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Saturday 19 January 2019

Nobody Calls Us Chicken

Saturday's top stories are here.
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Inside the Car Company That's Resurrecting the DeLorean, Valedictorians | What became of Boston's brightest?, and more.
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BACK TO THE PAST
Inside The Car Company That's Resurrecting The DeLorean
popularmechanics.com
DMC's headquarters doubles as a restoration garage and storage for thousands of original three-decade-old DeLorean parts. Soon, it will become an assembly hall for the revamped DeLorean.
NOT A SIMPLE TICKET OUT
The Valedictorian Project
apps.bostonglobe.com
The Boston Globe tracked over a hundred valedictorians from Boston public schools' classes of 2005, 2006 and 2007 to see where they ended up. The results are surprising, and disheartening.
SOLUTIONS IN PROBLEMS
Why Is Everyone I Know Bouldering All Of A Sudden?
thecut.com
Unlike top-roping (the other main form of rock climbing) bouldering requires very little equipment, and no partner.
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LOOKING GOOD
NOT AN ANGLE YOU SEE EVERY DAY
This Photo Of The Earth And Moon, Taken From 71 Million Miles Away, Will Take Your Breath Away
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The photo was taken by NASA's OSIRIS-REx, a mission to study and collect samples from Bennu, an asteroid near Earth.
PICTURE THIS
Dead Payphones Hiding In Plain Sight, And More Of The Best Photography Of The Week
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The dead payphones hiding in plain sight, the fantastical world of space enthusiasts and other best photos of the week.
DRAW THE LINE
Nike's Self-Lacing Sneakers, And More Of The Week's Coolest Design
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A museum hidden underneath sand dunes, slippers that are clones of your dogs and other coolest design of the week.
AS YOU LIKE IT
BUT HE WILL DIE HARD
Bruce Willis Gets No Respect
theringer.com
For more than 30 years, the "Die Hard" star has excelled at portraying the everyman in an extraordinary situation, often with blockbuster box office results. But why has critical success eluded this most ordinary of movie stars?
IT'S ALL GOING TO THE SAME PLACE
Can Americans Learn To Love Ugly Fruits And Vegetables?
vox.com
$160 billion worth of produce in the US gets tossed every year. Misfits Markets wants you to eat ugly produce instead.
STILL RUNNING
11 Years On, 'Mirror's Edge' Is Still A Masterpiece
kotaku.com
"Mirror's Edge" is about the thrill of the chase, and the joy of performing superhuman — but also very human — acrobatics across rooftops.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
YEAH, THAT'S TERRIFYING
Air Force Plane Makes Unannounced Low Pass Over Nashville, Scares The Crap Out Of Everyone
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​In what is apparently just a practice run for Tennessee's gubernatorial inauguration, a military C-17 aircraft swooped over Nashville, getting extremely close to a downtown building and scaring the crap out of office workers.
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Enter To Win A Smart Doorbell And $1,000 To Spend On Home Security
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It's free to enter this sweepstakes, but it should be hard to enter your house. That's why we're giving away a smart doorbell (with an HD camera and nightlight) and cash to spend on security stuff.
It's a three day weekend, the perfect time to rewatch 'Back to the Future'

Friday 18 January 2019

Corn Rules Everything Around Me

Friday's best stories are here.
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PUTTING IT INTO PERSPECTIVE
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
You Can Buy Stuff In Stores And Sell It At A Profit Online, 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: The internet makes retail arbitrage profitable, the economy can't grow forever and the one company trying to beat Google at their own game.
'YOU CAN FEEL SO SMALL'
Reflections On Antarctica, From The Men Who Crossed It Alone
nytimes.com
Colin O'Brady and Louis Rudd spent almost two months racing across Antarctica, a journey that killed an explorer who attempted it in 2016. Back in warmer climes, they spoke about the race of a lifetime.
SIZE REALLY DOES MATTER
This $350 Mini-Smartphone Helped Cure My Digital Distraction
fastcompany.com
For all I knew, maybe a shrink-rayed smartphone really would cut down on my mindless usage. To my great surprise, it did.
JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED
The Highest-Paying Job In Each State, Mapped
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While the highest-paid occupation differs from state to state, one thing is clear: if you want to earn a lot of money, being a doctor really pays.
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CRIME AND... SOMETHING I GUESS
CORN RUINS EVERYTHING AROUND ME
Is Corn The Worst Food Allergy?
theatlantic.com
When Christine Robinson was first diagnosed with a corn allergy 17 years ago, she remembers thinking, "No more popcorn, no more tacos. I can do this." Then she tried to put salt on her tomatoes.
WHERE DO YOU DRAW THE LINE?
Death On Demand: Has Euthanasia Gone Too Far?
theguardian.com
Countries around the world are making it easier to choose the time and manner of your death. But doctors in the world's euthanasia capital are starting to worry about the consequences
FIGHTING FOR INFLUENCE
Hacked Instagram Influencers Rely On White-Hat Hackers To Get Their Accounts Back
motherboard.vice.com
Leaked internal documents and stories from influencers show that Instagram has an influencer-hacking problem.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
ABOVE AND BEYOND
Mailman Figures Out A Smart Way To Defeat Package Thieves
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A conscientious mailman + a smart doorbell + a recycling bin = packages that won't get stolen.
IN THE NEWS
President Trump Directed Michael Cohen To Lie To Congress About The Moscow Tower Project
Lawmakers Vow To Investigate Evidence That Trump Told His Lawyer To Lie To Congress
Beloved Poet Mary Oliver, Who Believed Poetry 'Mustn't Be Fancy,' Dies At 83
It Sure Looks Like Facebook Employees Are Leaving Five-Star Reviews For The Facebook Portal On Amazon
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Well... we're in for an interesting week/month/year. Get some rest this weekend if you can.