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Friday 21 November 2014

Wine And Die

How Climate Change Will End Wine As We Know It, The Sound Of 'Interstellar', What Kind Of Guy Are You?, How A 12-Year-Old's Online Life Brought An Abductor To Her Doorstep, What We Learned This Week, Faith, Hope And Tragedy: Engineers Cope With The Loss Of SpaceShipTwo
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Friday, November 21, 2014
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GRAPES OF WRATH
How Climate Change Will End Wine As We Know It
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Hotter and less predictable temperatures mean that much of the world's premium wine regions are now under threat and new ones are emerging. How the wine industry is — and isn't — reacting says a lot about the future of agriculture.
BLOWING DUST AT CARS
The Sound Of 'Interstellar'
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Picking up an airplane wing with a forklift isn't normal, unless you're doing sound for Chris Nolan.
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What Kind Of Guy Are You?
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The age-old question.
TO EVADE A PREDATOR
How A 12-Year-Old's Online Life Brought An Abductor To Her Doorstep
arstechnica.com
Untangling a Baltimore girl's abduction and rape.
DIGG PICKS
What We Learned This Week
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This week we learned the "truth" behind the female soldier fighting ISIS, how to sleep in our cars and just how depressingly little 200 calories of food really are.
VIRGIN GALACTIC, INTERRUPTED
Faith, Hope And Tragedy: Engineers Cope With The Loss Of SpaceShipTwo
nbcnews.com
Engineers are sometimes stereotyped as emotion-free brainiacs, but that stereotype gets shattered after spending just a few minutes with the engineers who are grieving over the loss of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo rocket plane and one of its pilots.
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GET PITTED, SO PITTED
Image: A surfer rides a wave during a tow-in surfing session at the Praia do Norte or North beach, in Nazare, Portugal, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014. A tow-in is a surf technique in which the athlete is towed into a large wave by a partner driving a jet-ski or other watercraft with an attached tow-line.
A surfer rides a wave during a tow-in surfing session at the Praia do Norte or North beach, in Nazare, Portugal, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014. A tow-in is a surf technique in which the athlete is towed into a large wave by a partner driving a jet-ski or other watercraft with an attached tow-line. Credit: AP Photo/Francisco Seco
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Thursday 20 November 2014

Scuttlebutt

AP Releases Cringe-Inducing Cosby Questions Cut From Interview, Using Fake Friends To Make Real Money, How To Cook An Awesome Meal Without Stepping Foot In The Grocery Store, An Overhaul Of The World's Largest Passenger Plane Takes 55 Days, But You Can Watch It In Less Than Two Minutes, Inside The Saddest Thread On The Internet, Ten Years Later, Obama's Go-It-Alone Immigration Move
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Thursday, November 20, 2014
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'WE DON'T ANSWER THAT'
AP Releases Cringe-Inducing Cosby Questions Cut From Interview
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Bill Cosby's disastrous media blitz continues with the release of footage from an interview with the Associated Press earlier this month. Per usual, Cosby refuses to answer questions about long-time and recent rape allegations. But the AP kept the cameras rolling as Cosby awkwardly lambasts the journalist for daring to ask questions on the issue, and demands that they "scuttle" parts of the interview. Frankly the AP doesn't come off so great either, having clearly originally decided not to run the footage and only airing it now that Cosby's alleged crimes are part of the national conversation.
RT IF YOU'RE PROGRAMMED TO AGREE
Using Fake Friends To Make Real Money
nytimes.com
My Twitter bots resemble real people, with photos for avatars and bios. Making these fake accounts used to be difficult, requiring lots of programming deft. Now, even I can make my own — and trust me, my programming skills are minimal. As a result, a giant pyramid scheme has emerged on social media, where fake friends now command real money.
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How To Cook An Awesome Meal Without Stepping Foot In The Grocery Store
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Forget wasting time at the grocery store. With Blue Apron you get the perfect amount of the best ingredients delivered right to your door. Easy shopping, easy recipes, and easy cooking — it really doesn't get much better than this. Oh and now get the first 2 meals free!
THEY FOUND YOUR LOST HEADPHONES
An Overhaul Of The World's Largest Passenger Plane Takes 55 Days, But You Can Watch It In Less Than Two Minutes
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Emirates just finished its first major overhaul of the massive A380. It took 55 days and involved the removal, inspection and overhaul of over 1,600 parts including the engines and onboard bar.
'WILL ANYONE SPEAK TO ME?'
Inside The Saddest Thread On The Internet, Ten Years Later
salon.com
In 2004, this thread became a viral sensation. It still exists — and it reveals how much the internet has changed.
COOPERATION NOT REQUIRED
Obama's Go-It-Alone Immigration Move
politico.com
Is President Obama acting like a monarch, as one star politician has suggested? Or is he simply following in the footsteps of his Republican predecessors by signing an executive order to bring relief to millions of undocumented immigrants?
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IT PROBABLY TASTES LIKE CHICKEN
Image: A man serves a curry dish with whale meat to one of lawmakers and government officials who promote whale meat at a dining room of Ministry of International Trade and Industry in Tokyo Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. Japan has slashed its whale catch target in the Antarctic by two-thirds in a bid to resume its annual whale hunt, which an international court ruled must stop.
A man serves a curry dish with whale meat to one of lawmakers and government officials who promote whale meat at a dining room of Ministry of International Trade and Industry in Tokyo Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. Japan has slashed its whale catch target in the Antarctic by two-thirds in a bid to resume its annual whale hunt, which an international court ruled must stop. Credit: AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko
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Wednesday 19 November 2014

Gaining Perspective

Hong Kong Real Estate Is Absurd, Success And 'Serial' Backlash, How To Snack Without Eating Crap, Two Surfers Decide To Check Out The Waves During Buffalo's Massive Snowstorm, Janice Dickinson Is Latest Cosby Rape Accuser, I Gained So Much Weight I Didn't Recognize Myself
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014
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DON'T EVEN ASK ABOUT A STORAGE UNIT
Hong Kong Real Estate Is Absurd
nytimes.com
There are breathtaking views of Victoria Harbor from a 23rd-floor apartment that recently sold for $722,000 in the new Le Riviera building. The high-end German appliances and marble countertops evoke European luxury. In the entrance of the building, colorful wire mesh sculptures by Spanish artists hang from the ceiling. There is just one catch. The apartment is only 275 square feet, with a bedroom just large enough to accommodate a double bed.
WHY WAS THIS A STORY
Success And 'Serial' Backlash
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Making sense of "Serial" criticism.
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How To Snack Without Eating Crap
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SNOW'S UP
Two Surfers Decide To Check Out The Waves During Buffalo's Massive Snowstorm
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"It's about 26 degrees outside. Winds are at 35 MPH. With the windchill, it says it feels about 13. We're gonna go check out the waves."
'I WAS AFRAID'
Janice Dickinson Is Latest Cosby Rape Accuser
etonline.com
With rape allegations against Bill Cosby mounting, supermodel Janice Dickinson tells "ET" in a new interview that the comedian sexually assaulted her in 1982.
GAINING PERSPECTIVE
I Gained So Much Weight I Didn't Recognize Myself
nymag.com
I'd been broken up with my on-and-off boyfriend of five years for about three months when I agreed to meet him for dinner. When I got there, I texted him to say I was waiting outside, and when I saw him I started waving like a doofus. He looked right past me. It took me a minute to realize that he didn't recognize me.
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A BLACK DAY
Image: Ultra-Orthodox Jews attend the funeral of Mosheh Twersky, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. Two Palestinian cousins armed with meat cleavers and a gun stormed a Jerusalem synagogue during morning prayers Tuesday, killing Twersky and three others in the city's bloodiest attack in years. Police killed the attackers in a shootout.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews attend the funeral of Mosheh Twersky, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. Two Palestinian cousins armed with meat cleavers and a gun stormed a Jerusalem synagogue during morning prayers Tuesday, killing Twersky and three others in the city's bloodiest attack in years. Police killed the attackers in a shootout. Credit: AP Photo/Oded Balilty
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Tuesday 18 November 2014

That's A Horrible Idea

The 'Truth' Behind The Female Soldier Fighting ISIS, Stop Trying To Save The World, Secrets Of The Magus, Everyday Terms Coined By Shakespeare, Listen To Bill Cosby's 1969 Stand-Up Bit About Drugging Women's Drinks, The Real Roots Of Midlife Crisis
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014
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THE SMILE THAT LAUNCHED A THOUSAND RTs
The 'Truth' Behind The Female Soldier Fighting ISIS
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They call her Rehana, but that's likely not her name. People say she's killed 100 Islamic State fighters. ISIS supporters have declared her dead on two separate occasions. This is the story of the creation of the online legend of Rehana — and why it can never be killed.
WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA?
Stop Trying To Save The World
newrepublic.com
Exciting new development idea, huge impact in one location, influx of donor dollars, quick expansion, failure. Big ideas are destroying international development.
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Secrets Of The Magus
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Ricky Jay does closeup magic that flouts reality. But, rather than headline in Las Vegas, Jay prefers to live in the mysterious world of ancient mountebanks, eccentric entertainers, and sleight-of-hand artists, whose secrets he preserves with a scholarly passion, and who are his true peers in the realm of illusion.
SIGNIFYING SOMETHING
Everyday Terms Coined By Shakespeare
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You might already know that Shakespeare came up with such famous phrases as "star-crossed lovers" and "much ado about nothing." But did you also know that the immortal bard came up with everyday terms we all use everyday?
A GRAIN OF TRUTH IN EVERY JOKE
Listen To Bill Cosby's 1969 Stand-Up Bit About Drugging Women's Drinks
blogs.villagevoice.com
Cosby's dozen-plus accusers tell similar stories: that, after having a drink with Cosby, they felt drugged and confused as he had his way with them. Curiously, Cosby himself once made such scenarios the center of a stand-up routine: Witness "Spanish Fly," a cut from his now-unfortunately titled 1969 LP "It's True! It's True!"
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND SNAPCHAT?
The Real Roots Of Midlife Crisis
theatlantic.com
What a growing body of research reveals about the biology of human happiness — and how to navigate the (temporary) slump in middle age.
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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
Image: Thousands of Czechs, using the 25th anniversary of the anti-communist Velvet Revolution, gather to call on the controversy-prone Czech President Milos Zeman to resign in Prague, Czech Republic, Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. The crowd gave Zeman a symbolic red card on Monday for demeaning the importance of human rights, a pro-Russian stance in the conflict in Ukraine, using vulgar language and recently downplaying the brutal use of force by police 25 years ago.
Thousands of Czechs, using the 25th anniversary of the anti-communist Velvet Revolution, gather to call on the controversy-prone Czech President Milos Zeman to resign in Prague, Czech Republic, Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. The crowd gave Zeman a symbolic red card on Monday for demeaning the importance of human rights, a pro-Russian stance in the conflict in Ukraine, using vulgar language and recently downplaying the brutal use of force by police 25 years ago. Credit: AP Photo/Petr David Josek
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Monday 17 November 2014

The Elvis Coverup

The Elvis Presley Coverup: What America Didn't Hear About The Death Of The King, Husband Secretly Tapes Wife's Awesome Rendition Of Salt N' Pepa's 'None Of Your Business', Don't You Hate Drugstores?, What You Missed This Weekend, The Invention Of The Jewish Nose, Harvard Students Fail A Literacy Test Louisiana Used To Suppress The Black Vote In 1964
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Monday, November 17, 2014
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HE HASN'T LEFT THE BUILDING
The Elvis Presley Coverup: What America Didn't Hear About The Death Of The King
salon.com
After Presley's death, an effort was launched to protect the reputation of the hospital that had treated him.
THE PERFECT SONG CHOICE
Husband Secretly Tapes Wife's Awesome Rendition Of Salt N' Pepa's 'None Of Your Business'
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You think you're safe in your car, jamming out to your favorite Salt N' Pepa tune. Then you notice that your husband has been taping you all along and all trust is gone.
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Don't You Hate Drugstores?
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Of course you do. They're crowded, understocked, and you can never find the things you want. Do yourself a favor and skip the hassle with Dollar Shave Club. Shave Time, Shave Money.
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What You Missed This Weekend
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This weekend, James Franco let you control him for an hour, Bill Cosby's lawyer issued a statement and the Philae probe shut down.
WE SMELL A STEREOTYPE
The Invention Of The Jewish Nose
nybooks.com
Failure to be properly moved by portrayals of Christ's affliction was identified with "Jewish" hard-hearted ways of looking. In this and many other images, then, the Jew's prominent nose serves primarily to draw attention to the angle of his head, turned ostentatiously away from the sight of Christ, and so links the Jew's misbegotten flesh to his misdirected gaze.
WRITE BACKWARDS FORWARDS
Harvard Students Fail A Literacy Test Louisiana Used To Suppress The Black Vote In 1964
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From literacy tests to voter ID laws, the right to vote remains threatened. Watch as Harvard students attempt to pass the 1964 Louisiana literacy test as part of a project that raises awareness about barriers to voting.
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CHECKERED PAST, PERSONIFIED
Image: Matt Gone, known as
Matt Gone, known as "Checkered Man," poses for a photo at a during the VIII International Tattoo Artist Convention in Bogota, Colombia, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. Credit: AP Photo/Fernando Vergara
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