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Saturday 13 March 2021

Leo Sun, Caprio Rising

Here's An Uncanny Impression Of Leonardo DiCaprio As A Waiter, Scientists May Have Solved The Ancient Mystery Of The 'First Computer', Fixing The Grammys' Album Of The Year Atrocities, How To Live With Uncertainty
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MYSTERIES ABOUND
UNDER THE SEA
Scientists May Have Solved The Ancient Mystery Of The 'First Computer'
theguardian.com
Researchers claim they've made a breakthrough in their study of the 2,000-year-old Antikythera mechanism, an astronomical calculator found in the sea.
SEX, LIES AND THUMBNAILS
The Enduring Mystery Of YouTube's Secret Porn
melmagazine.com
There's an entire underworld of weird porn stuff on YouTube, and it's up to dedicated groups of online vigilantes to destroy it.
BACK TO… NORMAL?
How To Live With Uncertainty
theatlantic.com
The pandemic is ending in millions of small ways, every day. How long it takes is up to us.
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WATCH THIS SPACE
CHERRY ON THE CAKE
Here's What To Watch This Weekend, And What To Avoid
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Here are our recommendations on what's most worth watching this weekend on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max and Apple TV+ — from the Jennifer Garner comedy "Yes Day" to "Last Chance U: Basketball" to the Russo brothers' new movie "Cherry."
EDITOR'S PICK
SLEEP ON THE FLOOR, DREAM ABOUT VACCINE
You Are Going To Federal Prison, Silent Or Silenced? And More Of The Week's Funniest Tweets
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If you, too, need some distraction as you wait your turn for the vaccine, this post of dumb great tweets is for you.
AGENTS OF CHAOS
YOU VOTED AGAINST IT
A GOP Senator Who Praised The COVID-19 Relief Bill After Voting Against It, And More Of This Week's 'One Main Character'
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This week's characters also include an alt-right social media platform that tried to turn satire into reality, a fast food company with the worst possible tweet on International Women's Day and more.
COMPLETE MAKEOVER
Fixing The Grammys' Album Of The Year Atrocities
theringer.com
It's been a bewildering two decades for the Recording Academy. Two writers try to clean up the mess.
BRIGHT IDEAS
Eight Of Literature's Most Powerful Inventions — And The Neuroscience Behind How They Work
smithsonianmag.com
These reoccuring story elements have proven effects on our imagination, our emotions and other parts of our psyche.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
'YOU COULDA JUST SAID MIXED GREENS'
Here's An Uncanny Impression Of Leonardo DiCaprio As A Waiter
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Noah Lalonde does a hilarious impression of Leonardo DiCaprio as a waiter being offended by your "Titanic" joke.
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You Know What Our Walls Need? Run-DMC, Hemingway And Bill Murray
huckberry.com
There are few things we want more than these framed classic photos hanging on our office walls.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
MY NECK, MY BACK…
Chiropractors Are Bullsh*t (2017)
theoutline.com
You shouldn't trust them with your spine or any other part of your health.
EDGE LORDS
Looking For Life On A Flat Earth (2018)
newyorker.com
What a burgeoning movement says about science, solace and how a theory becomes truth.
Have a mysterious rest of the weekend.

Friday 12 March 2021

Most Hated Woman On The Internet Recounts Her Pandemic Year

Nobody Knows What To Do About NEETs, For Centuries, Big Sur Residents Have Seen 'Dark Watchers' In The Mountains, Why 'I Am Legend' Has One Of The Most Frustrating Endings In Science Fiction
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DARK CORNER
Nobody Knows What To Do About NEETs
melmagazine.com
They have no job, no school, no prospects — and a subreddit that makes it all worse.
ARE YOU SUR?
For Centuries, Big Sur Residents Have Seen 'Dark Watchers' In The Mountains
sfgate.com
If you are lucky, you might see figures silhouetted against them. Some say the watchers are 10 feet tall, made taller or wider by hats or capes. They may turn to look at you. But they always move away quickly and disappear.
SNAPPED
Woman Who Fell Prey To QAnon And Went Viral For Destroying A Mask Display Recounts Her Pandemic Year
sports.yahoo.com
Melissa Rein Lively wasn't yet the "most hated person on the internet" last March, when COVID-19 was formally declared a pandemic. But four months later, the Arizona publicist was in a Target store when she noticed a mask display — and snapped.
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NO TIME FOR PIERS
I'D COME OUT TO THEM
Piers Morgan Quitting, Oprah Having None Of It And This Week's Other Best Memes, Ranked
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This week, we've also got fake interview moments from "Oprah With Meghan and Harry," I'd come out to her, dream blunt rotation and Lady Gaga and Adam Driver as Signore e Signora Gucci.
I AM DISAPPOINT
Why 'I Am Legend' Has One Of The Most Frustrating Endings In Science Fiction
denofgeek.com
This take on Richard Matheson's "I Am Legend" starring Will Smith could have been a masterpiece, but the ending blew it.
IF YOU MUST ASK
What It Means To Be 'Down Bad,' And Why It's Not A Totally Terrible Thing
insidehook.com
The phrase "down bad" has entered the internet lexicon, and has seen more and more usage over the past few months. We spoke to Palmer Ward who runs the account "Dudes who are down bad" about what it means to be "down bad."
VIDEO OF THE DAY
GHOST BUSTER
This Ghost Bird Is The Weirdest Animal We've Ever Seen
youtube.com
"The first time I saw him I thought it was a stick, but he moved and I approached him. The bird opened [its] eyes and mouth and scared me a lot, but being so strange I decided to take pictures and record videos."
IN THE NEWS
Seven Takeaways From Joe Biden's Prime-Time COVID-19 Speech
$1,400 Stimulus Checks Payments Could Come As Early As This Weekend
Netflix Is Testing A Crackdown On Password Sharing
Cuomo To Face Impeachment Inquiry From State Lawmakers Over Misconduct Allegations
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
CASTAWAY
The Man Who Sailed His House (2011)
gq.com
Two days after the Japanese tsunami, after the waves had left their destruction, as rescue workers searched the ruins, news came of an almost surreal survival: miles out at sea, a man was found, alone, riding on nothing but the roof of his house.
GAY BARS
In The Gay Wing Of LA Men's Central Jail, It's Not Shanks And Muggings But Hand-Sewn Gowns And Tears (2014)
laweekly.com
"If you were going to smuggle something in, it would be dresses and bras."
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