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Saturday 7 December 2019

Yo Duh

Finding The Worst, Highest-Paid NBA Player, Ever, Baby Yoda Is Key To The Disney+ Takeover, The Disappearing Y Chromosome, and more.
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THE REAL STORY
AN INSIDE JOB
The Confession
washingtonpost.com
"Heil Trump" and an anti-gay slur were scrawled on an Indiana church right after Trump's election. The investigation led to an unlikely suspect — and the discovery of a hate crime hoax.
WHO, WHAT, WHERE, Y
The Disappearing Y Chromosome
theatlantic.com
It's surprisingly common for men to start losing entire chromosomes from blood cells as they age.
TAKING IT TO THE BANK
Finding The Worst, Highest-Paid NBA Player, Ever
pudding.cool
Using advanced NBA stats to rank player performance against pay.
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PICTURE THIS
Behind The Walls Of Brazil's Secretive Gated Communities, And More Best Photography Of The Week
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The photographer who X-rayed Chernobyl, a Londoner's road trip though North America and other best photos of the week.
TALES FROM THE CULTURE WARS
NETFLIX AND UNREAL
The Grossest Brand Responses To The 'What You Can Say During Sex' Meme, Ranked
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We regret to inform you that the brands have made a once fun if NSFW meme a creation from hell.
PROFITABLE, HE IS
Baby Yoda Is Key To The Disney+ Takeover
theverge.com
If a Disney property is really successful, it won't just make $1 billion at the box office, pull in millions of subscribers or viewers every week, and make bank on the merchandising side — it'll do all of that, and more.
HUH
'Professional Bridesmaid' Is An Actual Job. Meet A Woman Who Does It
vox.com
Bridesmaid For Hire shows up for your special day, but don't confuse them with the wedding planner.
EVERGREEN CONTENT
This (Jewish) Couple Has Written 30 Christmas Movies — And They're Not Alone
hollywoodreporter.com
For a growing group of writers, producers and stars, the escalating war among Hallmark, Lifetime and now Netflix means plenty of good (and lucrative) tidings — if you can master the formula and stomach all the yuletide cheer: "There's a whole list of boxes you have to check off."
VIDEO OF THE DAY
A DESIGN THAT CAN'T MISS…ER…
How The Stormtrooper Design Evolved Throughout The 'Star Wars' Movies
youtube.com
The iconic imperial stormtrooper design is recognizable all across the world. How has the design changed for the next generation?
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It's Saturday, hopefully the brands leave us alone.

Wednesday 4 December 2019

Because I Got High

Beind The Viral Photo Of Mount Everest, The Rise And Rise Of The Most Dangerous Club Drug In The World
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SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT
ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE
The Viral Photo Of Mount Everest: The Untold Accounts Of The People Who Were There To Witness The Chaos
gq.com
It was one of the most arresting viral photos of the year: a horde of climbers clogged atop Mount Everest. But it only begins to capture the deadly realities of what transpired that day at 29,000 feet.
'GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM'
The Rise And Rise Of GHB, The Most Dangerous Club Drug In The World
vice.com
Take a millilitre too much and you'll put yourself into a coma. So why does it keep getting more popular?
AN AVERAGE SPEED OF 103 MPH (!)
These Guys Just Drove Across America In A Record 27 Hours 25 Minutes
roadandtrack.com
Setting a Cannonball record invariably involves breaking multiple traffic laws. In other words, it's illegal. But that doesn't stop people from doing it and three guys you've probably never heard of just broke the record again.
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UP TO NO GOOD
BREAKING THE BANK
Jackpot: The True Story Of China's Biggest Bank Heist
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How two lottery-crazed bank clerks cooked up China's biggest bank robbery of all time.
AS BAD AS HIS WORD
He's A Liar, A Con Artist And A Snitch. His Testimony Could Soon Send A Man To His Death
propublica.org
Paul Skalnik has a decadeslong criminal record and may be one of the most prolific jailhouse informants in US history. The state of Florida is planning to execute a man based largely on his word.
'ANIMALS WANDER IN BUT NOT OUT'
The Mystery Of Russia's 'Valley Of Death'
atlasobscura.com
A volcanic gorge in remote Kamchatka has given up some of its secrets — but not all of them.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
TWO IF BY SEA
Guy Laughs In The Face Of Gravity, Performs Mind-Bending Double Jump Trick
youtube.com
It's like the invisible box challenge from last year, but with watery consequences.
IN THE NEWS
WATCH: Justin Trudeau Caught On Camera Gossiping With Emmanuel Macron And Boris Johnson About Donald Trump
Kamala Harris Drops Out Of Presidential Race
House Intelligence Committee Releases Its Impeachment Report On Trump
How McKinsey Helped The Trump Administration Detain And Deport Immigrants
Google Co-Founders Larry Page And Sergey Brin Relinquish Control Of Alphabet To CEO Sundar Pichai
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All we want to do is jump.