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Saturday 7 September 2019

A Tip Of The Hat, Mr. Renner

Here's Who Owns The Most Land In America, This Week's Best Memes, Ranked, This Football League Was Built For Girls Who Love To Hit, and more.
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Sat, Sep 07
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THIS MUST BE THE PLACE
RENNER? I HARDLY KNOW H—
This Week's Best Memes, Ranked
digg.com
It's an internet fight and only the funniest memes will survive. This week's challengers? Ur Single to me, Brexit memes, the Jeremy Renner app and more.
A QUARTERBACK OF THEIR OWN
This Football League Was Built For Girls Who Love To Hit
deadspin.com
No state in America currently offers school-sanctioned girls-only football. But then again, there's no other league of 500 girls playing tackle football in the entire country.
WE TIP OUR HATS TO IT
How Reddit's Male Fashion Advice Became One Of The Nicest Places On The Internet
esquire.com
The popular subreddit turned 10 this week, and it's still helping guys improve their style — sans trolls.
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ministryofsupply.com
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LOOKING GOOD
PICTURE THIS
The Unbuilt Streets Of California's Ghost Metropolis, And More Of The Best Photography Of The Week
digg.com
Ruins of Fukushima eight years after the nuclear disaster, a self-portrait of womanhood in middle age and more best photos of the week.
OH THE COMMERCIALS!
Watch Four Hours Of Nostalgia-Inducing TV From September 7th, 1990
youtube.com
A guy found an old VHS recording he made of more than four hours of random daytime TV. You got your "Price is Right," your "Double Dare," your "David the Gnome," and a whole bunch of other stuff that will make childhood memories come rushing back.
BREAKING THE SYSTEM
MY COUNTRY 'TIS OF THEE
Here's Who Owns The Most Land In America
bloomberg.com
The 100 largest private landowners in the US own 40 million acres — an area the size of Florida.
LAW AND DISORDER
An Illusion Of Justice
washingtonpost.com
The baffling conviction and death sentence of Toforest Johnson reveal a broken system
SPEAKING UP
I'm An Uber Driver And I Don't Want To Be An Employee
onezero.medium.com
A modest proposal to serve both gig economy workers and companies.
A SEAT AT THE TABLE
On Restaurant Day In Helsinki, Anyone Can Open An Eatery, Anywhere
www.atlasobscura.com
By making everything from ceviche to ice cream, city residents show off their cooking chops.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
EXIT THE SPIDER-VERSE
Man Shines A Flashlight To Find Spiders In The Dark, Immediately Regrets His Discovery
youtube.com
Apparently, if you shine a flashlight in the dark, the tiny lights that are reflected back at you are the eyes of spiders. Just be warned that you might not like what you see.
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Later, skaters.

Friday 6 September 2019

Grandma Chic

What Happened To The Guys Who Invested Their Life Savings In Cryptocurrency?, The Rise Of 'Grandmillennial' Style, The Mysterious Evacuation Of Sunspot Observatory, and more.
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Morning · Fri, Sep 06
DARK CORNERS
MAYBE THE ALIENS ARE COMING
The Mysterious Evacuation Of Sunspot Observatory
narratively.com
A year ago today, the FBI suddenly shut down a remote mountaintop observatory with no explanation. The internet went wild with theories.
VANISHING INTO THE ETHEREUM
What Happened To The Guys Who Invested Their Life Savings In Cryptocurrency?
melmagazine.com
The short answer is, they became a valuable lesson for the rest of us to never, ever do this.
'THERE WAS MOTIVE TO KILL HIM'
From Mind Control To Murder? How A Deadly Fall Revealed The CIA's Darkest Secrets
theguardian.com
Frank Olson died in 1953, but, because of clandestine US government experiments, it took decades for his family to get closer to the truth.
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This Sustainable Hoodie Is Actually Made With Recycled Coffee Grounds
indiegogo.com
Not only does this hoodie look cool, but the eco-conscious use of recycled plastic bottles and coffee means that your purchase comes with peace of mind.
IT'S ALL GOOD
SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW
The Rise Of 'Grandmillennial' Style
housebeautiful.com
Somewhere in the homogenized ether that is Millennial Instagram, lurking among the Monstera plants and pool floats, you may have noticed a markedly different kind of influencer popping up with increasing frequency.
GRIN AND BEAR IT
Can Smiling Really Make You Happier?
fivethirtyeight.com
Scientists have disagreed for decades. Now they're working together to try to find the answer.
THINK SMALL
Where Is The Best City To Live, Based On Salaries And Cost Of Living?
citylab.com
Paychecks stretch the furthest in smaller cities for most workers, but techies continue to do best in larger, more expensive cities.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
LUCKY 13
This Kickoff Return Might Already Be The Most Dramatic Play Of The College Football Season
digg.com
It started off rocky, but it had a hell of a finish.
IN THE NEWS
Tepid US Jobs Report Adds To Economic Jitters
Hurricane Dorian Hugs Outer Banks, Moves Toward Virginia
A Rooster Named Maurice Can Keep on Crowing, French Court Rules
A Detailed Timeline Of Trump's Alabama Map Meltdown
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It's Been A Long Week, Treat Yourself To Some New Clogs
zappos.com
Look, we've had a long week too. But now that the weekend is upon us, it's time to shake it all off, and get some sweet new kicks.
Don't: Put all your money in cryptocurrency. Do: Sneak out from work early today.