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Thursday, 11 January 2018

Olive Juice

My name is Moira Donegan.
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Morning · Thu, Jan 11
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SAME SHIT, DIFFERENT MEN
FROM A WHISPER NETWORK TO A RALLYING CRY
I Started The Media Men List
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My name is Moira Donegan.
DEALING WITH THE MASHERS
Every Woman Her Own Bodyguard
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Before women got the right to vote, they learned jiu-jitsu and boxing to defend themselves on the streets
NOT EVEN CLOSE TO EQUAL
The Brutal Math Of Gender Inequality In Hollywood
theatlantic.com
Of the top 250 films of 2017, 88 percent had no female directors, 83 percent had no female writers, and 96 percent had no female cinematographers.
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TODAY IN BAD IDEAS
WHEN YOU ARE THE SQUEAKY WHEEL
What Would Happen If You Drank An Entire Bottle Of Olive Oil?
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It's that cooking oil you know and love, and it costs more than you think it should. So what would happen if you just went and chugged it all?
WHO WANTS A $16,000 SHIRT FOLDER
The Weirdest And Worst Tech Products At CES This Year
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Would you like an internet-connected toilet? Or a headset that zaps your brain to make you lose weight? How about a $3,400 bitcoin mining machine that you only get to keep half the profits of?
SUPER SISYPHEAN BROTHERS
Nearly 2,000 Hours Later, Player Still Can't Beat Their 'Mario Maker' Level
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Braden Moor has been trying to beat his own nightmare, Trials of Death, since December 2015. He still hasn't.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
WATER EVERYWHERE
Being On A Cruise Ship Caught In The Bomb Cyclone Looks... Not Fun
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You would think cruise ships would be able to keep heavy rains out. You would be wrong.
IN THE NEWS
Trump Declines To Say Whether He Would Sit For Interview With Mueller's Team
Five Women Accuse Actor James Franco Of Inappropriate Or Sexually Exploitative Behavior
Julian Assange Granted Ecuadorian Passport As Country Considers Moving Him From Embassy
Armed Robbery At Jewelry Store In The Ritz Hotel In Paris
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It's Thursday. Drink some water. Don't drink oil.

Wednesday, 10 January 2018

Take Your Hands Off The Controller

David OReilly's latest game is as much about playing it as it is about letting it play itself.
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Morning · Wed, Jan 10
PLAY ON
IT'S EVERYTHING
A Video Game That Doesn't Click Until You Let Go Of The Controller — And Your Need To Win
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David OReilly's latest game is as much about playing it as it is about letting it play itself.
GOP JAM
Someone Made A Game Where All You Do Is Slam Dunk On President Trump
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Now you too can posterize the president simply by mashing your computer's space bar.
AGING GRACEFULLY
'The Least-Worst Idea We Had' — The Creation Of The 'Age Of Empires' Empire
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A brief oral history from the original game's designers at Ensemble Studios.
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If You Switch Over To Clean Energy, This Company Will Give You A Google Home Mini
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AROUND THE WORLD IN 3 STORIES
HOW BRITISH OF THEM
The British Once Built A 1,100-Mile Hedge Through The Middle of India
atlasobscura.com
This quixotic colonial barrier was meant to enforce taxes.
OUI OUI
Can You Tell China's Fake Paris Apart From Real Paris?
fastcodesign.com
The city of Tianducheng — also known as Sky City — is a luxury real estate development that was built in 2007 and has a fake Eiffel Tower, 11 square miles of Parisian-style buildings, and an expansive park modeled after Versailles.
'THE BOOKS JUST SHOW UP'
The Indie Bookstore Capital Of The US
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The tiny village of Hobart, New York, is home to fewer than 500 people, two restaurants, one coffee shop, zero liquor stores, and, strangely enough, five independent bookstores.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
UNBELIEVABLE
Teacher Arrested For Asking Why The Superintendent Is Receiving A Raise When School Employees Haven't Gotten One In Years
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Louisianna teacher Deyshia Hargrave was booked into city jail after standing up during a school board public comments meeting to ask why the local superintendent was receiving a raise.
IN THE NEWS
At Least 13 Dead In Southern California Mudslides
Here's What The Man Who Oversaw The Trump Dossier Told Senators About The FBI's Russia Investigation
Judges Order North Carolina Congressional Districts Redrawn Quickly
The DACA Situation Is Still A Mess — Here's Where It Stands Right Now
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It's Wednesday. You've got this.

Tuesday, 9 January 2018

We Can Stop Anytime We Want

For two years, a glitch halted Luke Yagnow's progress. Then, everything changed.
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YOU'VE GOT US HOOKED
SHOULD TRY 'DESERT BUS' NEXT
One Player's 21,000 Hole Quest To Beat The Seemingly Endless 'Desert Golf'
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For two years, a glitch halted Luke Yagnow's progress. Then, everything changed.
THE DEATH OF THE ATTENTION SPAN
Your Smartphone Is Making You Stupid, Antisocial And Unhealthy. So Why Can't You Put It Down?
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A decade ago, smart devices promised to change the way we think and interact, and they have — but not by making us smarter.
'OPIUM — THE POOR CHILD'S NURSE'
Inside The Story Of America's 19th-Century Opiate Addiction
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Doctors then, as now, overprescribed the painkiller to patients in need, and then, as now, government policy had a distinct bias.
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It's 2018 — Get A Dang Password Manager
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IT'S ALL GOING TO CRAP
MORE COMPLICATED THAN ROTTEN OR FRESH
Expect The 'Three Billboards' Backlash To Dominate All Oscars Talk — Here's Why
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After winning the Golden Globe for Best Drama, Martin McDonagh's "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" is a frontrunner for Best Picture at the Oscars. A number of critics aren't on board, and their reasons are solid.
A SPECTRE IS HAUNTING SILICON VALLEY
'It Can't Be True' — Inside The Semiconductor Industry's Meltdown
bloomberg.com
"The processor people were looking at performance and not looking at security."
FEELING BETTER ALL THE TIME
Improving Ourselves To Death
newyorker.com
What the self-help gurus and their critics reveal about our times.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
WARNING: MOUSE DEATH
Guy Tests Out A Ruthless 427-Year-Old Mousetrap Design
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Back in 1590, Leonard Mascall designed a bunch of diabolical mousetraps, including this one that can handle multiple mice in a night.
IN THE NEWS
200,000 Salvadorans May Be Forced To Leave The US As Trump Ends Immigration Protection
North Korea To Send Olympic Athletes To South Korea
Fired Memo Author Sues Google Alleging Discrimination Against Conservative White Men
What To Read About Oprah's Potential Presidential Run
Here Are The Crazy Final Two Plays Of Alabama's Overtime Championship Win
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Hey. Have a great day.