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Saturday 12 January 2019

Throw Away Your Sunscreen

Current guidelines for sun exposure are unhealthy and unscientific, controversial new research suggests — and quite possibly even racist. How did we get it so wrong?
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Morning · Sat, Jan 12
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IS THIS SAFE?
BURN NOTICE
Have We Gotten Sunscreen Totally Wrong?
outsideonline.com
Current guidelines for sun exposure are unhealthy and unscientific, controversial new research suggests — and quite possibly even racist. How did we get it so wrong?
IT'S ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE
The Unprecedented Effects Of An Unprecedented Shutdown
theatlantic.com
The consequences could snowball after federal workers miss their first paychecks Friday — even as the Trump administration tries, in ways large and small, to mitigate them.
MAGIC INTERNET MONEY, REAL LOSSES
I Lost $1 Million On Bitcoin
theguardian.com
I got caught up in the hype — and then the bubble burst.
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LOOKING GOOD
PICTURE THIS
New York's Summer And Winter In One Single Image, And More Of The Best Photography Of The Week
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The true side of living in Hong Kong, the gatekeepers who watch over Britain's islands and other best images of the week.
DRAW THE LINE
A Library Carved Out Of A Tree, And More Of The Week's Coolest Design
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A bus created in the image of the Bauhaus school, the world's biggest ice sculpture festival and other coolest design of the week.
HELL YEAH, SPACE EXPLORATION
WATCH: Amazing Footage Of China's Chang'e 4 Making The First-Ever Landing On The Far Side Of The Moon
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The Chinese spacecraft is the first ever to land on the far side of the moon, where it will perform research on the materials and conditions there.
LEAN AND MEAN
THE KNOW-NOTHING PARTIES
Why Is Congress So Dumb?
washingtonpost.com
We lawmakers dumped our in-house experts. Now lobbyists do the thinking for us.
PURE CAPITALISM, SO BEAUTIFUL
Amazon Stands For Nothing. That Almost Makes It Beautiful
qz.com
Amazon has never offered up any sort of ethos to the world. In that way, Amazon is almost…more pure. Really, it's perhaps the greatest capitalist machine we've seen.
HEAVY THOUGHTS
No Matter How Thin I Get, I'll Always Be The Fat Guy
melmagazine.com
When you've been heavy most of your life, you can never lose the feeling of being large
VIDEO OF THE DAY
WHAT A WAY TO GO OUT WITH A BANG
A Local News Editor Got Fired For Doing This To Trump's Face On Live TV
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A video editor at Q13 Seattle, a Fox-affiliated station, decided to take some creative liberties with Trump's national address — and, folks, it is so good. Good enough to lose a job over.
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Go catch some winter rays this weekend.

Friday 11 January 2019

The Kids Aren't Alright

Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: why the kids these days are so on edge, why eating lunch at your desk is bad and why you shouldn't respond to every email.
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Morning · Fri, Jan 11
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WHAT ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT?
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
Kids Are Wracked With Anxiety, And Other Facts
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Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: why the kids these days are so on edge, why eating lunch at your desk is bad and why you shouldn't respond to every email.
MONEY CAN BUY YOU A PARAMILITARY
Howard Buffett's Border War
phoenixnewtimes.com
Over the past several years, Warren Buffett's son has been waging his own border war in Arizona. This has included the arming of a private volunteer group, importing privately employed enforcement personnel, and funding the chemical defoliation of a substantial portion of the county's border with Mexico.
'SOMEONE TO WHOM I CAN'T RELATE AT ALL'
Ellen DeGeneres And The Limits Of Relatability
buzzfeednews.com
After decades trying to convince an anti-gay mainstream that she's a relatable person — gay, but "just like you" — Ellen ended up in a prison of her own making.
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The Best Cash Back Credit Cards For 2019
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This list will give you some food for thought if you're just starting out in the points and miles world.
LOOK AT IT THIS WAY
SHOW AND TELL
The Coolest Stuff From CES 2019 (And A Few Of The Dumbest Things)
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​The techies have taken over Vegas, as the annual Consumer Electrics Show (CES) is in full swing.
SURF YOUR OWN WAY
The Internet, But Not As We Know It: Life Online In China, Cuba, India And Russia
theguardian.com
From being filtered by the government to being delivered by post, the internet can vary enormously depending on where you live. Here are four illustrated examples.
GIVE RESPECT
The 20 Best TV Dramas Since 'The Sopranos'
nytimes.com
"The Sopranos" was as clear a marker of the beginning of an era (even if I hate the term "Golden Age") as anything in TV. Here's the best of what came after.
BUT A *SMART* DUMBPHONE
What Happened When I Replaced My iPhone With A Dumbphone For A Week
fastcompany.com
Could Punkt's high-design, low-tech "dumbphone," the MP02, really help me digitally detox? I decided to find out.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
YIKES
AK-47 Gets Stuck On Full Auto In The Hands Of A Newbie, Things Nearly Turn Disastrous
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It's unclear how the gun shifts from semi-automatic to full auto, but this situation nearly got out of control.
IN THE NEWS
US Starts Withdrawing Troops From Syria
Ocean Warming Is Accelerating Faster Than Thought, New Research Finds
Starbucks Is Installing Needle-Disposal Boxes In Certain Locations
The Mystery Behind The Location Of Easter Island's Statues Might Have Been Solved
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The Flint And Tinder 10-Year Pullover Is Insanely Comfortable And Durable
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The uncompromising construction starts with a beefy 23 oz fleece from South Carolina, heavy-duty zippers from Georgia and twill tape from Philadelphia. It's all expertly cut, sewn and washed in Los Angeles into a premium sweatshirt that'll grow with you.
It's Friday, time to let go of some of that anxiety for a couple days.