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Friday, 5 June 2020

Me, Myself And My Meme

My Breakdown From A Decade Ago Became One Of The Most Viral Quarantine Memes, Newsroom Breaks Into Open Revolt After New York Times Publishes Call for Military Crackdown, Nine Things We Learned From Leaked Audio Of Mark Zuckerberg Facing His Employees
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BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
NYT TEA
Newsroom Breaks Into Open Revolt After New York Times Publishes Call for Military Crackdown
slate.com
Inside the Times newsroom in the hours after Tom Cotton's op-ed went live.
YUCK
Nine Things We Learned From Leaked Audio Of Mark Zuckerberg Facing His Employees
theverge.com
And why the hardest decisions are yet to come.
'INITIALLY I WAS QUITE STARTLED'
My Breakdown From A Decade Ago Became One Of The Most Viral Quarantine Memes
vice.com
We asked Pooja: What is this behaviour?
A SONG OF ICE AND CONCRETE
A Rare View Of Siberia's Soviet Architecture
archdaily.com
A new book of photography casts a new light on this relatively unexplored chapter of architecture history by showcasing the Soviet architecture of Siberia's major cities while providing an insight into a little-known landscape.
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A BLEAK PICTURE
COUNTDOWN
We've Now Entered The Final Phase Of The Trump Era
theatlantic.com
The president is stuck in a vicious downward spiral.
CAN'T SLEEP ON IT
Why Sleep Deprivation Kills
quantamagazine.org
Going without sleep for too long will kill you but scientists haven't known why. Newly published work suggests that the answer lies in an unexpected part of the body.
CHAIN EFFECT
How Burger King Keeps Failing At Marketing
medium.com
Can they get back on track?
VIDEO OF THE DAY
YOU THOUGHT THINGS WERE BAD THEN
Woman In Present Day Explains To Her April 2020 Self How The World Has Somehow Gotten Worse
youtube.com
If you thought things were bad back in April 2020, buckle up.
IN THE NEWS
Police Claim Elderly Protester 'Tripped And Fell' Before Viral Video Exposed The Lie
Breonna Taylor Would Have Been 27 Today. Here's Where Her Case Stands
May Unemployment Rate Comes In At 13.3%, Better Than The 19.5% Expected
Ahmaud Arbery Was Hit With A Truck Before He Died, And His Killer Allegedly Used A Racial Slur, Investigator Testifies
Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti Cutting $100-$150 Million From LAPD Budget, Funds To Be Reinvested In Communities Of Color
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IN FOR THE LONG HAUL
60 Hours Of Hell: The Story Of The Barkley Marathons (2013)
outsideonline.com
Inspired by an infamous assassin's escape from prison, the Barkley Marathons just might be the toughest race on the planet: a 100-mile-long, unsupported slog through the Tennessee backcountry that only 14 people have ever finished. Madison Kahn spoke to three of the event's regulars to get the story behind the Barkley.
STORIES FROM THE OTHER SIDE
I Was A Cable Guy. I Saw The Worst Of America (2018)
huffingtonpost.com
A glimpse of the suburban grotesque, featuring Russian mobsters, Fox News rage addicts, a caged man in a sex dungeon and Dick Cheney.
Happy Birthday, Breonna Taylor. Rest In Peace

Thursday, 4 June 2020

Hello, Is It Meh You're Looking For?

A Latter-Day Rip Van Winkle Emerges, Blinking, Into A Surreal Reality, A COVID-19 Vaccine May Not Be Enough To End The Pandemic, Attorney General Keith Ellison To Elevate Charges Against Derek Chauvin
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CROSS THAT BRIDGE WHEN WE GET TO IT
Two Heirs Bought Midland Dams As A Tax Shelter. Tragedy Followed
bridgemi.com
In 2006, the clock was bearing down on Lee Mueller's family. Heirs of the founder of the Boy Scouts of America, Mueller and his relatives needed to reinvest money from the sale of an Illinois property in less than a year — or pay $600,000 in taxes to the IRS.
RUDE AWAKENING
A Latter-Day Rip Van Winkle Emerges, Blinking, Into A Surreal Reality
nytimes.com
Daniel Thorson went into a silent retreat in mid-March, meditating through 75 coronavirus news cycles, Boris Johnson's hospitalization, social distancing and sourdough starter. Now he's catching up.
INSIDE THE BOX
Inside The Ultra-Competitive World Of Adult Pinewood Derby Racing
popsci.com
Every year, it all comes down to the Man of the Mountain race in December — basically the league's Super Bowl. Besides the title, almost $2,000 in cash is up for grabs.
INDIE HISTORY
How Shareware Helped Build Epic Games
engadget.com
Apogee, GodGames, id and Epic laid the foundation for modern publishing.
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TROUBLE AHEAD
WE'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER FIX
A COVID-19 Vaccine May Not Be Enough To End The Pandemic
vox.com
We need to plan for many different COVID-19 vaccine scenarios. These four factors will influence the outcome.
OH.
CIA Veterans Who Monitored Crackdowns Abroad See Troubling Parallels In Trump's Handling Of Protests
washingtonpost.com
For former US intelligence officials, scenes of armed clashes and strongman poses are familiar signs of a fraying country.
NOT HERE TO STAY
How Long Does The Coronavirus Last Inside The Body?
nationalgeographic.com
Researchers are narrowing down how long the virus persists inside the body and whether people can be quickly re-infected.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
LOADED EXCHANGE
Guy Insists His Trailer Is Big Enough For The Soil He Purchased, So The Loader Gave The Customer Exactly What He Ordered
youtube.com
"This is what you asked for?"
IN THE NEWS
Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti Cutting $100-$150 Million From LAPD Budget, Funds To Be Reinvested In Communities Of Color
Attorney General Keith Ellison To Elevate Charges Against Officer Who Knelt On George Floyd's Neck; Also Charging Other Three Involved
Pentagon Chief On Shaky Ground With White House After Breaking With Trump Over Protest Response
Laser Mapping Reveals Largest And Oldest Mayan Temple
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FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH
What Happened After Camden Disbanded Its Police Department (2018)
citylab.com
Often ranked as one of the deadliest cities in America, Camden, New Jersey, ended 2017 with its lowest homicide rate since the 1980s.
INCREDIBLY RELEVANT TODAY
James Baldwin: How To Cool It (1968)
esquire.com
Read the landmark 1968 Q&A on race in America.
The going is slow, but we're moving in the right direction.