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Saturday 28 December 2019

The Nine Circles Of Mall

Thinking About Death At New Jersey's New Mega-Mall, The Man Who Made 'Wolfenstein', 'Here We Go. The Chaos Is Starting': An Oral History Of Y2K, and more.
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SO HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED
KING OF THE CASTLE
The Man Who Made 'Wolfenstein'
polygon.com
The late Silas Warner is barely remembered in gaming, but he did something extraordinary when he made "Castle Wolfenstein," one of the most influential games ever.
A ONCE IN A MILLENNIUM CHANCE
'Here We Go. The Chaos Is Starting': An Oral History Of Y2K
popularmechanics.com
Once upon a time, we all thought the world was going to end on January 1, 2000. Two decades after the panic of the century, it's time to finally hear from the people who spent years — and billions of dollars — making sure it didn't.
GOT 99 PROBLEMS AND THESE AREN'T ANY OF THEM
Meet The Unnecessary Designs That Have Taken The Internet By Storm
yankodesign.com
What happens when you develop products to solve problems that don't exist?
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ON TOP OF THE WORLD
'ALIENATION-PLUS'
Thinking About Death At New Jersey's New Mega-Mall
nytimes.com
As the mall declines, American Dream — a "destination" at the height of capitalism — rises. Welcome to the era of the post-shopping mall.
HUMOR US
Comedy In The 2010s Didn't Die — It Evolved
gq.com
The comedy that made us laugh for the first ten years of the century got weirder, smaller and sharper in the past decade.
RU-DY! RU-DY! RU-DY!
The Story Of Notre Dame Icon Rudy Ruettiger? It's Almost Too Good To Be True
espn.com
The walk-on-turned-lightning rod is more than just a figure in a controversial movie. He's equal parts Walter Mitty and Forrest Gump.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
CAN'T ARGUE WITH HER THERE
6-Year-Old Irish Girl Has Strong Argument For Why She Should Go To The Pub That Ends With Her Throwing Her Dad Under The Bus
youtube.com
She makes a strong case here. She's six and a half and it is her weekend off.
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Let's not go to the mall.

Thursday 26 December 2019

The Rise Of Stormtrooper

The Whistle-Blowers Next Door, Is The Air Force Hiding A Secret New Warplane? He Never Felt Well. It Took Doctors More Than 50 Years To Figure Out Why
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WORLD MEETS WORLD
'THEY HAVE A COMPLICATED PAST'
The Whistle-Blowers Next Door
nytimes.com
Yuliya Stepanova and her husband, Vitaly, fled Russia with their son and a secret. Now they live a quiet life in America while the doping scandal they disclosed rages on.
HITTING SOME ROADBLOCKS
When The Transportation Revolution Hit The Real World
wired.com
Ten years ago, they promised us self-driving cars. We got a scooter surge, clashes with regulators and the brutal realities of mobility.
BARRING ALL
Awakening To A Mass-Supervision Crisis
theatlantic.com
Paroled from prison, Kelly Savage entered a world that could feel as restrictive as the one she left.
A LEARNING EXPERIENCE
My Semester With The Snowflakes
medium.com
In May of 2019, at the age of 52, I was accepted to Yale University. I'm a former Navy SEAL, and buddies of mine would ask things like; "how are things up there with the liberal snowflakes?" Let me assure you, I have not met one kid who fits that description.
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WHAT'S HIDDEN UNDERNEATH
WE SHOULD'VE STORMED AREA 51 AFTER ALL
Is The Air Force Hiding A Secret New Warplane?
popularmechanics.com
Satellites spotted strange objects at a mysterious test range airport near Area 51.
MYSTERY ILLNESS
He Never Felt Well. It Took Doctors More Than 50 Years To Figure Out Why
washingtonpost.com
The 61-year-old sometimes feels angry about years of ineffective treatments. But he's grateful that evolving medical knowledge spurred "a diagnosis that seems to make sense."
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS
Here's What Billionaires Actually Give Each Other As Gifts
vice.com
The fashionable one percent isn't interested in luxury goods, but they are really afraid of death.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
THE STORMTROOPER STRIKES BACK
Stormtrooper Delivers Savage Burn To Lightsaber-Wielding Man At Disneyland
digg.com
Sometimes all you have to do to devastate your enemy is to use your words.
IN THE NEWS
Typhoon Phanfone Kills At Least 16 As It Hits The Philippines On Christmas Day
Christmas In Hong Kong Marked By Demonstrations And Tear Gas
Uber Co-Founder And Former CEO Travis Kalanick To Leave Board After Selling $2.5 Billion In Company Stock
A Giant Star Is Acting Strange, And Astronomers Are Buzzing
Wisconsin City May End Its Old Ban On Snowball Fights
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If you scored loads of gift cards over the holidays, here are a few of our favorite ways to spend them.
A lightsaber does not a Jedi make.