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Saturday 20 June 2020

Hell From The Other Side

When You Get To Hell, This Song Plays On Repeat For All Eternity, The Trajectory Of COVID-19 Cases In The US Compared To Other Countries, Visualized
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A BETTER WORLD IS POSSIBLE
BUILD IT BETTER
How The Coronavirus Will Reshape Architecture
newyorker.com
What kinds of space are we willing to live and work in now?
POLICE AND THANK YOU
The Fight To 'Defund' The NYPD, Explained
vox.com
Activists and city leaders want to cut $1 billion from the police force's budget.
FORESIGHT AND NOT HINDSIGHT
Here's How The NBA's Coronavirus-Fighting Ring Might Help
gq.com
The Oura ring measures your heart rate, temperature, and sleep patterns— and could possibly detect COVID-19 before the onset of noticeable symptoms.
PLATE HALF-EMPTY OR HALF-FULL?
What Will Become Of The Cruise Ship Smorgasbord?
eater.com
The loaded buffet and 1,000-person dining rooms are cruise ship classics. What will happen to them now?
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PICTURE THIS
PICTURE THIS
A Brazilian Family Living In A Converted Yellow School Bus, And More Best Photography Of The Week
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The offbeat moments of lockdown, Olympics sports from above and more best photos of the week.
THIS *IS* THE BAD PLACE!
OUT OF THE LOOP
When You Get To Hell, This Song Plays On Repeat For All Eternity
vice.com
2020's worst piece of "music" is this Donald Trump reelection anthem, sung by seven disturbingly cheerful, mask-less white people.
CASE NOT CLOSED
The Trajectory Of COVID-19 Cases In The US Compared To Other Countries, Visualized
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The daily confirmed COVID-19 cases in the US have remained high, while the European Union has gotten its numbers down considerably.
'HE'S THE CHOSEN ONE TO RUN AMERICA'
Inside The Cult Of Trump, Where His Rallies Are Church And He Is The Gospel
vanityfair.com
Trump's rallies — a bizarre mishmash of numerology, tweetology, and white supremacy — are the rituals by which he stamps his name on the American dream. As he prepares to resume them for the first time in months, his followers are ready to receive.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
APPEARANCES ARE DECEIVING
Guy Sees A $800,000 House Listing, Is Wildly Entertained By How Terrifying It Looks Inside
youtube.com
It's not so much a fixer-upper as a house of horrors.
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What Is This? A Board Game For Cats?
indiegogo.com
Keep kitty entertained even when you're not around to do their bidding.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
YOU CAN'T WRITE THAT
The Fallout From Sportswriting's Filthiest F*ck-Up (2017)
deadspin.com
The story of the most flagrant mistake in the modern history of sports journalism begins with a 21-year-old editor. His name is Kris Freeman.
SICK HOME CHICAGO
The 'Stuck Kids' Of Illinois (2018)
theatlantic.com
Every year, the state struggles to find a place for hundreds of children with serious mental-health issues — holding them in psychiatric hospitals for sometimes weeks or months even after they're cleared for discharge.
Happy Saturday and steer clear of buffets.

Friday 19 June 2020

When Can We See Our Friends Again?

How Soon Will Live Return To Normal, What Happened When Black Lives Matter Protests Came To Small Town Ohio, 30 Years Ago, Romania Deprived Thousands Of Babies Of Human Contact
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THE BAD PLACE
GUNS GALORE
What Happened When Black Lives Matter Protests Came To Small Town Ohio
usatoday.com
In Bethel, Ohio, peaceful protesters were seen by some as no different than looters. Here, the protesters' message was a challenge to a way of life.
THE PROGRESSIVE VENEER
We Grew Up With An Officer Involved In Rayshard Brooks' Murder. We're Not Surprised.
level.medium.com
We rode the school bus with Devin Brosnan. The news made all too much sense.
THE BOOGEYMEN
Who Are The Boogaloo Bois? These Hawaiian Shirt-Wearing, Gun-Toting Americans Want War
refinery29.com
The "boogaloo" movement has regained national attention in the wake of mass protest, particularly after investigators linked a suspect in the shooting of two California officers to the extremist anti-government group.
IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG, LONG TIME
How Soon Life Will Return To Normal According To Experts, Visualized
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When can activities such as seeing a doctor or attending a dinner party return to its status quo? Here's the likely timeline.
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TIME WILL TELL
THE KIDS ARE NOT ALRIGHT
30 Years Ago, Romania Deprived Thousands Of Babies Of Human Contact
theatlantic.com
Here's what's become of them.
TIME HEELYS EVERYTHING
How Heelys Rolled Into Millions Of Dollars — And Then Crashed In An Instant
melmagazine.com
A down-and-out middle-aged man struck gold with those ubiquitous wheeled sneakers. Suddenly, the stock tanked, the company was stripped for parts and the founder vanished. What happened?
PLANE AND SIMPLE
The Plane That Shrank The World
bbc.com
It became an icon of long-haul travel and exotic holidays; Boeing's 747 could fly more people further than any plane before.
A TROUBLING LEGACY
Slavery Existed In Illinois, But Schools Don't Always Teach That History
propublica.org
Schools often teach the Civil War in terms of "free states" and "slave states." Illinois complicates those definitions. We spoke with a historian and high school teacher about slavery's legacy in Illinois.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
NEVER GIVEN US UP, NEVER LET US DOWN
Rick Astley Sang A Cover Of Foo Fighters' 'Everlong,' And It's Unexpectedly Dope
youtube.com
Astley said the music of Foo Fighters has helped lift his spirits during these hard times, and we gotta say, this cover does the exact same thing for us.
IN THE NEWS
Here's Exactly What Black People Were Promised on Juneteenth 155 Years Ago
Ian Holm, Star Of 'Lord Of The Rings,' 'Alien' And 'Chariots Of Fire,' Dies Aged 88
Twitter Labels Video Trump Tweeted As 'Manipulated Media'
Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Ending DACA
Alaska's 'Into The Wild' Bus, Known As A Deadly Tourist Lure, Has Been Removed By Air
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
HOW WEINSTEIN GOT AWAY
To Catch A Predator (2018)
nymag.com
The NYPD's top sex-crimes investigator tried to bust Harvey Weinstein three years ago. Then the DA stepped in.
EVERYTHING'S GONE TO SHIP
The Hijacking Of A $100 Million Supertanker (2017)
bloomberg.com
A mysterious assault. An unsolved murder. And a ship that hasn't given up all its secrets.
Make Juneteenth a federal holiday already.