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Saturday, 11 May 2019

Are You Going To Finish That?

An Interview With A Man Who Eats Leftover Food From Strangers' Plates In Restaurants, This Week's Best Memes, Ranked, and more.
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Morning · Sat, May 11
ODD PLANS
PRINCE STINKY OF SUSSEX
This Week's Best Memes, Ranked
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It's an internet fight and only the funniest meme will emerge victorious. This week's challengers? The Royal Baby, Detective Pikachu, the camp-themed Met Gala and more.
HUNGER GAMES
An Interview With A Man Who Eats Leftover Food From Strangers' Plates In Restaurants
theconcourse.deadspin.com
Alex is a 43-year-old San Franciscan who works in the financial sector. He also eagerly eats uneaten and untouched leftover food off of plates if he spots it out in the open at a public dining establishment, even if it's off a stranger's plate.
OH.IO
When The Future Looked Like Toledo
citylab.com
In 1945, designer Norman Bel Geddes created Toledo Tomorrow, an exhibit that imagined a bold new direction for his Ohio hometown. At least part of it came true.
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LOOKING GOOD
PICTURE THIS
America's Most Common Nightmares, And More Of The Best Photography Of The Week
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The K-pop wannabes, what life's like in one of the world's most polluted cities and other best photos of the week.
'WILDLY CREATIVE, ELABORATELY DETAILED'
Is 'John Wick: Chapter 3' A Worthy Sequel? Here's What The Reviews Have To Say
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If the first two "John Wick" movies gave Reeves's *other* famous action role serious competition, now "Chapter 3 — Parabellum" has to stick the trilogy landing. Is this another great Wick outing, or more of a "Matrix Revolutions" vibe? Here's what the reviews say.
CRACKING THE CODE
NOT UP TO CODE
The Tinder Hacker
thecut.com
It all started when Sean recruited his close friend and roommate Haley to create a Tinder profile. Once finished, Sean ran two rather mischievous programs.
STEPPE UP
I Entered The World's Longest Horse Race On A Whim, And I Won
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Here was a truly peculiar invention: a 1,000-kilometer race on twenty-five wild ponies, a new steed for every 40-kilometer stage to ensure the endurance fell on the humans, not the horses.
TRIPLE THREAT
The Mother Of Two Silicon Valley CEOS And A College Professor Shares Her Parenting Secrets
qz.com
People turn to Esther Wojcicki because her daughters are off-the-charts successful: Susan is CEO of YouTube, Anne is CEO of 23andMe, and Janet is an anthropologist.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
FREE-RANGE RAGE
Quick-Thinking Man Defends Himself From A Cattle Attack
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This man shows incredible courage and wits scaring back this herd of beef boys.
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Have yourself a good weekend and some good car ideas.

Friday, 10 May 2019

Teaser Trailer Spoiler Spy

The Trouble With Movie Trailers, How Does Disney Get Visitors To Leave Its $1-Billion Star Wars Land?, and more.
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Morning · Fri, May 10
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PLAYED OUT
IT'S VERY POSSIBLE I'M JUST CRANKY AND OLD
How Movie Trailers Lost The Plot
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It's one thing when the occasional trailer gives away too much about a big movie. It's another when all the others don't tell you much at all.
I'VE GOT A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS
After Hyping A $1-Billion Star Wars Land, How Does Disney Get Visitors To Leave?
latimes.com
The much-hyped land is expected to attract such a throng that Disneyland engineers and landscapers have been working for months to accommodate more visitors by widening walkways and improving queueing systems.
THE ALDABRA WHITE-THROATED TERMINATOR
This Bird Went Extinct And Then Evolved Into Existence Again
vice.com
"We know of no other example in rails, or of birds in general, that demonstrates this phenomenon so evidently."
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CONS AND PROS
TurboTax Proves It's One Of The Sleaziest Companies Around, And More Of The Week's Best Scam Stories
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Amazon targeted by hackers, an unprecedented look inside a scam call center in India and more of this week's best scam and hoax stories.
WELL THAT'S A CHANGE
WHITE SAND BEACHES
How Half A Tonne Of Cocaine Transformed The Life Of An Island
theguardian.com
In 2001, a smugglers' yacht washed up in the Azores and disgorged its contents. The island of São Miguel was quickly flooded with high-grade cocaine — and nearly 20 years on, it is still feeling the effects.
A TALE OF TWO CITIES, ON ONE STREET
San Francisco's Street Of Dreams
projects.sfchronicle.com
When the "Twitter tax break" took effect eight years ago, it was intended to draw tech companies to rundown Mid-Market Street and lead to a neighborhood revitalization. Did it succeed?
HOW... INNOVATIVE
CIA's Solution To Killing Too Many Civilians: Knife Bomb
gizmodo.com
The new missile, which has never been acknowledged publicly before today, is called the R9X and is a variant of the Hellfire missile. But unlike a traditional Hellfire, the R9X is designed with six long blades that only emerge from the missile seconds before impact.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
SHELL TO PAY
Turtle Decides To Give A Woman On A Pool Float A Rude Awakening
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She wanted to catch some rays in the Bahamas but this crotchety reptile had other plans.
IN THE NEWS
Trump Hikes Tariffs On Chinese Goods, As China Vows To Hit Back
Jeff Bezos Reveals Blue Origin's Moon Mission And Lunar Lander
Listen To TurboTax Lie To Get Out Of Refunding Overcharged Customers
WATCH: Alabama Senate Devolves Into Shouting Match After GOP Tries To Sneakily Pass Draconian Abortion Law
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This Little White Tube Keeps Your Glasses From Eternally Sliding Down Your Face
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Your glasses will rush down your face any chance they get. Rub this on your nose pads and stop that nonsense right now.
Here's hoping your weekend feels more like a feature film than a trailer.