoDaddy reported its second quarter financial performance today, including revenue of $394.5 million and negative earnings per share of $0.46. The market had expected GoDaddy to report a $0.17 per-share loss, on revenue of $392.94 for the period.
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Shots were fired today in at the Carmike 8 Cinemas in Antioch, Tennessee. The Metro Nashville Police Department confirmed the suspected gunman had been killed.
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Reddit Finally Bans r/CoonTown And Other Hateful Subreddits, Updates User Policies | TechCrunch
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman introduced an updated set of user policies Wednesday, which included details for how Reddit would be “quarantining” certain subreddits and banning ones which “exist solely to annoy other redditors,” including the infamous r/…
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‘Gunman’ dead after cinema shooting in Nashville – BBC News
The man was reportedly seen carrying an axe, a gun, and two backpacks into the screening of Mad Max: Fury Road at the Carmike Hickory 8 cinema. The suspect was shot dead by police, a spokesman confirmed.
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The police in Nashville said Wednesday that a suspect was dead after officers responded to reports of shots’ being fired at a movie theater southeast of the city.
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Many runners may be wearing the wrong shoes for their particular stride or the right shoes that were chosen for the wrong reasons, according to a new scientific review about running shoes and injury risks.
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“Issues of identity and prejudice are drawn out authentically…a perfectly scripted and played mood piece.” – Iris Prize Jury 2014 (Winner, Youth Award) Featured on Short of the Week: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2015/07/31/bombshell/ REGIONAL FI…
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My cat is spoiled… via /r/cats http://t.co/X6sVlnaL96 http://t.co/TtclKkRwtl
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Sad Lion (Panthera Leo), KNP, SA – [4485×3364] : AnimalPorn
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This video of Earth and the stuff we put on it is mesmerizing | Grist
There are many ways to view the wonder of planet Earth: jaw-dropping videos from outer space, scenic “Earth Porn,” gritty “ruin porn” (we love porn). But this video by Rhode Island School of Design student Conner Griffith is something new.
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Funny Or Die’s Adam McKay is writing an Archie musical · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Famous Riverdale redhead Archie Andrews got a reboot (or, if you prefer, a resurrection) earlier this year, and now it looks like he’s getting a musical. Variety reports that Adam McKay will write the show’s book in collaboration with Archie Comics …
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Fitbit Jumps 4% After Reporting Huge Beat In Q2 Revenue Of $400M | TechCrunch
Fitbit Inc (FIT) reported its first earnings Wednesday since going public earlier this summer. The wearable fitness-tracker maker generated an adjusted $0.07 per share on revenue of $400 million. Analysts had looked for Fitbit to generate $0.08 per-…
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Mushroomhead, the band named after a dick, defends the Confederate flag · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Despite the fact that Mushroomhead is from Cleveland, a city that was never even close to becoming part of the Confederacy, the masked avant metal band has been flying the Confederate flag as part its merch for a bit.
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Gunman killed after movie theater shooting in Antioch, Tennessee
Police have killed a shooter at a movie theater in Antioch, Tennessee. At least two people were injured during the attack, reports WKRN.
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TestFlight update supports watchOS 2 apps and new iOS 9 features
The TestFlight app has been updated, and now allows developers to beta test watchOS 2 apps as well as iOS 9 features like app thinning. The new process allows iOS apps to be downloaded with only the necessary assets.
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Ex Nihilo to bootcamp in Korea, add LS and Cella to coaching staff
European Challenger side Ex Nihilo will travel to South Korea to bootcamp at the end of the month, sources close to the organization tell the Daily Dot. The team will stay in the country for about three months, prior to the Spring Qualification Tour…
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Appeals court tosses Texas voter ID law
A U.S. district court judge wrote that the 2011 law, which was challenged by the administration of President Barack Obama and civil rights groups, was unlawful under a federal law called the Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution in part becaus…
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Microsoft’s Sway app takes on PowerPoint with new features and a Windows 10 app
Microsoft’s newest addition to Office, Sway, is finally ready to join the rest of the productivity Suite: Microsoft today announced the app is losing the ‘Preview’ ta, along with a new Windows 10 app and features to match.
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Don’t cry for the voicemail—it’s already dead
We all have friends whose voice mailboxes are either full or haven’t been set up in the first place. But can you blame them? The only thing worse than getting a phone call in 2015 is retrieving a voicemail.
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Transportation Spending Priorities Are a Civil Rights Issue
Rhonda works as an overnight home health aide in downtown Denver. She would like to attend Red Rocks Community College to help her qualify for a higher paying job that includes benefits.
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Religious Profiles of American Metros : dataisbeautiful
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Our ginger female, Cheddar 🙂 : cats
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Someone forgot that MRIs are giant fucking magnets : funny
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Virtual Reality Movies Are Getting Their Own Film Festival | WIRED
It seems like only yesterday we were talking about what to do with virtual reality offerings at traditional film festivals. Starting this month, that may not be a huge concern—because VR is getting a film festival of its own.
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How Much Money Is Uber Losing? — NYMag
Some financial statements leaked to Gawker show a beloved, hugely hyped unicorn deep in the red: In the second quarter of 2014 alone, Uber lost nearly $110 million.
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Sony Dropped a Ton of News About Dark Tower, Spider-Man, Jumanji, More
Well, Sony’s had a productive day. They’ve just released a bunch of news about a bunch of movies—including the long-awaited Dark Tower adaptation, the Jumanji remake, the live-action Spider-Man reboot and the animated version and more—and here are a…
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Zuckerberg-backed Site: Immigration Stance Could Doom GOP | WIRED
The Republican party is pretty well doomed if doesn’t do more to embrace Hispanic voters, according to a new web tool released by the Mark Zuckerberg-backed advocacy group Fwd.us, which pushes for immigration reform.
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DJI’s New Phantom Is a Brilliant Drone for N00bs | WIRED
When we reviewed the DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone in June, we were impressed by both its ease of flight and video quality. Less exciting? The $1,259 price tag. Fortunately, there’s now a DJI Phantom for the rest of us. Well, for more of us, anyw…
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Netflix’s New Parental-Leave Policy – The Atlantic
The company says it will allow new moms and dads to take as much time off as they’d like in a baby’s first year of life. Google offers 18 weeks of paid maternity leave. Facebook gives four months. Twitter, 20 weeks.
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Syfy’s The Magicians conjures up new female lead, gets underway · Newswire · The A.V. Club
As we’ve reported previously, The Magicians, a series of books about a narcissistic douche who happens to be able to do magic, is being turned into a television series by Syfy.
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In a Funny Or Die video to promote their new film American Ultra, co-stars Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg flip the script on the typical press junket.
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Jeb Bush Is Saying What Other GOP Candidates Are Thinking On ‘Women’s Health Issues’ | ThinkProgress
When Jeb Bush said he wasn’t sure “we need a half a billion dollars for women’s health issues” before a Southern Baptist gathering on Tuesday, even conservatives cringed.
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BREAKING: Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Texas’s Voter ID Law | ThinkProgress
One day before the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, one of the most conservative federal appeals courts in the country wielded that law to strike down a Texas voter suppression law.
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RedState Editor-in-chief and Fox News contributor Erick Erickson, who will be hosting several Republican presidential candidates at a conference later this week, isn’t concerned that the culture wars are over because its current winners — presumably…
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Are Biden-for-President Supporters All Sexist? — NYMag
One of the unfortunate habits overtaking the left is a tendency to conclude that any behavior that could plausibly be motivated by bigotry is likely motivated by bigotry. It is no doubt true that a misogynist would want Joe Biden to challenge Hillar…
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Canceling 19 Kids And Counting cost TLC $24 million · Newswire · The A.V. Club
According to The Hollywood Reporter, TLC’s decision to cancel the cash cow that was 19 Kids And Counting has cost Discovery Communications, its parent company, about $24 million.
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I’m not even thirsty anymore. : AdviceAnimals
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Lazy summer afternoon. It’s hot in that fluff. : LazyCats
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Blep in a pot via /r/Blep http://t.co/BHBr7UoMfi http://t.co/PvTfsmxKNU
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Just as there are writers’ writers, so there are painters’ painters: necessary exemplars, moral guides, embodiers of the art. Often they are quiet artists, who lack a shouty biography, who go about their work with modest pertinacity, believing the a…
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FutureAdvisor’s FutureGift Removes The Awkwardness Of Giving Kids Cash For College | TechCrunch
Gifting a child money for future education expenses is nothing new. However, giving cash is almost always awkward, plus the giver misses out on the chance to show off a physical gift.
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Mississippi trucker wins Democratic gubernatorial primary after spending $0 | US news | The Guardian
Robert Gray, 46, reported spending zero dollars on his campaign to become the Democratic party’s nominee for governor, and defeated two rivals with 51% of the vote. He told the Associated Press that he did not vote on Tuesday “because he was busy”.
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Small Newspaper in Veracruz Comes Under Attack Days After Photojournalist Massacre | VICE News
Another attack against reporters has taken place in the Mexican state of Veracruz, alarming human-rights authorities amid an escalation of violence against the press in Mexico.
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Louis C.K. Shadowing New York Mayor for Potential Project | Rolling Stone
Louis C.K. briefly traded the Comedy Cellar for a New York state budget meeting as the comedian spent the past few days shadowing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for a potential new project. The New York Times reports that C.K.
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Obama accuses Iran deal opponents of luring Congress toward Middle East war | US news | The Guardian
Barack Obama turned his opposition to the Iraq war into a trump card against critics of the Iran nuclear deal on Wednesday, in a speech that accused “armchair” warmongers in Washington of luring Congress toward another military conflict in the Middl…
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Shooting at Tennessee movie theater leaves suspect dead – reports | US news | The Guardian
Reports of a shooting emerged just before 1.30pm ET, local media said. Police officers on livestreams could be seen milling around outside the cinema, heavily armed, but not appearing to be engaged in an active incident.
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You’ll Soon Find Out How Much More Money Your CEO Makes Than You | VICE News
The debate over the outsized pay packages of America’s corporate titans is about to heat up.
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Inside the great eWhoring scam
It’s late. You’re tipsy. And you’ve just trudged through 15 pages of videos on PornHub when you receive an IM from a beautiful woman. Want to see a live show? she asks. Sure, you think, why not? With your PayPal account loaded with cash, your priva…
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Our Planet May Be Sprouting Super-Dense “Hairs” of Dark Matter
Calculations made by a JPL-California research scientist suggest that thin strands of dark matter filaments are spreading out from large planetary bodies like Earth and Jupiter. If true, it’s a possible sign that we may be able to finally detect the…
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Epic ‘Lip Sync Battle’ features a ‘Broad City’ duel for the ages
Usually Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson are on the same team, but now they’re facing off in a lip-sync battle for the ages. The Broad City stars each took their turn as classics, both modern and vintage, for their duel.
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Your Facebook friends list could keep you from getting your next loan
According to a new patent, Facebook could keep you from getting a car loan. A patent secured by the social network details technology that would enable lenders to look at your friends’ credit histories before approving you for a loan.
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How DJ Tunez Unites Afrobeat’s Old and New Schools | Rolling Stone
It’s an overcast Friday evening in early May, and Davido, the hottest young pop artist in Nigeria, is on his way to the Dolce Lounge in Elizabeth, New Jersey, for a gig.
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Meek Mill’s Career Is ‘Finito’ After Drake Diss, Brandon Jennings Says | Rolling Stone
It’s been a tough couple of weeks for Meek Mill, who drew the ire of Whataburger, the Undertaker and roughly half the NFL after engaging in a war of words with Drake – and responding to a pair of sizzling diss tracks from the Prince of the Provinces…
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I’m John Scalzi and This Is How I Work
John Scalzi is a Hugo award-winning author of science fiction. He’s also an occasional columnist, a regular (and often hilarious) blogger, an active Tweeter, television consultant, and more. And when people mention Scalzi’s name, it’s usually follow…
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Stand-Up Survivor: The Story Behind Bobcat Goldthwait’s New Doc | Rolling Stone
“It would’ve been easier to get actual Bigfoot footage,” Bobcat Goldthwait says, on having to unearth clips of razor-tongued comedian-activist Barry Crimmins, the subject of his emotionally rich documentary Call Me Lucky.
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He proposed a “great wall” to keep out illegal immigrants, but changed his mind when he visited the Mexican border. He donated $10,000 to re-elect Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, but in attacking Mr.
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How Art Therapy Is Being Used to Help Syrian Children in Lebanon | The Nation
BARJA, LEBANON–Anita Toutikian stands alone in a bare-bones classroom, huddled over a table covered in art supplies. She carefully arranges paint bottles and brushes, and sets out a sleeve of plastic cups for pallets.
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States Vary Enormously On HPV Vaccination Rates | FiveThirtyEight
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released its newest estimates of HPV vaccination rates among teens, and the vaccination rates for the cancer-causing virus are far lower than for other diseases. HPV vaccination rates also vary dram…
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Booze Science is better drinking through chemistry. WIRED articles editor Adam Rogers explores the scientific ways ice can influence a cocktail with Jennifer Colliau, beverage director at San Francisco’s innovative bar The Interval at The Long Now.S…
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“Accidentally Glued Myself to a Crocodile” and Other Science Failures – Neatorama
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Mom knows what she’s talking about. : AdviceAnimals
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NASA Notifies Congress About Contract Modification with Russia | NASA
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Get This Mindblowing Mad Max: Fury Road Poster Right Now
There’s so much awesome in Mad Max: Fury Road, the notion of making a poster for it seems daunting. Unless, of course, you put all of it together in one crazy poster, which is what artist Scott C did. His Mad Max poster, “A Lovely Day,” is now on sa…
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Five Ways The Final Clean Power Plan Puts States At The Helm Of Their Energy Future | ThinkProgress
On Monday, the EPA released the final Clean Power Plan, which will achieve a 32 percent reduction in carbon pollution from the nation’s power plants from 2005 levels by 2030.
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Learning Physics Is Tough. Get Used to It | WIRED
In recent courses, I have noticed two troubling practices of physics students. The first is the student response to homework problems. I hear the following kind of statements all too often: “Oh, you are stuck on homework problem number 13? I found a…
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New York’s Junior Reporting-Writing Internship — NYMag
Interested applicants should send a cover letter, résumé, three writing samples, and answers to the five application questions below to jrwp@nymag.com by August 15. Full-time applicants are preferred, but part-time applicants will also be considered.
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Streaming Video Startup Pluto TV Nabs Spotify’s Chief Content Officer | TechCrunch
Pluto TV, an L.A.-based video streaming startup targeting cord cutters, has just made a significant new hire: the company is bringing on Ken Parks, previously the Chief Content Officer at Spotify, to serve as Pluto TV’s Executive Chairman.
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The Ruin Your Day With Sad Trailer: The Leftovers Season 2 | WIRED
Sadness, misery, hopelessness, sadness, broken dreams. Liv Tyler is still smoking. Ann Dowd is still creeping. Justin Theroux is still searching.
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Dust off moldy gold with the recently rediscovered LP from John Hulburt · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Before being rediscovered by singer-songwriter Ryley Walker in a Chicago record store in 2012, John Hulburt’s private press LP hadn’t seen the light of day in 40 years.
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Midday open thread: Jeb’s guacamole bowl, a Rand camp indictment, and bees
Today’s comic by Matt Bors is Internet police! Hands up: The head of Rand Paul’s super PAC has been indicted for campaign finance violations during the 2012 presidential campaign. Read the indictment. This can’t help Paul, who was already struggling.
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That Airplane Debris Is Definitely From MH370 — NYMag
Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak announced today that the barnacle-covered flaperon found on Réunion, a French island east of Madagascar, last week is definitely from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
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Crash Test trailer has comedians on a bus getting laughs · Coming Distractions · The A.V. Club
In the trailer for Crash Test, Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer (both of Human Giant and many, many other things) take their eponymous Upright Citizens Brigade show on the road as they run into fellow comedians and actors (sometimes literally) on the stre…
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Webcomic MFK Stars a Superpowered Girl on a Quest to Scatter Mom’s Ashes
Abbie is the heroine of Nilah Magruder’s webcomic M.F.K., but she doesn’t want to be a hero. She just wants to carry her late mother’s ashes to their final resting place and live a quiet life.
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Legacy of The Void campaign details leaked
Legacy of The Void, the final StarCraft 2 expansion, is due for release sometime this year.
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The LGBT community is not happy about the new whitewashed Stonewall movie
The Stonewall trailer, which debuted on Tuesday, made one thing clear: the film is an Oscar vehicle. But as the LGBT community logged on to watch it, grumbles spread and turned into outrage as people realized that the film apparently whitewashed his…
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UNRWA funds crisis worries Palestinian refugees – Al Jazeera English
With a funding shortfall of $101m, UNRWA, the UN agency that has been looking after Palestinian refugees in the Middle East for 65 years has said it may be forced to delay the new academic year at the schools it runs in refugee camps across the regi…
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PARIS — The airplane part that washed up last week on a French island in the Indian Ocean is definitely a piece of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia said early on Thursday (Wednesday afternoon Eastern time).
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When I think of my uncle Gene, I think of a man who, late into the night at a particularly boisterous family wedding, would flatten his palms against the dance floor, extend his body parallel to the ground and then begin to undulate his legs and tor…
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This grocery store gets it : firstworldanarchists
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On the air by George Papapostolou / 500px
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The 18th Street Gang Just Set Out to Prove It Runs El Salvador’s Transport System | VICE News
Eight drivers on commuter bus routes in El Salvador were killed in a bus “strike” enforced by a faction of the powerful 18th Street gang and resulted in an estimated $60 million in losses for the country’s economy.
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How Reading To Children Can Transform Their Brains | ThinkProgress
Educators have long encouraged parents to read aloud to their children from the moment they’re born, stressing that every new word and sound strengthens the cognition needed to excel academically.
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Microsoft Offers Big Upgrade to Paid Leave for New Parents | WIRED
The company said today it will now provide new parents with 12 weeks of paid leave. Birth mothers will also keep the eight weeks of paid maternity disability leave they already have, for a total of 20 weeks, Microsoft executive vice president of hum…
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Eleanor Roosevelt, who spent 12 years in the White House as first lady and traveled the world as a human-rights advocate, is the front-runner for the new face of the $10 bill, according to a poll.
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Leading experts and practitioners of Wicca and other pagan religions have slammed a Florida sheriff’s department after police announced that a triple-murder was a “ritualistic killing” linked to “witchcraft”.
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US carries out first drone strike in Syria from Turkey – BBC News
The US has carried out its first air strike on so-called Islamic State in Syria from a base in Turkey, a Pentagon spokesman has said. An unmanned aircraft – or drone – was used on Monday, Captain Jeff Davis confirmed. He did not give any specific de…
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How the special effects team pulled off the biggest ‘Game of Thrones’ scene yet
Daenerys Targaryen may have dropped the flaming mic on the fifth season of Game of Thrones by riding out of Meereen on a dragon, but it wouldn’t have been possible without the stunning work by the show’s visual effects crew.
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Kevin Bacon desperately wants more male nudity in Hollywood · Great Job, Internet! · The A.V. Club
Kevin Bacon is letting it all hang out, calling for more male nudity in TV and films. Noting an inequality between female and male nudity, Bacon has produced a video asking for actors and filmmakers to unite and “Free The Bacon.
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io9 Book Club Is In Session: Let’s Talk About Naomi Novik’s Uprooted!
Welcome to the monthly meeting of the io9 Book Club. This month, we’ve read Uprooted by Naomi Novik. Jump into comments to get started talking about it!http://www.amazon.com/Uprooted-Naomi…
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In brief remarks on Wednesday, Pope Francis offered a comforting word for divorced Catholics and their children, urging priests to welcome and foster these families with “doors wide open.
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This Twitter Bot Turns Your Pictures Into Pixelated Glitch Art | WIRED
Visitors to Apple’s new Cupertino campus will get a ringside view of the action.
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Animated Maps Illustrate the Hell of Bay Area Commuting | WIRED
Your hellish commute has never looked so pretty. A new set of animated maps plots the commutes of 3.3 million Bay Area residents commuting to 110,000 destinations. The maps were made by Alisdair Rae, a geographer and urban planner based at the Unive…
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If white women can wear afros, why can’t black people have natural hair at work?
Even though America doesn’t love black people, it loves black culture. This week, Allure magazine published a service piece teaching white women how they, too, can sport an afro, “even if [they] have straight hair.
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An animator on ‘The Lion King’ drew a stunning tribute for Cecil the Lion
An animator who worked on The Lion King created a stunning Cecil the Lion tribute after the creature was killed by an American hunter in Zimbabwe last month. As the Internet collectively mourned Cecil both online and offline, Aaron Blaise was inspir…
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How Do You Debate Trump? – The New Yorker
I don’t know about you, but I’m grateful to Donald Trump for one thing.
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Enormous, Humongous June Trade Deficit Hits Jobs, Growth
The U.S. Census Bureau reported Wednesday that the June goods and services trade deficit was an enormous, humongous $43.8 billion. This is an increase from May’s enormous, humongous $40.9 billion trade deficit. The monthly U.S.
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Standing at just under 17 inches, Gnome Chomsky the Garden Noam clutches his classic books, ‘The Manufacture of Compost’ and ‘Hedgerows not Hegemony’ – with his open right hand ready to hold the political slogan of your choosing.
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Underwater by Pupacica / 500px
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I have iced coffee every morning. : AdviceAnimals
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Keeps me going : AdviceAnimals
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West Fork of the Cimarron River, Western Colorado [OC][6016×4016] : EarthPorn
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Cool party trick to learn for when you’re drunk. : funny
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NBC’s The Wiz Live! has found its Dorothy · Newswire · The A.V. Club
The Wiz Live! is ready to hit the yellow brick road—that is, begin production—because the musical has just cast its Dorothy. TVLine reports that 18-year-old Shanice Williams will play the Kansas girl lost in the Emerald City this December.
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The lack of equality in talent behind the cameras in Hollywood has been at the center of conversation many times this year.
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Alabama Cop Allegedly Pulled Over and Beat Man After Their Bar Fight | VICE News
VICE News is closely watching policing in America. Check out the Officer Involved blog here.
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Ambush and elimination: how to make the presidential debates more exciting | US news | The Guardian
Presidential debates are largely boring, consisting of a lot of carefully coiffed men spouting painstakingly crafted, carefully rehearsed answers to plodding questions.
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Stabilized version of famous bigfoot video – Boing Boing
The Patterson–Gimlin film, shot in the late 1960s, purports to show a female Bigfoot taking a stroll through the woods near Orleans, California. The video is very shaky:
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From Whitewater to Benghazi: A Primer on Bill and Hillary Clinton Scandals – The Atlantic
The FBI has questions for the company that ran the former secretary of state’s email server—as well as for her lawyer. Another week, another new front on the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails.
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YouTube is improving its view counter and killing ‘301+’
Say goodbye to the ominous “301+.” YouTube is ditching its old method of counting video views for a better system.
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Malaysia PM confirms wreckage belongs to MH370 – Al Jazeera English
Debris found on an Indian Ocean island last week is from MH370, Malaysia’s prime minister has said, confirming for the first time that the plane which mysteriously disappeared 17 months ago had crashed.
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El Chapo search: US offers $5m for information on Mexican drug lord | World news | The Guardian
The US government has announced a $5m reward for information leading to the recapture of one of the world’s most wanted drug kingpins, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman of Mexico.
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Malaysian Prime Minister: Recovered Wing Fragment Belongs to MH370 – The Atlantic
Malaysia’s prime minister confirms that a piece of wing fragment recovered in Reunion Island last week is from the missing plane.
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Why This Rainbow-Colored Object Gets Put Into Your Drink
Something you put in your drinks has a special property that, along with special polarization, causes it to erupt into rainbows. Find out what it is, and what makes it so colorful. This is a thin section of an ordinary ice cube.
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Malaysian P.M.: Found Wreckage Is from MH370 | Vanity Fair
Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak announced on Wednesday that the wreckage recovered on the island of Réunion was indeed from the lost Malaysia Airlines flight 370, putting to rest months of international search efforts and endless speculation as…
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Exploit opens Popcorn Time to potential hacks
Security engineer and researcher Antonios Chariton, known as DaKnOb, wrote a blog post detailing how the streaming torrent app Popcorn Time could be susceptible to a man-in-the-middle attack, which would give a hacker complete control of a targeted …
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Here’s the Full Statement on MH370 From the Malaysian Prime Minister | WIRED
Authorities have confirmed the airplane part that washed up on the shores of the island of Réunion last week came from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared on March 8, 2014. On 8 March 2014, flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing disap…
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BBC Sport – FK Qarabag 0-0 Celtic (agg 0-1)
Celtic have travelled to Baku without defender Charlie Mulgrew for the second leg of their Champions League third round qualifier with Qarabag.
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Colin Farrell Joins the Cast of the Harry Potter Spin-Off | Vanity Fair
Colin Farrell is trading in the dreary, adult world of True Detective for something a little sunnier. The Irish actor has been cast alongside Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Ezra Miller, and Alison Sudol in the Harry Potter spin-off…
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Chelsea Clinton’s Clinton Foundation Role, NBC Stint, and Rise to Power | Vanity Fair
She didn’t exactly set the stage on fire, but she was still, it seemed, the highlight of everyone’s day.
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The Playlist reports that production has begun on director David Mackenzie’s (Starred Up) new film Comancheria, which stars Chris Pine, Ben Foster, and Jeff Bridges. Written by Sicario scribe Taylor Sheridan, the story is about two brothers facing f…
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It’s been a long wait, but finally it’s arrived. No, not answers of any kind—the full trailer for season two of The Leftovers. And, judging by this preview, it looks like there are no ready explanations for the events of last season.
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The Fentanyl Death Toll Is Climbing in British Columbia | VICE News
A spike in fentanyl-related deaths in British Columbia has prompted police and government agencies to escalate their fight against the dangerous opioid that’s 100 times stronger than morphine.
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Beck Brings Funky Exuberance to Nile Rodgers’ FOLD Festival | Rolling Stone
Toward the end of Beck’s set Tuesday night at Nile Rodgers’ inaugural FOLD Festival in Riverhead, New York, bassist Justin Meldal-Johnsen told the crowd that the singer was “feeling a little emotional tonight.
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Here’s how a Republican president could undermine the Clean Power Plan | Grist
The Republican presidential candidates do not support EPA’s new Clean Power Plan. They made that abundantly clear on Monday, when President Obama rolled out the final rule limiting carbon emissions from existing power plants.
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Welcome to hell on Earth: Mideast edition | Grist
Think it’s hot where you live? That’s nothing compared to what’s happening in the Middle East. On one of the hottest days in recorded human history, the heat index in Bandar Mahshahr, Iran, reached an ungodly 165 degrees last week. One hundred and s…
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WASHINGTON—With most respondents stating that they simply aren’t ready for such a major commitment, a Gallup poll released Wednesday confirmed that a majority of Americans are not looking for a serious, long-term candidate right now.
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1949 Swimsuit Competition. Paris, France. : OldSchoolCool
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I are a hunter *pounce* : awwgifs
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Cat Makes Friends with Koi Fish : AnimalsBeingBros
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When I call my friends whores. : TrollXChromosomes
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Green fields | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
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A loaf named Brad via /r/Catloaf http://t.co/YcDVujnJBe http://t.co/7zj2TPdaLy
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So apparently there’s such a thing as a ‘bikini barista’ : pics
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Loki greeting Mommy after a long trip. He is really happy to see her : foxes
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Earth’s Voyage Through the Interstellar Cloud –“20,000 Years Left to Go” http://t.co/HbxjgKplpt http://t.co/GsNBtPdQOW
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“I’m just here so I don’t get fined.” : gifs
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AboveTEK’s crazy useful smart phone stand – Boing Boing
AboveTEK’s bendable iPhone holder is amazingly handy. Now technical diagrams or simply directions can be available, right in from of my face. I can clip it almost anywhere I am working and have already found great assistance while working on a motor…
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Wreckage Confirmed As Part of Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 | VICE News
Experts confirmed Wednesday that a fragment of an airplane wing that washed up on an island in the western Indian Ocean last week did come from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, according to Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak.
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Last week, the German government informed the popular news site Netzpolitik that two of its journalists were under investigation for treason for reporting on their government’s mass surveillance programs – in other words they were being investigated…
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Bubble nails look like marbles attached to finger tips – Boing Boing
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Dairy farmers target Morrisons in protest at milk prices | Environment | The Guardian
Morrisons faces a day of action on Thursday by dairy farmers angry at milk price cuts they say are forcing them out of business.
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Syria conflict: US fighter plan criticised by key rebel – BBC News
A US plan to build a moderate fighting force to take on the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria has been criticised by a senior rebel trained in the programme.
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Rio Olympics: Deodoro site ‘taking shape and on time’ – BBC News
When there were still two years to go until Rio’s Olympic games, the biggest reason for concern was in Deodoro, where construction work to build venues for 11 sports had only just started. Now with a year to go, venues there are taking shape and sai…
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President Obama delivered remarks on Wednesday about the Iran nuclear deal at American University, where President John F. Kennedy delivered a speech in 1963 on nuclear diplomacy.
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Here’s why it’s okay that Uber is losing a lot of cash right now
Gawker has got its hands on some internal Uber documents, apparently showing the company’s quarterly profit and loss over the past few years. It seems everyone’s favorite Silicon Valley Unicorn loses quite a bit of money.
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Ron Paul’s top 2012 campaign staff members indicted on felony charges | US news | The Guardian
Top staff members from Ron Paul’s 2012 presidential campaign have been indicted in the culmination of a long investigation into Paul campaign’s alleged payments to an Iowa state senator to endorse the former Texas congressman for president and the h…
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Ricki and the Flash Review | Vanity Fair
After all this time, it’s a pleasure to watch Meryl Streep sweat. The grand dame of American acting has, over the past decade or so, played a lot of imperious, powerful women—a magazine editor, a mother superior, a hectoring matriarch, a prime minis…
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Parents Hate Common Core Math—But Their Also Going Back to School to Master It – The Atlantic
Grownups are hitting the books and taking classes just so they can help their kids with their math homework. “It feels like a dark time,” wrote the comedian Louis C.K. in a tweet last April. “I’m pissed,” he wrote in another, a few minutes later. C.…
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Calais: Life in the Jungle | Al Jazeera America
CALAIS, France — Migrants tend to keep an eye out for trucks transporting food in a bid to avoid detection in this French port, a springboard to illegal entry to the U.K. “This way the dogs can’t smell your flesh,” explained Youssef.
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The speed of sci-fi ships, ranked
From Back to the Future’s DeLorean to Dr. Who’s Tardis, here’s a listing of sci-fi vehicles ranked from slowest to fastest. In the ongoing struggle of Star Wars vs. Star Trek, Wars is the clear winner in the speed category: the Millennium Falcon is …
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Malaysia confirms plane debris is from MH370 | Al Jazeera America
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak confirmed on Thursday that a Boeing 777 wing segment, known as a flaperon, discovered in the Indian Ocean island of La Réunion is from the missing Flight MH370, the first real breakthrough in the search for the p…
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If Wednesday afternoon is hitting you as hard as it’s hitting us right now, you could probably use a little photo vacation from your desk. Enter a few incredible surfing photographers and some truly sick surfers…
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Crossbow pistol – a powerful weapon that is great fun for target practice – Boing Boing
I bought this crossbow pistol because my family’s favorite character on The Walking Dead, Daryl Dixon, uses a crossbow to take out zombies, and we thought it would be fun for target practice. It was only about $25, and I didn’t expect it to be very …
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Bucket Transforms Text From The Web Into A Visual Travel Planner | TechCrunch
Bucket, a service that transforms unstructured text based on travel recommendations into a page of cards with information from places like Yelp and Frommer’s, is launching into an open beta today.
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Google Slides Now Lets You Present From Your Android Device To Hangouts Video Calls | TechCrunch
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Overstock CEO Uses Bitcoin Tech to Spill Wall Street Secret | WIRED
The global stock market spans about $101 trillion in financial securities. And at any given moment, about $1.7 trillion is out on loan. Hedge funds, mutual funds, and other traders don’t just buy and sell stock. They borrow it.
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Huntington Park appoints undocumented immigrants to town commissions – Boing Boing
Huntington Park is wisely taking volunteer labor and efforts from folks willing to give. Council member Jhonny Pineda made good on his promise to involve undocumented residents in the community, naturally some bozos are pissed off.
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Google Keep and Slides updates allow you to present on video calls and export notes to Docs
Google has rolled out a couple of small but useful changes to its Keep and Slides products. First up, Slides now lets you carry out a presentation to a video audience, which means your colleagues on the other side of the world can join in with your …
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Anna Paquin mothers a flock of birds in a gorgeous coming-of-age drama · Watch This · The A.V. Club
Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by a new movie coming out that week. This week: It’s Pets Week here at The A.V. Club, so we’re recommending movies about the sometimes sweet, sometimes weird, always meaningful relationship…
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Michael Jackson’s first solo No. 1 hit was an ode to a rat · Hear This · The A.V. Club
In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week: For Pets Week, songs written about or inspired by pets. In the animal-songs canon, “Ben” may be the only love song about a rat.
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Yes, That Debris Is From MH370 | WIRED
Authorities have confirmed the piece of a plane wing that washed up on the shores of Réunion, off the coast of Madagascar, came from the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 jet that disappeared in March 2014. It’s the first confirmed scrap of evidence from…
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Netflix is making its first Brazilian original series · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Soon, you won’t be able to complain about how Netflix doesn’t produce any drama series filmed on location in Brazil, even though that seems like a weirdly specific complaint about the streaming service.
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LIGHTSPEED Presents: “The Smog Society” by Chen Qiufan
io9 is proud to present fiction from LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE. Once a month, we’ll be featuring a story from LIGHTSPEED’s current issue. This month’s selection is taken from LIGHTSPEED’s August 2015 issue.
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Keith Richards says Sgt. Pepper’s is “rubbish” · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Displaying the kind of subtle linguistic wit for which he’s known, Keith Richards decided it was high time to go on record with a few thoughts about the output of The Beatles, a ’60s band Paul McCartney was in before Wings.
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Today’s Great Job, Internet! is taking time away from posting mashups and funny cat photos to deal with a very sensitive topic: very special episodes of TV shows.
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President Obama on Iran: ‘Now more than ever we need clear thinking in our foreign policy’
This was President Obama coming full circle back to candidate Obama who opposed the Iraq war. In this speech, he isolated the opposition to the agreement as knee-jerk Republicans, who “before the ink was even dry on this deal, before Congress even r…
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Despite privacy concerns, Obama endorses controversial cybersecurity bill
Despite a top counterterrorism official’s warning that it still contains serious flaws, the White House has endorsed controversial cybersecurity bill CISA. CISA authorizes private companies and government agencies to share information about indicato…
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Hell Yes, Lexus Made a Hoverboard | Vanity Fair
Hoverboard! There’s a hoverboard! Lexus made it and look at it go! They put it in a skate park and put a guy on top of it and he can do jumps over cars!
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5 Boost startups looking to streamline your CRM
During the third edition of The Next Web Conference USA, 1,500 people from all over the world are joining us in New York to meet and network with the most innovative tech startups, investors and keynote speakers.
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Win a Samsung Galaxy S4 and service, with FreedomPop
How much do you think you spend on your data plan on your smartphone every year? A few hundred? A few thousand? What about the cost of upgrading the very smartphone itself? Pricey, isn’t it, this communicating lark?
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The Red Band Trailer For ‘Deadpool’ – Digg
An R-Rated Marvel movie is a rarity, but Ryan Reynolds’ “Deadpool” will be exactly that — and the official red band trailer gives us a pretty good idea why.
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The Pros And Cons Of Trophy Hunting – The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
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Lighthouse | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
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Adorn the Sky by Alexandre Deschaumes / 500px
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LA considers EDM festival ban – Boing Boing
Perhaps the first effective strategy in America’s decades long war on drugs, after 2 recent teen deaths, Los Angeles County is considering banning all EDM festivals.
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20-lb human battles 600-lb dog for possession of bed – Boing Boing
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Drones in Space! NASA’s Wild Idea to Explore Mars (Video)
A team of NASA engineers wants to put drones on Mars. These flying robotic sentinels could reach more of the Martian surface, and possibly solar system moons or the dark, sunless craters on asteroids.
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Plane debris is from missing MH370 – BBC News
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.
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Now you too can be a little short for a stormtrooper · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Auctions must be totally trending right now: Starting last weekend, fans were able to bid on items from the seven-year run of Mad Men, and earlier this year Rick Baker held the world’s coolest garage sale, auctioning off pieces from his 30 years in …
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All-black chicken is perfect for goth urban homesteaders – Boing Boing
Greenfire Farms is the premier breeder of Ayam Cemani, a chicken that is all-black. Even the inside of its mouth is black. Its eggs, of course, are pure white. Chicks sell for $199. The Indonesian chicken breed known as Ayam Cemani takes ‘dark’ into…
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David Foster Wallace Isn’t Just Like Us! – The New Yorker
James Ponsoldt’s film “The End of the Tour” belongs to a particular genre, that of the bio-pic that doesn’t span heroic arcs of a luminary’s career but focusses on a seemingly insignificant sliver of it, within which the hero may seem like someone d…
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7 Takeaways from Vanity Fair’s 1990 Profile of Donald Trump | Vanity Fair
Donald Trump has lived the entirety of his adult life in the public eye, leaving behind a trail of bombastic headlines that include accusations of sexual assault, racist rental policies, and more than a mogul’s fair share of other scandals.
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She pointed to the manicured church lawn across the street from the bar that serves as as home base for the sex workers of Edmonton’s 118th Avenue.
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The West Bank’s Soccer Team Hasn’t Played in Gaza in 15 Years. That’s About to Change. | VICE News
A Palestinian soccer team from the West Bank has traveled through Israel to play a match in Gaza for the first time in 15 years.
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Utoeya reopens for Labour summer youth camp – BBC News
Four years after Anders Behring Breivik shot dozens of teenagers dead, the Norwegian island of Utoeya is reopening for business this weekend as it hosts its first Labour youth camp since the massacre.
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We’re Facing Star Wars Overload, And It Scares the Crap Out Of Me
At a certain point in life, you learn about pleasure in moderation. A lot of something is great, until you get sick of it. A slow, steady enjoyment has always worked though and as a Star Wars fan, the aggressive plan for the franchise may sound good…
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Jeff Bezos Closes In, But Gates Still Tech’s Richest By Far | WIRED
Forbes has released its first list of the 100 richest tech billionaires in the world, and while many of the top rankings are fairly predictably (we’re looking at you, Bill Gates), the list also reflects some recent changes in industry fortunes. For …
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Inside Snapchat’s messy war against porn
For such a sext-friendly app, Snapchat sure hates sex. In November 2014, Snapchat shut down the accounts of adult performer Domino Damoiselle and five other women notorious for posting risqué photos to the platform.
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Security experts warned on Wednesday that controversial cybersecurity legislation endorsed by the White House this week will do little to prevent hacking attacks.
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The Obama administration just posted the entire Iran nuclear deal online
If you’re curious about what the U.S.’s controversial proposed deal with Iran actually looks like, wonder no longer. It’s now published in full, on Medium, for anyone to read.
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A job weld done. : AdviceAnimals
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Chicago, IL from Lake Michigan [OC] [2688,1520] : CityPorn
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Bettie Page Sitting sideways in arm chair. 1950’s. : OldSchoolCool
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Snake just became a father : aww
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A Chatty Cathy doll who ain’t so chatty anymore! (OC) (1366X908) : AbandonedPorn
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Cat. via /r/CatsStandingUp http://t.co/rlBRjM8UUY http://t.co/Kx3jddTJdM
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Opuntia or Ogmios? New Exoplanet Names To Be Announced Next Week
The International Astronomical Union is holding its General Assembly meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, where the group will announce the names of 32 well-studied exoplanets and 15 host stars. The general public were invited to vote on the names.Credit: C…
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Google And Samsung Will Now Release Monthly OTA Android Security Updates | TechCrunch
Earlier today, Samsung announced that it would now provide security patches for its Android devices “about once per month.” In addition to Samsung, Google also today announced a similar program for its Nexus devices.
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YouTube Does Away With Its Wretched Practice Of Displaying “301+” Views | TechCrunch
You use YouTube, everyone uses YouTube, so you know the “301” number that this headline refers to. Before a video goes bananas with views, it gets paused at 301 for some period of time just to make sure that the counts are being fluffed up by bots.
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Ambrose Bierce’s last words were found in a letter he sent to an intimate friend in the winter of 1913. “As to me,” he wrote, “I leave here tomorrow for an unknown destination.” Then he disappeared in Mexico and was never heard from again.
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Amir Khan disappointed to miss out on Floyd Mayweather fight | Sport | The Guardian
Amir Khan has lamented Floyd Mayweather’s latest snub after the American opted to face Andre Berto in what could be his final bout on 12 September.
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California wildfires threaten to make local wine ‘unpalatable’ | US news | The Guardian
There are fears in California’s huge wine industry over the possible impact of the raging wildfires and whether they could damage this year’s grape yield, potentially affecting the state’s multibillion dollar business.
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Family of homeless man killed by Los Angeles police sues city and officers | US news | The Guardian
The family of a mentally ill homeless man killed by Los Angeles police on Skid Row sued the city and police department on Wednesday, contesting officers’ claim that the man reached for one of their guns and calling it “a classic case of abuse of pow…
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Storage Vendor Tintri Lands $125M Round With Eye Toward IPO | TechCrunch
Tintri, a company that develops storage solutions for virtual applications, announced a $125 million round today. The company also indicated the next logical step is probably going to be an IPO in the first half of 2016 if market conditions are righ…
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OpenRoad with Doug McConnell visits California’s Quiroste Valley – Boing Boing
This Sunday, on NBC Bay Area, join Northern California television icon Doug McConnell, as he visits the Quiroste Valley Cultural Preserve. In 1769 the Portola expedition came upon the native tribes living in California’s Quiroste Valley.
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Runtastic Acquired By Adidas For $240M | TechCrunch
Long time fitness app maker Runtastic has been acquired by sportswear brand adidas Group. The news was announced today in a blog post. The deal values Runtastic at €220 million ($240M). The transaction was signed and closed today.
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Michigan State Is Out to Prove the Big Ten Isn’t Just a ‘Big Two’ | Rolling Stone
Earlier this week, we reveled in the potential that new Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh brings to the Wolverines’ long-standing mega-rivalry with Ohio State, and for good reason: Harbaugh is monstrously good at what he does.
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Microsoft Expands Its Parental Leave, Bolsters Paid Time Off And 401k Matching | TechCrunch
On the heels of Netflix’s institution of ‘unlimited’ paid maternity and paternity leave for its employees, Microsoft this morning announced that it is bolstering its own parental leave policies for both mothers, and fathers that work at the software…
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BBC Sport – Kevin-Prince Boateng: Image rights end Sporting Lisbon deal
Sporting Lisbon say they will not be signing midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng because of the player’s image rights. The Portuguese club wanted to sign the Ghana international, 28, following his release from German club Schalke.
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They Survived the ‘Train of Death,’ Only to Face Detention by US Immigration | VICE News
VICE News is closely watching the international migrant crisis. Check out the Open Water blog here. “It’s been a long trip,” said José Luis Hernández, gesturing as he described the 3,000-mile journey from Honduras to Washington, DC. His shirtsleeve …
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UN report highlights Afghan conflict’s toll on women – Al Jazeera English
Violence against civilians in continued conflict in Afghanistan has taken a specific toll on women and children, with a 23 percent rise in women casualties and 13 percent rise in child casualties, according to new UN report.
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Here Are the Winners of National Geographic’s Traveler Photo Contest
This year, over 18,000 photographs were submitted to National Geographic’s annual Traveler Photo Contest. These ten are the very best. Diving with a humpback whale and her newborn calf while they cruise around Roca Partida … in the Revillagigedo [Is…
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Wait, Is There Really Going To Be No New Season Of Doctor Who In 2016?
Doctor Who fans are just over a month away from an explosive new season of the show—but apparently that might be the last drip of new episodes we get for a while, with a rumor claiming that the show won’t be returning in 2016. At least for a full se…
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3 Questions on Jeb Bush’s ‘Women’s Health’ Gaffe – The Atlantic
How much money is $500 million, really? Who benefits? And how does Planned Parenthood spend that money? Jeb Bush offered a study in how not to talk about reproductive health on Tuesday. Attack Planned Parenthood? Smart politics for a Republican.
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Grateful Dead Members, John Mayer Form Dead & Company | Rolling Stone
The Grateful Dead may have ceased to exist following their Fare Thee Well shows, but three of the band’s “Core Four” surviving members will reincarnate the Dead as part of a new group featuring John Mayer.
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Entertainment Podcast: It’s the Wettest Hottest American Summer Yet! | WIRED
This week on The Monitor we’re getting a little nostalgic. It’s not that we’re talking about the pleasures of old, mind you. It’s just that a lot of things dominating our entertainment landscape right now remind us of bygone days.
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Tim McGraw Sends New Single ‘Top of the World’ to Space | Rolling Stone
Tim McGraw sent a message out into space – and cyberspace – this week to announce his new single. Since the mid-tempo love song is titled “Top of the World,” McGraw and his band dedicated the premiere of the tune, via Twitter, to the astronauts aboa…
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The Pros And Cons Of Trophy Hunting – The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
Following the death of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe, many governments are beginning to question the ethics and fallout of trophy hunting as a sport, while others say the arguments against it are overblown.
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Sudan court clears South Sudan pastors of spying – BBC News
A court in Sudan has freed two South Sudanese Christian pastors after acquitting them of charges that include spying and crimes against the state.Outside the court in the capital, Khartoum, the men’s families rejoiced and sang, AFP news agency repor…
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Monstrous Whirling Gas Cloud Reveals Clues About Galaxy Formation
An individual galaxy can be resolved from within the large-scale cosmic web, in this still image from a simulation of the universe.Credit: The Virgo Consortium, Schaye et. al.
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British Library releases over a million public domain images – Boing Boing
The British Library uploaded over one million scanned images to Flickr, designating them as public domain for all to share and use. Quartz has an article about the project. I like this image from an 1890 copy of The Aldine “O’er Land and Sea Library.
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Organic food delivery startup Good Eggs just announced that it will be closing its operations in Los Angeles, New York City and New Orleans — every city where it has a presence, except for San Francisco.
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Paul Stanley didn’t help turn Kiss into one of the greatest arena rock acts of all-time by keeping quiet, standing still, and plodding through the hits.
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It’s “Take Louis CK To Work Day” for New York Mayor Bill de Blasio · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Who among us hasn’t wished we could bring our favorite people to work with us? No doubt the hours would pass more quickly, were we only permitted to surround ourselves with friends, family, or maybe just someone who could take our minds off the job …
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Benefits of Weight Loss Surgery Diminish after 5 Years – Scientific American
(Reuters Health) – Five years after weight loss surgery, obese patients may regain many of the pounds they initially shed, a new study from Israel suggests. While surgery remains more effective for lasting weight loss than alternatives such as dieti…
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Fantasy sports are all the rage, but what’s there to play when you don’t like sports? Enter Fantasy Life League. Here Hannibal Buress to takes the boring parts of his friends’ lives—like parking tickets and landing a mortgage—and turns them into hig…
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Zachary Hammond autopsy challenges police account of fatal shooting | US news | The Guardian
An independent autopsy acquired by the Guardian concludes that 19-year-old Zachary Hammond, who was shot and killed by a police officer in Seneca, South Carolina, was shot from the side – challenging the officer’s account of the killing.
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The Internet Killed Meek Mill, Not Drake — Cuepoint — Medium
Last week I started getting text messages from friends and fellow rap fans who were unimpressed with Drake and Meek Mill’s then bubbling rap war. “Not impressed with this battle, not at all,” one read. “These dis records are pretty weak,” said anoth…
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From chair, to air. That’s “all” it takes to make a person seem like they’re levitating magically in the middle of your photo. Of course, I put “all” in quotes for a reason—it takes a lot more work to make this happen than you might think.
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Living In The Disneyland Version Of Startup Life – BuzzFeed News
Before WeWork came knocking, the 12-story building at the corner of South Clark and 23rd streets in a grayscale office park in Crystal City was outdated and vacant.
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Today is her first birthday. Happy Birthday Ripley! : cats
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Page not found – ThinkProgress
That’s how much researchers looked at for a new study — which showed that the world’s glaciers are melting faster than scientists think they ever have before, and that even if global warming stopped today, they would continue to melt.
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WASHINGTON—Vaulting the ivy-covered garden wall and padding silently to the rendezvous spot beneath the lightly swaying linden trees, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) reportedly engaged in a forbidden midnight meeting Wednesday with a super PAC supporting hi…
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Adidas has acquired fitness app Runtastic
Runtastic, the app that helps you track how much exercise you’re getting, has been acquired by Adidas. Terms of the deal were not shared, but Runtastic says Adidas is “the perfect match when it comes to taking our business to the next level.”
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Watch Fifth Grader Ari Get Fitted For A Brand New 3D-Printed Hand | TechCrunch
During the 2015 Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles last week, a fifth grader named Ari stopped by a booth set up by Google. The booth had information about its “Impact Challenge” for disabilities. What Ari didn’t know is that her life would…
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Try your hand at the hilariously bleak job market in this Earthbound-like game – Offworld
Knuckle Sandwich is an upcoming RPG by Melbourne-based Andrew Brophy, and Tarantula is a sort of mini preview-episode that’s full of chart and harm.
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Lake Erie’s Enormous Algae Bloom Is Back | ThinkProgress
For the second year in a row, a harmful algae bloom is beginning to form in Lake Erie — and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has predicted that this year’s algae bloom could rival that of 2011, the most severe bloom on record.
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Facebook Launches “Live” Streaming Video Feature, But Only For Celebrities | TechCrunch
Before Periscope and Meerkat jumpstarted the mobile livestreaming craze, Facebook was already quietly working on its own way to let public figures broadcast live videos to their fans.
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8i debuts 3D Video file format based on light field tech for rich, realistic interaction
8i, a startup based in New Zealand, has unveiled a new 3D Video format based on light field technology. Its mission is to offer a more realistic take on virtual reality and augmented reality, particularly in its portrayal of humans.
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A Better Way To Convince Vaccine Skeptics To Get Their Shots | ThinkProgress
Scientific evidence doesn’t sway them. Neither do doctors or government officials. And vilifying them often backfires. So if you know a parent who’s skeptical about the safety of vaccines, how can you actually convince them to change their mind?
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Facebook in video ‘views’ row – BBC News
Facebook has defended the way it handles video content after it was criticised by a popular YouTube star. Video blogger Hank Green said the company intentionally overstated how many people watched videos on the site, and failed to tackle video pirac…
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Eleanor Roosevelt leads polls to be the new face of the $10 bill | US news | The Guardian
More than one in four Americans are hoping the soon-to-be redesigned $10 bill will feature Eleanor Roosevelt, according to a McClatchy-Marist poll released Wednesday.
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Man hooks parachute into his skin, jumps off cliff
If you like your extreme sports with an extra helping of piercing pain, Josh Miramant is the guy for you. That’s because the BASE jumper pierced his back with four metal canopy hooks and then attached his parachute to them before attempting a 377-fo…
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At Least 600 Migrants Drown as Boat Capsizes in the Mediterranean | VICE News
VICE News is closely watching the international migrant crisis. Check out the Open Water blog here. Hundreds of migrants are feared to have drowned today after a fishing boat carrying them capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of northern …
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At least 3,500 Americans have been detained inside a Chicago police warehouse described by some of its arrestees as a secretive interrogation facility, newly uncovered records reveal. Of the thousands held in the facility known as Homan Square over …
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Can the Rio Olympics lead to greener favelas? | Environment | The Guardian
One year from today, the city of Rio de Janeiro will kick off the 2016 Olympic Games, bringing tens of thousands of spectators to the city, and billions of dollars into Brazil.
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Twice detained and still fighting: Charles Jones’s Homan Square story | US news | The Guardian
Charles Jones, a 42-year-old civil rights activist, says he was abducted by masked officers, shackled and held on false charges ‘with no food, no water, no access to the outside world’ at the behest of ‘covert operations’.
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YouTube is getting rid of its weird ‘301+’ view count
Today, Google has made a lot of YouTube creators happy – it’s removing the “301+” static play count for new videos in favor of a more accurate figure.
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Trump Mocked For Having No Real Immigration Plan, But Are His GOP Rivals Any Better? | ThinkProgress
Thursday’s premier GOP debate will feature real estate mogul Donald Trump comfortably in the number-one slot after his controversial remarks about undocumented Mexicans helped catapult him to fame and notoriety.
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San Andreas’ Brad Peyton to helm action film from the writers of Iron Man · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Hot off the success of San Andreas, Brad Peyton has already signed on to a few new projects, including directing Dwayne Johnson (again) in the Rampage movie. And, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Peyton will soon direct an action-adventure film …
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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has drafted an executive order forcing any company that contracts with the federal government to issue paid leave to employees who are sick, are seeking medical attention or need to care for a sick relative.
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Twitter now lets you bulk-edit ad campaigns in Excel
Twitter is trying to make it easier for companies to produce a wide array of ad campaigns through the site. Today, it introduced the Twitter ads editor in a blog post, which lets companies edit vast numbers of campaigns all at once via Excel spreads…
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Facebook makes it easier for businesses to private message customers
Facebook is about to make it a lot easier for businesses to connect with their clients: today it’s introducing a set of tools that simplify private message communications between Pages and customers. Page admins will soon be able to reply to comment…
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After a long delay and plenty of pushback from corporate America, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved on Wednesday a rule that would require most public companies to regularly reveal the gap between the compensation of the chief executiv…
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The Legal Problems with Cyber War Are Much Bigger Than You Think – Defense One
Claims that technical experts have solved attribution ignore legal challenges that could slow or limit how states might lawfully respond to a major cyberattack.
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Look into my pupils: Pupil mimicry may lead to increased trust
People often mimic each other’s facial expressions or postures without even knowing it, but new research shows that they also mimic the size of each other’s pupils, which can lead to increased trust.
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4 Tough Questions on Poverty for the Republican Presidential Candidates | The Nation
Millions of American families are working multiple jobs to make ends meet but are still living paycheck to paycheck. Millions more who are undocumented can’t plan for their futures because they fear la migra (the immigration police) will haul them a…
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Apple Defeats Bid for Group Suit Over Texts Lost in Phone Swap – Bloomberg Business
Apple Inc. won a ruling beating back a group lawsuit sought by a former iPhone user who claimed the company’s messaging system interfered with delivery of texts after she switched to an Android-based smartphone.
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YouTube is getting rid of its weird ‘301+’ view count
Today, Google has made a lot of YouTube creators happy – it’s removing the “301+” static play count for new videos in favor of a more accurate figure.
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Could Obama’s Clean Energy Plan Be Good For Coal Country? | The Nation
Obama’s new climate change plan has jangled nerves in the fossil fuels industry and kindled hope in the environmental community, but it might light an even greater spark in the heart of Coal Country.
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U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh today decided to stop a group lawsuit against Apple over undelivered text messages caused by an iMessage bug, Bloomberg reports.
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What Black Anime Fans Can Teach Us About Race in America | VICE | United States
In 2009, Soulja Boy tweeted this fact: “I’m a fan of Anime ^_^.” A year later, he dropped the track “Anime,” referring to the Japanese cartoons so beloved by American geeks, with lyrics like: “anime, drop pants; anime, wrist and chains; anime, and e…
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Someone built a castle in my town. : pics
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After releasing the Clean Power Plan this week the Obama administration must shift from offense to defense. The plan, which set the first national limits on carbon pollution from existing coal- and natural gas-fired power plants, faces two significa…
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John Ridley’s ABC Marvel show almost certainly isn’t about Ms. Marvel · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley mingled at ABC’s block of the Television Critics Association Press Tour, primarily to talk about American Crime, which is up for 10 Primetime Emmys including Outstanding Limited Series and a writing nod for Rid…
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Murders were ‘ritualistic killings’, Florida police say – BBC News
Florida authorities are calling a recent triple murder in Pensacola a “ritualistic killing” and believe the suspect had ties to witchcraft. They were discovered with slit throats and blunt force wounds, but there was no sign of a break-in.
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The Muppets covered “Jungle Boogie,” just because · Great Job, Internet! · The A.V. Club
Even regal eagles need to let loose once in awhile. That’s the underlying message behind this cover of Kool And The Gang’s “Jungle Boogie” spearheaded by Muppet musical marauders Electric Mayhem and the generally proper Sam the Eagle.
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Obama Makes Case for Nuclear Deal with Iran – The Atlantic
The president’s speech is part of a broad push by the administration to persuade Congress and the public. Obama’s speech was at American University, the same place President Kennedy called for diplomacy and nuclear disarmament at the height of the C…
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Pope: Divorced Catholics Deserve Better Treatment | Al Jazeera America
Pope Francis declared on Wednesday that divorced Catholics who remarry, as well as their children, deserve better treatment from the church, warning pastors against treating these couples as if they were excommunicated.
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A fully clothed Idris Elba becomes first man to land solo Maxim cover · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Because true gender parity cannot be achieved until men and women feel equally, cripplingly insecure about their physical faults, men’s magazine Maxim has taken the historic step of putting Idris Elba on its cover.
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Jeb comes out against ethanol mandate, Iowa be damned | Grist
In an interview conducted in an Iowa Dairy Queen Sunday, Jeb Bush talked about the paleo diet (he’s lost 40 pounds, but was also drinking an Orange Julius), his father (“the greatest man alive”), and, most interestingly, the renewable fuel standard …
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Netflix is giving employees a year of paid parental leave so they can binge-watch their babies.
Naturally, Netflix and bingeing go hand-in-hand. I mean, who hasn’t knocked out a whole season of “House of Cards” while downing an entire large pizza? But now, Netflix employees can binge on something else, too: paid paternity and maternity leave. …
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My cat is barely bigger than my shoe : cats
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This Startup Empowers Youth Of Color To Tackle Social Issues With Technology | TechCrunch
Enza, a youth innovation and leadership incubator, recently held a free, five-day residential program at Stanford University for 26 youth of color to brainstorm technology solutions that address issues in their communities.
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YC-Backed MicroHealth Helps Patients Manage Chronic Illnesses | TechCrunch
MicroHealth, a mobile health startup in Y Combinator’s current class, is launching today to help patients take control of their chronic illnesses. The company was started by Spanish brothers Dr.
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Obama draws comparison between Iraq war, Iran vote | TheHill
President Obama on Wednesday made a forceful case for congressional approval of his nuclear deal with Iran, arguing a vote to kill the deal was the most consequential foreign policy decision for lawmakers since the Iraq War.
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This Is What They’re Doing With Their Expired Food in Sweden
We waste an incredible amount of food—and a lot of it is because we just don’t like the way it looks. Here’s one way they’re dealing with that problem in Sweden.
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‘Big and Beautiful’ parodies all the so-called body-positive anthems out there
From body-positive yogis on Instagram to plus-size supermodel Tess Holliday rocking the cover of People magazine, body-positive images are on the rise. But it’s no secret that a lot of so-called body-positive messaging actually fails to celebrate al…
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Payable Raises $2.1M To Build Out A Payroll Platform For Contractor-Based Businesses | TechCrunch
Gig economy or not, it looks like part-time or flexible jobs are becoming a more structural part of the labor market. But software hasn’t necessary improved to help contractor-based businesses to manage their payroll.
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Companies forced to disclose CEO-workforce pay gap | US news | The Guardian
Publicly traded companies will have to disclose the pay ratios of their CEOs and the median pay of their workforce thanks to a split vote by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday.
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‘Lion killer’: Walter Palmer’s Florida vacation home vandalized | Environment | The Guardian
Vandals spray-painted “lion killer” on a tony Florida vacation home that is owned by an American dentist who killed Zimbabwe’s best-known lion, authorities said on Wednesday.
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Rio’s dirty water ‘not a big problem’ for swimming boss – Al Jazeera English
Water quality at next year’s Olympic venues is “not a big problem”, according to the head of swimming’s governing body.
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Katie Ledecky beats Missy Franklin to win 200m freestyle gold | Sport | The Guardian
Katie Ledecky won the 200m freestyle at the world swimming championships Wednesday night against a stellar field that included defending champion Missy Franklin of the United States and two-time winner Federica Pellegrini.
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Macklemore Returns to Celebrate Daughter’s Birth With Joyous New Track | Rolling Stone
Macklemore celebrates the birth of his daughter with “Growing Up,” his reflective new song with collaborator Ryan Lewis and guest vocalist Ed Sheeran.
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Just about the entire political commentariat has been caught completely flatfooted by Donald Trump’s durable front-runner status; he was supposed to collapse after being nasty to St. John McCain, but nothing of the sort happened.
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‘Difficult People’: Everything You Need to Know | Rolling Stone
Throughout TV history, there have been plenty of duos who’ve had the sort of close-knit, we-can-finish-each-other’s-sentences friendships you don’t often see in real life: Mary and Rhoda, Chandler and Joey, Abbi and Ilana.
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Sharks Have a Sixth Sense and It is Terrifying | Atlas Obscura
Each summer, sharks get a bad rap, with the mere sight of a dorsal fin clearing entire beaches. Indeed, as the unprecedented seven shark attacks in the span of a few weeks off the coast of North Carolina have shown, sharks are ace killers, apex pred…
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Microsoft Sway Exits Preview, With New Windows 10 App In Tow | TechCrunch
Microsoft announced this morning the general availability of its “digital storytelling” app called Sway, the latest addition to the Microsoft Office suite.
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Google Fiber Is Headed To San Antonio | TechCrunch
While this news isn’t exactly exciting for me just yet, being in San Francisco, Google has announced its next expansion city for Fiber…San Antonio.
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5 Key Passages From Tom Brady’s Testimony — NYMag
Once Roger Goodell upheld Tom Brady’s four-game Deflategate suspension, it became clear the matter would wind up in federal court. And now that it has, the quarterback’s testimony from his appeal has become public.
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Lowe’s Invests In SoloPro, A Service That Unbundles Real Estate Agent Services | TechCrunch
SoloPro, a service that unbundles real estate services and gives buyers a 3 percent rebate when they buy a home through the service, today announced that it has received a strategic investment from home improvement giant Lowe’s venture arm.
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Who is Mark Everson? Why, he’s the 18th Republican candidate, of course | US news | The Guardian
Of the 18 different candidates for the Republican presidential nomination the national committee recognizes, only 17 were invited to participate in the party’s first primary debate. And being the 18th isn’t very fun right now.
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Anti-government activists and petrochemical billionaires Charles and David Koch and their network of political organizations spent an estimated $300 million to push conservative candidates and causes in 2014 — and plan to spend almost $900 million t…
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BBC Sport – Amir Khan frustrated at not fighting Floyd Mayweather
Britain’s Amir Khan is frustrated after missing out on a chance to fight Floyd Mayweather. “I’m going to continue working hard to establish myself at the top of the welterweight division.
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Sacked Reddit employee Victoria Taylor speaks out – BBC News
Former Reddit employee Victoria Taylor has said that her dismissal from the popular website drove her offline. Speaking in her first broadcast interview since her firing in July, she told BBC Radio 5 live that she had consciously avoided being onlin…
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Kevin Bacon Bravely Fights for More Male Nudity in Hollywood | Vanity Fair
Prominent Hollywood figures from Meryl Streep to Patricia Arquette are making huge strides for women in an industry plagued with entrenched sexism. But one Hollywood figure has a solution that will cut right to the heart of the problem.
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Hillary on Jeb!: ‘I guess women’s health isn’t a priority for him’
At a campaign stop in Denver, Clinton quickly took Jeb! to task, reports Jesse Byrnes. “He’s got no problem giving billions of dollars away to the super wealthy and powerful corporations … But I guess women’s health isn’t a priority for him,” Clin…
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Sky Atlantic to air controversial Scientology documentary – BBC News
Sky Atlantic is to show a controversial documentary on Scientology, despite pressure from the church. Alex Gibney’s Going Clear traces the origins of the organisation and profiles former members, including Oscar-winning screenwriter Paul Haggis.
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How About a Social Media Sabbatical? WIRED Readers Weigh In | WIRED
Two days ago, I logged off Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Whatsapp, and a string of other social apps. It’s a social media sabbatical I repeat every August. This year, I invited WIRED readers to join me, and write in about your e…
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Listen to demo tape from Kurt Cobain’s pre-Nirvana band Fecal Matter | Consequence of Sound
Before there was Nirvana, there was Fecal Matter. Formed in 1985 by an 18-year-old Kurt Cobain, who had just dropped out of high school, drummer Greg Hokanson, and future Melvins drummer Dale Crover on bass, the group was never meant to be the most …
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Man’s Body Running Out Of Ideas To Convince Him He Full – The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
BAYTOWN, TX—Having repeatedly ratcheted up the 34-year-old’s level of discomfort with no noticeable effect on his behavior, the body of local man Kent Dugan confirmed Wednesday that it was starting to run out of ideas to convince him that he was ful…
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7 Overlooked ‘80s Toys Worth More Than You Think | Mental Floss
There was a time when the old saying “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” was especially descriptive of the world of toy collecting.
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This is what Android looks like in 2015 | The Verge
Inherent to Android is a world of phones and tablets in different sizes, using different technology, and with different features and sensors.
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Why Jeb Bush’s Pitch to the Koch Brothers Should Scare You
At the Koch brothers’ big California confabulation last weekend, each of the invited candidates who submitted to questioning on the main stage by ’s Mike Allen made pointed pitches to ideological proclivities of both the multi-billionaire brothers a…
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The Almost Perfect World War II Plot To Bomb Japan With Bats | Atlas Obscura
Mexican Free-tailed bats spill out of Bracken Cave in Texas. (Photo: US Fish and Wildlife Service) Imagine: a quiet, tense night in the middle of wartime. A plane rips through the air above your city, rupturing the stillness. The bay doors open, and…
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Game of Thrones: Season 5 Special FX | Design FX – YouTube
Find out how the visual effects came together for the end of season five on Game of Thrones, including Daenerys’ elaborate and cinematic escape with her dragon. SUBSCRIBE for more videos: http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on You…
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WHY does the pro-choice movement so often find itself in a defensive crouch? Not because she wasn’t eloquent, but because of what her words said about the impossibly narrow path abortion providers now are forced to walk.
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WASHINGTON — President Obama is rolling out a campaign of private entreaties and public advocacy over the next several weeks to build support in
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A Brawl Erupted After a Drone Dropped Drugs Into an Ohio Prison Yard | VICE News
In an incident that highlights a larger trend of unmanned aircrafts infiltrating prison security, a drone released a package of drugs into the yard at the Mansfield Correctional Institution in Ohio in late July, leading to a brawl among inmates.
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Facebook Empowers Pages To Provide Customer Support Over Private Messages | TechCrunch
A business publicly debating customer problems on their Facebook Page’s wall is a recipe for a PR disaster. So today Facebook is giving Pages more options for privately messaging people who complain.
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Carry the frustration of injustice in this game about racist police violence – Offworld
As designed systems, games can create spaces for people to grasp how infrastructures work, to test theories—and often to internalize how the systems of our world may not work, may promote inequality.
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Coleen Gray, star of film noir and Stanley Kubrick’s The Killing, dies at 92 | Film | The Guardian
One of the last links to the glory years of the Hollywood film noir, Coleen Gray, has died at the age of 92.
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Netflix offers employees paid parental leave for up to a year
Netflix wants its employees to binge-watch their babies. In a post on its official blog on Tuesday, the streaming company announced that it would be offering unlimited maternity and paternity leave for new parents.
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Insurance Is The Next Frontier For Fintech | TechCrunch
We have entered a golden age for fintech. LendingClub and OnDeck recently exited through massive IPOs, and global investments in the fintech space hit $3 billion last year.
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Graava camera will automatically capture and edit your tedious holiday videos
Editing a video on a smartphone isn’t necessarily the easiest task, and while many people have become pros at retouching photos for Instagram and Facebook, videos don’t get the same level of attention.
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Graava Is A $249 Action Camera That Edits Highlight Videos For You | TechCrunch
Your GoPro is great until you have to edit all those hours of footage to find the cool moments. Graava does that automatically.
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‘Dragon Ball Z’ gets an epic fan remake starring two sheep
If you’re a Dragon Ball Z fan, you might have noticed there’s been no shortage of remixes, mashups, and parodies of the popular anime series. But the latest takes the prize for the one we never saw coming—or should we say it pulled the wool over our…
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Red Hat today launched its Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 into general availability. The distribution combines Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server, the latest OpenStack release (“Kilo”), and the company’s services for installing and managing Open…
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Don’t Expect Fear the Walking Dead to Be Just Like The Walking Dead
For anyone who’s wondering why we needed another Walking Dead TV series, we’ve seen the first two episodes of Fear the Walking Dead, and we have a (spoiler-free) answer. YES, there are similarities; ahem, zombies. But Fear is its own tense and gory …
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How Assistive Technologies Enable People with Disabilities – Scientific American
The emergence of mobile “assistive” technologies, influenced heavily by the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 25 years ago, marks a major step forward for people with disabilities, unlocking unprecedented new possibilities for com…
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“You Tuber svantana has reduced the lyrical content of Human League’s 1981 hit ‘Don’t You Want Me’ to the catchiest and, perhaps, most thematically important line: ‘You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar.” Via our pals at Dangerous Minds.
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The Dark Souls III demo is brutal—and I can’t wait for more
Whether it’s a trade show demo or the final build, the early moments of any Dark Souls installment are always marked by delusion. It’s the razor-thin sliver of hope that you might actually play well enough that you might not die.
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Gunshots fired near Camp Shelby in Mississippi for second consecutive day | US news | The Guardian
Shots were fired for a second consecutive day near a military facility in southern Mississippi, but there are no reports of anyone being wounded, national guard officials said Wednesday.
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This week we’re barely putting up with MTV’s White People · Tolerability Index · The A.V. Club
The Gift. On the surface, it looks like a movie about the dangers of owning a gorgeous midcentury modern house. But, in truth, it is a thoroughly thrilling thriller. The fairly lame Drake vs. Meek Mill beef. It’s not so much a beef as it is a room-t…
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How Tom Brady’s #Deflategate response earned Apple $1.7 million
Switching from Samsung to Apple or vice versa can be a tough transition for many smartphone owners, but no one person has come under as much scrutiny for their decision to change teams as NFL quarterback Tom Brady. Now, Samsung is paying for it.
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Futuristic thermal cameras can recognize your face in the dark
The surveillance cameras of the future don’t need light to see your face. The researchers’ facial recognition system is built on a neural network, which means its software carries out tasks in a way that imitates the human brain.
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Took this picture of my child last night! : cats
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Dozens Killed After Trains Fly Off Tracks During Flash Flood in India | VICE News
At least 24 people were killed late on Tuesday when two passenger trains jumped off damaged tracks on a bridge near a rain-swollen river in central India, officials said Wednesday.
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How Netflix’s New Unlimited Family Leave Policy Could Backfire | ThinkProgress
On Tuesday evening, Netflix announced what it’s calling an unlimited paid family program for new parents for the first year after a birth or adoption. Employees will get normal pay and the ability to choose to take time off, go part time, or work fu…
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New Zero-Day Exploit Can Completely Brick Your Mac | TechCrunch
It’s Black Hat season, meaning that we are getting a new batch of zero-day exploits showing how insecure our gadgets are.
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How Driverless Cabs Could Reduce Urban Traffic – The Atlantic
A huge amount of urban traffic comes from cars circling for available parking. Robot fleets could change all that. Traffic jams aren’t exactly Zen. People are anxious about getting somewhere else instead of being happy about where they are.
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Meet the Woman Who Inspired Meryl Streep’s Ricki and the Flash Character | Vanity Fair
When you see Ricki and the Flash, out in theaters this Friday, you’ll likely marvel at Meryl Streep’s latest transformation, at 66, as the hard-rocking lead singer of a cover band who spends her weeknights belting out Tom Petty in dive bars.
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The 2015 International Best-Dressed List | Vanity Fair
Residence: 10 Downing Street. Designers: Phillip Lim, Alexander McQueen, Erdem, Roksanda Ilincic.
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Don Henley, Ricky Skaggs Among Americana Lifetime Achievement Winners | Rolling Stone
Buffy Saint-Marie, Don Henley, Ricky Skaggs, Los Lobos, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings will all receive lifetime achievement awards at September’s Americana Music Honors and Awards Ceremony at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.
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Watch Penn and Teller Pull Rabbit From Hat on ‘Jimmy Fallon’ | Rolling Stone
Penn and Teller stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Tuesday to put a fresh spin on the oldest trick in the book: Pulling a rabbit out of a hat.
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Meet Jon Batiste, Stephen Colbert’s Crowd-Thrilling Rebel Bandleader | Rolling Stone
Jon Batiste gets off the elevator and doesn’t say a word to the percussionists already tapping out rhythms for a rooftop soundcheck at New York’s NoMad Hotel — he just plops down at the white Steinway and joins in.
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Why ancient armor had awesome abs – Vox
Why did Greek warriors have awesome abs and pecs hammered into their armor? We know from ancient texts, pottery, and archaeological evidence that some ancient Greek warriors — like the citizen-soldier hoplites — wore uniforms that had the same aesth…
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The Moon crossing the sunlit face of the Earth
This is just flat-out incredible… NASA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite captured a series of photos of the Moon as it moved between it and the Earth. The image shows the “dark side” of the Moon, which we can’t see from Earth because it’s…
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My Undertaker, My Pimp : Longreads Blog
This essay by Jay Kirk first appeared in the March 2002 issue of Harper’s, where it was edited by John Jeremiah Sullivan. Our thanks to Kirk for allowing us to reprint it here. For a year I worked in an office where I spoke to dying people on the te…
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take me away by Olaf Schieche / 500px
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The Coolest Nature Video Ever [Edited By Roen Horn] : NatureGifs
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C-130 “Fat Albert” Jet Assisted Take Off : woahdude
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Floyd Mayweather v Andre Berto: an embarrassment only a mug would buy | Sport | The Guardian
If anyone spots my eyeballs, grab them for me. I do believe they rolled out of my skull when Floyd Mayweather announced Wednesday he was fighting Andre Berto on 12 September at the MGM Grand.
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Jamestown: the settlement’s hidden history is threatened by climate change | US news | The Guardian
At the long-lost site of the first surviving English colony in the Americas, amid the remnants of invasion and war – of belief, slavery and murder; cannibalism, drugs and political intrigue – there is a silver box.
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Whole Foods pulls $6 asparagus water after Instagram shaming
What’s asparagus water, you ask? It’s just what it sounds like. Eater reports that they contacted the Whole Foods location in Brentwood, California, and a operator denied the product’s existence.
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California ‘monster’ fire is 20% contained as 13,000 are told to evacuate | US news | The Guardian
Firefighters are reporting some progress against a northern California wildfire that has charred more than 100 sq miles (260 sq km) of terrain, destroying buildings, threatening many others and sending thousands of residents fleeing.
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Anchors Away And Shiver Me Timbers! Antlos Puts You And And Your Friends On A Boat | TechCrunch
Yachting has an image problem. When you think of a big old sailboats you mostly imagine rich leathery men in boat shoes who smoke big cigars and try to hit rare pink dolphins in the head with with their keel. Antlos, a new boat and skipper hiring se…
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BBC Sport – World Swimming Championships: Adam Peaty wins second gold
Britain’s Hannah Miley qualified for the women’s 200m butterfly semi-finals at the World Swimming Championships. The 25-year-old was 13th fastest in two minutes 9.44 seconds but Aimee Willmott’s 2:10.07 was not enough.
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Machine Learning Used To Predict Fine Wine Price Moves | TechCrunch
Curiosity about the limits of machine learning led former trader, UCL academic and startup founder, Dr Tristan Fletcher, to apply complex AI techniques to the — on the surface — rather chaotic arena of fine wine pricing, comparing them with trading …
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The Fast Pace of Tech: Doing Good, Driving Change – The Atlantic
Businesses and their leaders recognize the importance of learning from failure. But what exactly are the right lessons to take away? And how can businesses learn them in a way that enables future success? Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and Quartz edit…
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Drake Is Winning the Meek Mill Beef Because He’s Not Afraid to Be Fake – The Atlantic
The least relevant criticism someone can make of a superstar is that they’re not self-made. If you follow pop culture, perhaps you spent part of this Tuesday clicking through Internet slideshows of images of the slideshow of Internet images that Dra…
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Comma Queen: Mad Dash – The New Yorker
The hyphen (-) is a short bit, used in compound words and to break words between syllables when they run over the end of a line. The en dash (–) is reserved for compound compounds—it’s an overgrown hyphen.
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Earth’s Voyage Through the Interstellar Cloud –“20,000 Years Left to Go”
Our solar system has been voyaging through the very low density Local Interstellar Cloud, a region about 30 light-years across that’s as sparse as a handful of air stretched over a column that is hundreds of light years long, or about one atom per t…
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Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, August 5th – The New Yorker
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From The Verge, The New Devil’s Dictionary, a new economy take on Ambrose Bierce’s The Devil’s Dictionary. See also Greg Knauss’ The Devil’s Dictionary 2.0 from many years ago.
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Sylvia Plath’s 10 Back to School Commandments (1953) | Open Culture
Before her literary fame, her stormy relationship with Ted Hughes and her crippling battles with depression, Sylvia Plath was an enthusiastic student at Smith College. “The world is splitting open at my feet like a ripe, juicy watermelon,” she wrote…
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She won’t even leave me alone while I’m on the toilet… awkward. : cats
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Katun River, Altai, Russia [3000×2000] [OC] : EarthPorn
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Watch the Dark Side of the Moon as It Passes in Front of Earth
From a million miles away, a NASA satellite caught this unusual view of the moon and Earth moving through space together, but from a flipped perspective from the one we usually see.
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Dish Beats In Q2, But Its Streaming Service Sling TV Isn’t Helping Stem Subscriber Loss | TechCrunch
Dish Networks finally offered some insight into the traction of its over-the-top streaming TV service, Sling TV, in its second quarter earnings.
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New website CharacTour is an expansive database for fictional characters – Boing Boing
We’ve all been there a million times: Flicking through Netflix or Amazon or Hulu with no idea what to commit to watching. Nothing immediately grabs your interest and the plot descriptions aren’t selling any of them.
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Pickled Pigs’ Feet Left in Dentist’s Driveway — NYMag
Angry animal lovers stormed the yard of the $1.1 million Florida vacation home of Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer on Monday, writing “LION Killer” on his garage door and scattering his driveway with at least seven hot-sauce-covered pickled pigs’ fee…
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US President Obama on Iran nuclear deal – BBC News
US President Obama is giving a speech on the deal reached with Iran last month. After two years of intense talks with the US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany, Iran has agreed to curb its nuclear activities, in exchange for the lifting of sanct…
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New mom has the best response to her breastfeeding photo being reported on Facebook
Boston writer Britni de la Cretaz found out who her true Facebook friends are when she posted a photo of herself breastfeeding and a friend reported it for nudity.
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R.I.P. Shawn Robinson, Hollywood stuntman · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Deadline reports that veteran stuntman and rigger Shawn Robinson was found dead on July 28. Robinson had been working on location in New Orleans on the upcoming Peter Berg film Deepwater Horizon; he was discovered in his hotel room by a coworker aft…
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Conservatives Are Scaring Indiana Towns Out Of Passing LGBT Protections | ThinkProgress
On Tuesday, Allan Kauffman (D), mayor of Goshen, Indiana, posted a statement announcing that the City Council would not be voting on a proposed LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance that night.
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“I’m rambly,” James Ponsoldt admits with a chuckle. Verbosity is far from the only qualification Ponsoldt has for directing a movie about the late David Foster Wallace.
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Boston mayor wants to ban chewing tobacco, from Fenway to public fields | Sport | The Guardian
From Fenway Park to youth baseball field, Boston mayor Martin J Walsh wants to ban the use of snuff and chewing tobacco in sports venues across the city.
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A woman sent her novel’s opening pages to 50 agents under her own name and to 50 agents under a man’s name. The result: “He is eight and a half times better than me at writing the same book.” (jezebel.com)submitted 14 minutes ago by loading…
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Rocky Fire, California : Natural Hazards
Several large wildfires have charred tens of thousands of acres in northern California. The largest, the Rocky fire, had burned about 67,000 acres (27,000 hectares) in Lake, Yolo, and Colusa counties as of the evening of August 4, 2015.
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The numbers are stunning: From 2007 to 2014, women made up only 30.2 percent of all speaking or named characters in the 100 top-grossing fictional films released in the United States. That’s bad enough to repeat: For every 2.
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The Cannabis Chemist | FiveThirtyEight
Most Americans live in a state where medical marijuana, in some form, is legal. But all marijuana isn’t the same. Different plants have different chemical compositions, and different compositions are better at treating different diseases. Enter Chri…
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Affirm Acquires Coding Bootcamp Lending Startup LendLayer | TechCrunch
Affirm has completed a talent acquisition of LendLayer, a startup that provides lending for accelerated learning programs like Hackbright Academy.
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Saving the Lives of Migrants at Sea (Trailer) | VICE News
More than 2,000 migrants have drowned while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea already in 2015, according to the International Organization for Migration. As the Mediterranean migrant crisis continues in the face of apparent government inacti…
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South Africa police ‘recover stolen car 22 years ago’ – BBC News
A South African man is to be reunited with his car 22 years after it was stolen in the capital, Pretoria.”The car was still in mint condition; nothing was missing – not even the battery,” Derrick Goosen told South Africa’s News24 website.
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WeWork’s First Acquisition Is Building Information Modeling Firm Case | TechCrunch
WeWork, the NYC tech (and real estate) darling valued north of $5 billion, has today announced its first acquisition. The company will be acquiring Case, a building information modeling and consultancy firm, for an undisclosed amount.
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Breaking Down the Bat@#$% Badassery of the Deadpool Trailers
Deadpool footage is finally here, and it is looking awesome.
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Kansan politicians tried to force public administrators to make life harder for poor people on welfare, passing a controversial law earlier this year to limit the amount of money public assistance benefits cards can withdraw from ATM machines at any…
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Emma Stone’s Best Looks | Vanity Fair
2014: In Atelier Versace at the London premiere of The Amazing Spider-Man 2.by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images.
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The 2015 International Best Dressed List | Vanity Fair
As the roster marks its 75th anniversary, this year’s lineup includes haute Hollywood, dapper princes, and pop princessesWOMEN Francesca AmfitheatrofSamantha Cameron Charlotte CasiraghiAmal ClooneyMisty CopelandMellody HobsonRihannaHM Queen Letizia …
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A recent poll of Republican presidential primary voters in the early voting states of New Hampshire and South Carolina finds an unexpected result for the 17 candidates campaigning there.
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The International Best-Dressed Hall of Fame 2015 | Vanity Fair
It may seem like there is no higher fashion glory than entry onto the International Best-Dressed List, which has cataloged the world’s most studied and polished dressers in the world since its 1940 inception.
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We stumbled across Pistol Wish‘s images a few days ago when his photo Ephemeron III was selected for Editors’ Choice, and we haven’t been able to stop staring since. Looking at his profile, you realize at once that his photography is not ‘just’ phot…
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Solved! –The Puzzle of Saturn’s Rings
In a breakthrough study, an international team of scientists, including Professor Nikolai Brilliantov from the University of Leicester, has solved an age-old scientific riddle by discovering that planetary rings, such as those orbiting Saturn, have …
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My very Catholic mother just sent this to me : funny
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Crap-at-cooking problems : funny
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Momma and Baby taking a break from the hot Thailand sun. : cats
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Cake got her collar yesterday and nows she’s taking kindly to her new fashion : cats
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Today’s Best Media Deals: 3-For-$20 Movies, Sci-Fi StoryBundle, & More
If you need an excuse to build out your Blu-ray or DVD collection, Best Buy’s offering a 3-for-$20 deal on nearly 40 select titles. My picks: Whiplash, Captain Philips, and District 9. [Choose three select Blu-rays and DVDs for $20]
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Anjem Choudary, one of Britain’s most prominent radical preachers has been charged with inviting support for Islamic State militants under section 12 of the UK Terrorism Act 2000.
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Many feared dead off Libya as migrant boat capsizes – Al Jazeera English
Scores of migrants trying to reach across the Mediterranean from Libya are feared to have drowned after their fishing boat capsized off the North African country, according to the UN refugee agency ( UNHCR ) officials.
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Rejecting Iran nuclear deal is a vote for war, Obama says – BBC News
President Barack Obama continues his push to seal the Iran nuclear deal, framing a congressional vote on lifting sanctions as either a vote for war or for peace. Mr Obama will speak at American University in Washington on Wednesday.
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China Stops Reclamation Work in South China Sea | Al Jazeera America
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday that Beijing had halted land reclamation in the South China Sea, and called on countries in the region to speed up talks on how claimant states should conduct themselves in the disputed waters.
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Japan’s Hiroshima to mark 70 years since atomic bomb – BBC News
Residents in the Japanese city of Hiroshima are preparing to mark 70 years since the first atomic bomb was dropped on their city by a US aircraft. The bombing – and a second one on Nagasaki three days later – is credited with bringing to an end Worl…
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BBC Sport – Gary Hunt: Briton wins world 27m high diving gold in Kazan
Britain’s Gary Hunt captured the 27m high diving gold in fine style at the World Championships in Kazan. The 31-year-old, silver medallist two years ago, held a 33-point lead into the final round and finished on 629.30.
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If I got to ask one question of the presidential aspirants at Thursday’s Fox Republican debate, it would be this: “As part of a 1982 transportation bill, President Ronald Reagan agreed to boost the then 4-cent-a-gallon gasoline ta
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Donald Trump Looking Forward to a “Civil” Debate — NYMag
Unless, of course, anyone attacks him first. Donald Trump, who will be the center of the first prime time presidential debate thanks to his lead in the polls, told Good Morning America on Wednesday that he would “like it to be very civil.
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Moon’s Farside Crosses Earth’s Face | DSCOVR Satellite Time-Lapse Video
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All Signs Indicate a New Monster El Niño Is Coming
Ocean conditions in the Pacific Ocean are increasingly suggestive of a potent El Niño event later this year. While that might seem like good news to the water-starved regions of the United States, the resulting torrential rains could be exceptionall…
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LOT Polish Airlines Now Accepting Bitcoin | TechCrunch
I’m not a big fan of the “X accepts bitcoin” type of post but this one is near and dear to my heart – and actually interesting. LOT Polish airlines, the official Polish air carrier, is now accepting bitcoin. That does that mean? It means that you’ll…
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The Creator of The Wire Explains the War on Drugs’ Effect on Police – The Atlantic
The 2012 documentary The House I Live In critically examines the War on Drugs, deeming it a failure that has bloated American prisons and led to an adoption of flawed policing policies.
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Biden’s Friends Try to Slow the Biden-2016 Hype Train | Vanity Fair
In the past few days, talks about Vice President Joe Biden jumping in the 2016 presidential race have bubbled to the top of the news cycle.
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The International Best-Dressed List: A History | Vanity Fair
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How Would Olivia Pope Handle Donald Trump? | Vanity Fair
If your group of friends is anything like ours, there was a period of time when nary a weekend would go by that someone didn’t toss off a “Where’s Olivia Pope when you need her?” joke or exclaim, “I feel like Olivia Pope right now!,” uttered while e…
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PHOTOS: The 2015 International Best-Dressed Poll | Vanity Fair
Occupation: First Lady, U.K.; creative consultant for Smythson. Residence: 10 Downing Street. Designers: Phillip Lim, Alexander McQueen, Erdem, Roksanda Ilincic. Most Notable Ensemble of 2015: A blue Preen dress, worn to Buckingham Palace. The Look:…
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The Point of No Return: Climate Change Nightmares Are Already Here | Rolling Stone
Historians may look to 2015 as the year when shit really started hitting the fan. Some snapshots: In just the past few months, record-setting heat waves in Pakistan and India each killed more than 1,000 people.
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Watch Ryan Reynolds Crack Wise, Pummel Bad Guys in ‘Deadpool’ Trailer | Rolling Stone
Watch Ryan Reynolds Crack Wise, Pummel Bad Guys in ‘Deadpool’ Trailer Red band preview for Marvel superhero adaptation stars actor as sarcastic mercenary-turned-anti-hero
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Hear TV on the Radio, Faith No More Singers’ Avant-Garde Supergroup | Rolling Stone
Hear TV on the Radio, Faith No More Singers’ Avant-Garde Supergroup Nevermen, featuring Tunde Adebimpe, Mike Patton and rapper Doseone, construct eerie ode to “Tough Towns” on lead single
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Cris Cyborg Jabs at Ronda Rousey: Stop Talking, Start Fighting | Rolling Stone
If a fight between Ronda Rousey and Cris Cyborg was half as good as their trash talk, we’d be in for a treat.
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Dustin Lynch Leads Hell of a Night Tour | Rolling Stone
Having toured with the likes of Luke Bryan and Keith Urban, country hitmaker Dustin Lynch will launch his Hell of a Night Tour this fall, embarking on his first trek as a headliner. More than 35 cities, including New York, Boston and New Orleans, ar…
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Meek Mill Fires More Insults at Drake, Threatens to Wedgie Rapper | Rolling Stone
While Drake’s meme-filled OVO Fest performance appeared to be the knockout blow in his ongoing beef with Meek Mill, the latter still took some shots at Drake onstage during a Charlotte, North Carolina concert Tuesday.
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O’Malley Endorses a Constitutional Amendment Protecting the Right to Vote | The Nation
Civil rights campaigners in the 1950s and 1960s adopted many tools establishing and extending voting rights protections. The best known of these was a piece of federal legislation: the Voting Rights Act that was signed into law on August 6, 1965.
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Why Are Most Americans Switching to Renewable Energy? Because It’s Actually Cheaper | The Nation
Deborah Lawrence had been watching a once-empty parking lot near Midland-Odessa, Texas, fill up with idled drilling rigs usually at work plumbing for oil in the nearby Permian Basin. In January she noticed 10 rigs, then 17 a few weeks later. As wint…
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Bodies Are Piling Up in Baltimore — But Fears of a US Crime Surge Might Be Overblown | VICE News
Five federal law enforcement agencies have answered Baltimore’s call for help in combatting its spike in homicides this year by dispatching agents to embed with the city’s police department.
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‘Thigh Reading’ Trend Takes Hold On Social Media – The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
In an effort to subvert mainstream beauty standards and celebrate all bodies equally, thousands of women are promoting the hashtag #thighreading and posting pictures of their thighs to social media, many of which depict stretch marks, scars, and cel…
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Target Launches Beacon Test In 50 Stores, With Expanded Rollout Later This Year | TechCrunch
Target, the second largest general merchandise retailer in the U.S., announced this morning that it will start testing beacon technology in 50 of its stores nationwide.
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Deadspin Highlights Of Tom Brady’s Personal Emails, Revealed In NFLPA Lawsuit | Jezebel How to Start Your Day Like a Do Something Bitch | Kotaku New Star Wars Battlefront Gameplay Takes To the Skies | Lifehacker How My Partner and I Overcame Our Mon…
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Garmin Announces The Forerunner 25, A Jolly And Inexpensive Workout Watch | TechCrunch
Smartwatch, schmartwatch – you gotta get you a Garmin! The new Forerunner 25 is a low-cost workout watch that comes in multiple jolly colors and can register your heart rate, speed, distance, and personal records.
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Stoats, squirrels and salmon: your July wildlife photos | Environment | The Guardian
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If you’ve been paying attention to this year’s A.V. Undercover series, then you almost certainly saw “The Final Countdown,” a dual-banjo version of Europe’s classic power ballad covered by Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn.
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‘Give Us The Ballot’: The 1975 Expansion of the Voting Rights Act – The Atlantic
Fifty years after the act was signed into law, Give Us The Ballot’s telling of its 1975 expansion stands in contrast with the act’s dwindling bipartisan support today.
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A Sobering Look at How AIDS Changed Art in America | WIRED
Caption: Tino Rodriguez’s Eternal Lovers (2010) is one of many pieces in the new exhibit Art AIDS American grappling with death during the AIDS crisis. Courtesy of Tacoma Art Museum; Private collection
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The Science of California’s Unprecedented Drought – Scientific American
In 1860 a naturalist named William Brewer set out to conduct the first geologic survey of the infant state of California. When Brewer arrived in the tiny adobe village of Los Angeles on December 2, he noted in his diary that “all that is wanted natu…
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Has Narendra Modi lost the plot? – BBC News
Has India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi lost the plot? This week, his BJP government backed down on its controversial land acquisition bill, which would have made it easier for land to be used for industry and infrastructure projects.
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When Tom Holland began his career in film, he took whatever jobs he could get, working as a grip, loader, and PA, among other small-time gigs. He also trained as an actor at the Actors Studio under Lee Strasberg before eventually finding his niche i…
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With the latest hip-hop beef between Drake and Meek Mill coming to a head, Hannibal Buress takes to the streets to ask the most important question: Who is Meek Mill?
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Migrant Boat Capsizes, Rescues Underway | Al Jazeera America
Hundreds of migrants attempting the perilous journey across the Mediterranean to Europe are feared to have drowned after their overcrowded fishing boat capsized off Libya, Italy’s coastguard said Wednesday. Up to 700 people were reportedly on the ve…
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Cartoon: Internet police! Hands up!
I’m Kickstarting a 300-page collection of political cartoons and comics journalism called Eat More Comics: The Best of The Nib. Order a copy here!
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Study identifies fish vulnerable to trawling – BBC News
Using laboratory-based experiments, researchers have identified the common characteristics of fish most vulnerable to being caught by trawlers. They found fish that were less able to produce fast burst-type swimming to evade capture were more likely…
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Sunrise over Columbia River [OC] [3264×2448] Vantage, Wa : EarthPorn
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Space Planes Could Be Powered By Ground-Based Microwaves | Animation
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The only furniture you need is a single smooth stone that reminds you of your mother – Boing Boing
* What’s in your kitchen cabinets? Pots and pans and handheld graters and hateful trash that’s preventing you from calling your estranged sister. Throw them all away. Replace them with a single sunflower seed.
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Is bad CGI ruining movies? A nuanced critique – Boing Boing
It’s an age-old complaint about video games and films: bad graphics make them suck. But plenty of classic entertainment holds up even if the effects don’t. RocketJump Film School examines the issue in a brisk overview. They argue that truly great CG…
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Even Strong Bad and Homestar Runner concede that Flash is dead – Boing Boing
Fifteen years after the Flash animation web stars first graced our screens, even Strong Bad and Homestar Runner are ready to throw the shroud over Flash. The duo were among the bright stars of what became an explosion of Flash-based web animation th…
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This Week On Bullish: The Politics Of PR | TechCrunch
Welcome back to Bullish, where we try to explore that fine line between what is bullish, and what is bullshit. This time around we have Amy Widdowson Mains in the studio to dig into public relations (PR), and the politics of the matter.
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Muralists use an entire hillside of homes as a canvas – Boing Boing
As part of a state-funded anti-violence project, Germen Nuevo Muralismo Mexicano turned an entire neighborhood in Pachuca, Mexico into an artwork titled El Macro Mural Barrio de Palmitas. Painting over 200 houses took about ten weeks once the design…
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Cameroon begins ‘repatriating 12,000 Nigerians’ – BBC News
About 12,000 Nigerians are being repatriated from neighbouring Cameroon, Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (Nema) has said. Some of those returning via the Sahuda border post have told the BBC they are being sent home against their will.
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This is what Android fragmentation looks like in 2015
There’s no way around it: Android is a mess of disparate OEMs and legacy versions of the same operating system.
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Lawsuit: Louisiana police “beat and sodomized” innocent man – Boing Boing
In a federal lawsuit (PDF) filed against four Shreveport police officers, a Houston man claims that he was sodomized with a nightstick after being forced into the back of a patrol car.
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Louis C.K. Is Shadowing de Blasio for Comedy — Vulture
According to the New York Times, Louis C.K. is currently following New York City mayor Bill de Blasio around for two days — with his permission — on official comedy business. So far, C.K.
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The Washington Post initially reported the news and US Soccer confirmed the story on Tuesday night. A formal announcement is expected at a press conference on Wednesday.
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Amazon, Best Buy and the free rider problem | Guardian Sustainable Business | The Guardian
When my wife’s printer recently went on the fritz, she ordered a new one from Amazon, which arrived two days later. I took the broken printer to Best Buy, which offers free and easy recycling of electronics.
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Michael Brown’s Mother Vows to Never Forgive | Al Jazeera America
The mother of Michael Brown says she will “never forgive” the “cold and malicious” police officer who shot and killed her son nearly one year ago in Ferguson, Missouri. “He wouldn’t even admit what he did was wrong.
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DJI’s new beginner-friendly Phantom 3 drone costs $799
DJI has announced a new entry-level quadcopter aimed at enthusiasts just getting started piloting and capturing video with a drone.
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See Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper, Joe Perry Jam With Rock Royalty | Rolling Stone
The star-studded debut album by Hollywood Vampires – the mega-rock triumvirate of Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper and Joe Perry – now has a release date.
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Marmoset monkey and iguana become best friends in a German zoo : AnimalsBeingBros
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Why Bipartisanship Still Matters for Candidates — NYMag
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about John Kasich and his quixotic presidential bid. Like many people in the press corps, I like him — or did when I knew him, anyway, back in 1994, when I was a cub reporter on Capitol Hill and he was the newly minte…
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KonMari, meet Mallory Ortberg. She has some hardcore advice for ridding your life of clutter so you can “live abundantly”. Some tips: How many of the spices lining your pantry have you ever actually used? “Most of them?” Get rid of them. Every one.
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Israel Detains Jewish Extremists as Crackdown on Terror Cells Continues | VICE News
Israel has jailed a Jewish extremist for six months without trial as part of an ongoing crackdown against terror cells in the wake of two deadly attacks by religious fundamentalists.
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Migrant boat sinks: Hundreds feared dead off Libya coast – BBC News
Radical UK preacher Anjem Choudary is one of two men charged with inviting support for Islamic State militants, Scotland Yard says.
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Name: Electrosmog. Age: As old as electromagnetism itself.
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Two iconic Blizzard heroes are coming to Heroes of the Storm
The new characters for Heroes of the Storm are coming thick and fast, and soon Blizzard will add two new Warrior heroes to the game from two of its most iconic franchises.
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The best monthly subscription science kits—and how to build your own
Wanna have boxes full of geektastic science projects delivered to your house monthly? Of course you do.
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A group of teens sitting around a fountain in East Berlin (1970s) : OldSchoolCool
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Deadpool is only following one person on Twitter : funny
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How Chicago Reversed the Course of Its River Is Less Shocking Than Why
The Chicago River used to drain into Lake Michigan. Now it drains into the very top of the Mississippi watershed. The reversal of drainage was the end product of a century of effort. When people find out why, the city of Chicago did this, they tend …
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Whole Foods withdraws $6 “Asparagus water” from sale – Boing Boing
Somewhere in L.A., Whole Foods executives are laughing at all of us. After ridicule on social media, the store has decided not to sell expensive bottles of water containing asparagus spears.
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Record imports swell US trade deficit – BBC News
Record imports, the strong dollar and growing consumer demand helped to widen the US trade deficit by 7.1% in June. The gap between US exports and imports increased to $43.8bn, up from May’s revised deficit of $40.9bn. Analysts had been expecting a …
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Cecil the lion killing disgusting and horrifying, says UK minister | Environment | The Guardian
The illegal killing of Cecil the lion by a US trophy hunter was disgusting, horrifying and very sad, according to a UK minister, who said he could see the arguments “on both sides” for legal big game hunting.
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The University of Oregon has agreed to pay $800,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a student who said she was sexually assaulted last year by three basketball players. The 18-year-old woman, who is identified in the suit as Jane Doe, on Tuesday dism…
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EPA Clean Power Plan: Start Trading Carbon, Please – Scientific American
EPA has rewritten state goals based on uniform emissions rates for power plants, which should make it easier to trade. U.S. EPA’s Clean Power Plan does far more than the draft proposal to support states pursuing carbon trading, offering a “panoply” …
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Deflategate rumbles on. Tom Brady denied under oath to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell that he tampered with footballs before the Patriots’ AFC title game with Indianapolis, according to a 457-page transcript of his 23 June appeal released on Tuesday.
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When we can’t find Bloo, just look behind the bed… : cats
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Imgur user Ukisha11c’s Samurai Jack & Aku tattoo : woahdude
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A wood working multi-joint : gifs
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This dog knows what’s up. : firstworldanarchists
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Reddit ads gets it : firstworldanarchists
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Legends of Chima by Scribble Pad Studios : ImaginaryMindscapes
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Ride The Cloud by ChaoyuanXu : ImaginaryMindscapes
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Fog from up above : Breathless
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Bruce Springsteen, 1973 : OldSchoolCool
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Singapore’s club district & river at night. Very “Tron”. [OC][1080×1080] : CityPorn
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The furore over Cecil the lion clearly demonstrates that the public are passionate about conserving wildlife – wherever it is. Yet conservation spending in richer nations is still trapped in a parochial “home first” mindset.
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Bad News—Charlize Theron May Not Be Back For The Mad Max Sequels
Miles Teller thinks that Fantastic Four won’t review well (and not because it’s bad). It looks like Bruce Banner is joining Civil War. JJ Abrams rules out midichlorians in The Force Awakens. There’s going to be more super-powered characters on Agent…
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A Santa Ana Police Union Blocks Video of the Raid at Sky High Holistic Pot Dispensary – The Atlantic
This is the video that three police officers wish you hadn’t seen––and are suing to stop internal affairs from investigating. Unions that represent American police officers are often complicit in keeping bad cops on the street.
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Marks & Spencer and Whole Foods Show Why Food Package Design Matters – The Atlantic
Celebrating the art of what our meals comes in, from cookie boxes to condiment bottles. In design jargon, “appetite appeal” describes the level of sensory stimulation that a food packaging should have in order to attract consumers.
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Music Great Job, Internet! Photo: soundcloud.com/nonplayablerecordsPhoto: soundcloud.com/nonplayablerecords Aug 5, 2015 8:01 AM In light of this summer’s bread-throwing incident, it feels like Smash Mouth’s music could use a little more angst.
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Freediver Natalia Molchanova’s ‘amazing’ achievements – BBC News
Natalia Molchanova, the 53-year-old Russian champion freediver, is feared dead after going missing on Sunday. Ms Molchanova, who holds 41 world records, was diving for fun off Formentera, a Spanish island near Ibiza, when she failed to surface.
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‘Ancient Hebrew inscriptions’ baffle Israeli archaeologists – BBC News
Israeli archaeologists say they are trying to decode ancient inscriptions written in Hebrew script discovered at a dig in Jerusalem. The writing was found on the walls of a room containing the remains of a Jewish ritual bath, or mikveh, believed to …
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Julie Klausner puts the difficult woman up front in ‘Difficult People’
In the very first scene of Difficult People, we get Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner distilled to their essence: They rush through a herd of pesky, needy people on the street until they finally collide, falling easily into the comfort one only finds…
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WIRED Binge-Watching Guide: Empire | WIRED
We needed a modern-day Dynasty, and boy, did Fox deliver. From the director of Precious and Monster’s Ball, Lee Daniels’ and Danny Strong’s Empire is a sort of re-imagining of King Lear—but with three sons and a whole lot of bling.
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Here Is Your WIRED Star Wars Challenge for Day 94 | WIRED
For the seemingly interminable wait until Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits theaters, we’re helping pass time by giving you daily challenges related to everyone’s favorite universe. When you complete a task, send us a tweet @WIRED or tag us on Faceb…
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Morning Digest: This Republican-turned-independent is now running for Congress as a Democrat
• AZ-01: Former state Sen. Tom O’Halleran served in the legislature for eight years as a Republican until a conservative challenger narrowly knocked him out in a 2008 primary.
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Editor’s note: Gené Teare (@geneteare), a past female founder, heads up the CrunchBase Venture Program and CrunchBase’s data work. Ned Desmond (@neddesmond) is the COO of TechCrunch and CrunchBase. Cory Cox, an analyst at CrunchBase, contributed to …
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DJI Announces An New, Easy-To-Use Camera Drone, The DJI 3 Standard | TechCrunch
DJI has just announced a new camera drone, the DJU Phantom 3 Standard, an oddly-named quadcopter that features a built-in HD video camera, 25 minutes of flight time on one charge, and a special follow mode that lets your drone become a flying stalke…
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When someone uses the Terrible Tiger meme correctly – GIF on Imgur
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The Future of the World’s Population in 4 Charts : dataisbeautiful
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A routine review of bodycam footage revealed a Wayne County, Ohio, Sheriff’s deputy dragging a screaming woman from her home by her feet. When learning he was to be fired over his brutal treatment of the mental health patient, he resigned—and took a…
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Old white woman yells ‘we speak English in America’ at Spanish-speaking IHOP customer
Carlos Vasquez, who recorded the video and first posted it on Facebook, said that the woman started to go off on his mother, Norma Vasquez, in an IHOP in Los Angeles’s Koreatown after Norma spoke Spanish with her family. The woman told Mrs.
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Survivor of the Hiroshima Nuclear Bomb Recalls the Bombing and its Aftermath – Scientific American
Tamiko Nishimoto was 4 years old when she saw the B29 overhead that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. She and her family lived near the bomb site their entire lives.
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The Persistent Stereotype About Latino Workers That Won’t Die | ThinkProgress
During a live taping of The View on Tuesday, guest co-host Kelly Osbourne sparked some outrage among viewers when she stereotyped Latinos as toilet cleaners as a way to rebuke 2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s incendiary remarks …
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Mobile devices have become incredibly popular for their ability to weave modern conveniences such as Internet access and social networking into the fabric of daily life.
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The Last Ride of Bonnie and Clyde – Roads & Kingdoms
I’ve always wondered why certain histories morph into myths and legends.
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Workfront Raises $33M For Its Enterprise Work Management Service | TechCrunch
Work management solution Workfront (previously known as AtTask) today announced that it has raised a $33 million Series E funding round led by growth equity firm JMI Equity, which also previously led the company’s $38 million Series D round last yea…
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Inside the Mind of a Skinhead | Narratively | Human stories, boldly told.
Dwelling in beer-soaked basements, surrounded by walls decorated with German, Nazi, and Canadian Red Ensign flags, Neo-Nazi skinheads have formed several underground sects across Canada. As a photographer, I’m drawn to marginalized and alienated gro…
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A Love Letter to New York City’s Vanishing Mom-and-Pops – The New Yorker
“Analogue,” Zoe Leonard’s epic yet intimate sequence of photographs, now installed in MOMA’s atrium, is a story of two vanishing worlds. The first is the mom-and-pop commerce of the Lower East Side and Williamsburg, now steamrolled by gentrification.
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Man practically pees himself experiencing a virtual-reality haunted house
The sensory experience is far more complete than just playing a horror game or watching a movie, to the point where you very quickly become immersed in the setting. The only problem is, you look like a total idiot to everyone nearby.
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Parenting and the Internet: the smarter, missing third way – Boing Boing
My new Guardian column, What is missing from the kids’ internet? discusses three different approaches to teaching kids information literacy: firewall-based abstinence education; trust/relationship-based education, and a third way, which is the prove…
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Watch Pixar co-founder’s 1972 computer animations of face and hand – Boing Boing
In 1972, Frederic Ira Parke, while a grad student at the University of Utah, created the first computer graphics animation of a human face. That same year, he and fellow student Ed Catmull, who went on to co-found Pixar, produced a groundbreaking co…
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The Cat-Keyboard – usefulness level 100! : cats
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Pebbles – our formerly feral adoptee : cats
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This is Doodlebug, an orphaned wallaby who loves his teddy very much. : pics
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This guy was drinking at my local bar : pics
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Chinese Church Leaders Are Detained Amid Cross Demolition Campaign | VICE News
Seven Christians have been detained in the southeastern Chinese province of Zhejiang accused of embezzlement, amid a state-ordered campaign to remove crosses from churches.
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Ecology AMAPLOS Science Wednesdays: Hi, I’m Laura Jurgens here to talk about my research on the mass death of sea species along the Pacific Coastline — Ask Me Anything! (self.science) My name is Laura Jurgens and I am a postdoctoral researcher at Te…
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WASHINGTON — Later this month, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. will escape for a family retreat to mourn his late son, Beau, but also to mull, as his dying son urged him to do, a campaign for president. Some of Mr. Biden’s friends and allies worr…
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Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump regularly calls for getting rid of gun-free zones. However, if the real estate magnate is to succeed in his quest, he’ll have to start with places like Trump-branded hotels and golf courses.
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Daily Kos Radio is LIVE at 9 am ET!
And with the Republican debate field now locked in, we’ll warm up the popcorn machine with Greg Dworkin. Listen LIVE, right here at 9:00 AM ET!
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Tinder’s First Non-Dating Feature Is Speed Networking For Forbes’ 30 Under 30 | TechCrunch
Tinder is tiptoeing into the friendzone, and the work place. After years of saying “We want to overcome all the issues of meeting new people”, not just dating them, tomorrow Tinder will announce its first explicitly non-romantic feature. But it won’…
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Is the RSPB to blame for the loss of England’s rare hen harriers? | Environment | The Guardian
The hen harrier has begun to drag its way back from extinction in England. But according to the grouse industry one organisation is stomping on its claws – the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB).
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Lenny Kravitz literally rocks out with his cock out in Sweden : dataisbeautiful
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And by “used to” I mean I Googled how it actually works 5 minutes ago. : AdviceAnimals
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Controversial Isis play cancelled before opening night – BBC News
A controversial play exploring the radicalisation of young people has been cancelled 10 days before its opening night, amid claims of censorship.Homegrown was due to be staged at a London school from 12 August, but the National Youth Theatre product…
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Meet The Maniac Who Scaled 58 Peaks In Less Than 10 Days | FiveThirtyEight
Darkness had fallen over Longs Peak in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park, and Andrew Hamilton was struggling to find his way. He wasn’t entirely alone.
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Ryan Reynolds Mouths Off in First Deadpool Trailer | Vanity Fair
Ryan Reynolds knows it didn’t work out so well the last time he played a superhero.
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Did his policies as governor help or hinder minority students? Jeb Bush wants you to think he opened the doors to higher education for students of color. Hillary Clinton wants you to think he shut them in their faces.
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Paradox of the post-Omar Taliban – BBC News
In the aftermath of Mullah Omar’s death, the Taliban movement he headed is in a curious position: success on the battlefield, amid turmoil at the top.
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Twin Tunisia massacres ‘linked’ – BBC News
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.
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Pakistan cricketer Wasim Akram ‘escapes gun attack’ – BBC News
Former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram’s car has been fired at in Karachi, the country’s commercial capital, media reports say. The shooting took place near the National Stadium in Karachi’s Karsaz area on Wednesday, reports said. The ex-bowler…
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Wednesday + Haiku + Blender = Wheadinesdakuy! Lame duck Barack quacks: “Hey Congress! Try and keep up!” This bird eats Wheaties
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‘Unable to Get Enough Information,’ Sandra Bland’s Family Are Now Suing Texas Police | VICE News
The family of Sandra Bland, the black woman found dead in a Texas jail three days after a confrontation with a white state trooper, is now suing the arresting officer and other Texas authorities as a “last resort” after being “unable to get enough i…
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Pakistan judges uphold creation of military courts – Al Jazeera English
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has upheld the establishment of controversial new military courts set up to hear “terrorism” cases, rejecting an attempt to have them ruled illegal.
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Harper Lee and the death of a hero – Al Jazeera English
The US has been inundated with social dramas lately.
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