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Thursday, 30 May 2019

Dwayne Johnson Actually Is All Around Us

The Most Wikipedia'ed Resident Of Every US City, Have We Entered A New Phase Of Planetary History?, and more.
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Morning · Thu, May 30
A WHOLE DIFFERENT WORLD
PUTTING A NAME TO A PLACE
The Most Wikipedia'ed Resident Of Every US City And Town
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Who's the most famous person (or at least the person with the most Wikipedia traffic) from your hometown? This extremely detailed map from The Pudding has your answer.
GUARDIANS OF THE TIMELINE
Have We Entered A New Phase Of Planetary History?
theguardian.com
Human activity has transformed the Earth – but scientists are divided about whether this is really a turning point in geological history.
BEFORE SHE WAS AOC
The Day I Met Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
theintercept.com
A little more than a year ago, I was sitting across from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in a Queens diner for an interview. This was before anybody outside of her immediate community in New York City knew her name.
IT'S HARD TO ESCAPE
Watch How A Radioactive Cloud Spread Through Europe After The Chernobyl Disaster
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This visualization shows how devastatingly widespread the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster was in 1986.
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WHAT MAKES JACK A DULL BOY
'I'M NO STRANGER TO HARD WORK'
I'm A Former Elite Athlete And I Call BS On Tech's Obsession With Working Long Hours
medium.com
As a champion gymnast, I trained 22 hours a week. Now, as a startup founder, I see how dangerous 'hustle culture' can be.
THE ARGUMENT AGAINST GROWTH
The Radical Plan To Save The Planet By Working Less
vice.com
The degrowth movement wants to intentionally shrink the economy to address climate change, and create lives with less stuff, less work, and better well-being. But is it a utopian fantasy?
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING IDLE
Why Ambition Is Overrated
newstatesman.com
I used to be embarrassed by my lack of drive, until I realized that the strange moral value we place on overwork is sapping our lives of joy.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
THIS IS PERFECTION
A School Full Of Kids Singing Along With Lil Nas X To 'Old Town Road' Is The Cutest Darn Thing
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Watch this at the peril of having your heart burst with pure joy.
IN THE NEWS
Mueller's Statement Highlights Key Differences With Barr On Investigation Of President Trump
Deceased GOP Strategist's Hard Drives Reveal New Details on the Census Citizenship Question
White House Office, Navy Officials Reportedly Discussed Moving USS McCain For Trump Trip
Louisiana Lawmakers Approve Strict Abortion Limit, Democratic Governor Says He Will Sign it
Israel To Hold Fresh Election As Netanyahu Fails To Form Coalition
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It's Thursday. Only a day before we have to keep on pretending to like this thing called work.

Wednesday, 29 May 2019

Catch This HUGO BOSS Sale Before It's Gone

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Stay Weir

Wednesday's top stories are here.
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Measles for the One Percent, Touring Disaster, and more.
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WHEN ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE
HERD INCOHERENCY
Measles For The One Percent
thecut.com
Vaccines, Waldorf schools and the problem with liberal Luddites.
'IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGE SINCE DAY ONE'
Touring Disaster
sfchronicle.com
In the wake of California's deadliest wildfire, a wave of visitors has descended on Paradise. But there's no playbook for dealing with tourists in a community still racked by trauma.
ENCYCLOPEDIA DRAMATICS
Donald Trump's Wikipedia Entry Is A War Zone
slate.com
It's one of the most popular pages on the internet. But behind the scenes, editors are fighting a brutal, petty battle over every word.
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MARCHING TO THEIR OWN BEATS
BE WEIR NOW
The Grateful Dead's Bob Weir Will Not Rest
gq.com
"My whole life is constantly trying to shove ten pounds of rats into a five-pound bag."
THE ROME WAY
Rome Ramirez Don't Practice Santeria, But He Has Been The Lead Singer Of Sublime Since He Was 18
theoutline.com
Meet the 30-year-old who's been tasked with carrying on the legacy of the most famous ska-punk band of all time.
ON A ROLL AND READY TO ROCK
Alabama's Mortal Sounds
lareviewofbooks.org
Lyrical derring-do and emotional complexity made way for mass appeal. Tone poems about rural poverty and romantic bankruptcy gave way to drum-driven, big-hook anthems. Alabama was more interested in making hits than making statements, and no country band ever made more hits.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
'I'M DONE WITH YOU PEOPLE'
Weatherman Snaps On Live TV When Viewers Complain About A Tornado Warning Interrupting 'The Bachelorette'
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While we (sort of) understand wanting to know who bachelorette Hannah Brown will end up with, keeping people out of harm's way is clearly more important. We hope the people of Dayton will come around to that idea and leave this poor weatherman alone.
IN THE NEWS
In Reversal From 2016, McConnell Says He Would Fill A Potential Supreme Court Vacancy In 2020
IHOPed We Were Done With This But IHOP Is Changing Its Name Again
Is 'Gaming Disorder' An Illness? WHO Says Yes, Adding It To Its List Of Diseases
Microsoft Hints At New Modern Windows OS With 'Invisible' Background Updates
Former Rockstar Designer Says Former Top Executive Groped Him
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Small Business Month is almost over, but it's not too late to get 45% off (plus a free 1TB Seagate external HD on select products). So whether you need a notebook for yourself, a workstation for your small business or a 2-in-1 laptop/tablet as a gift, Dell has what you need.
If you're a Deadhead, happy Wednesday. If you're an anti-vaxxer, please reconsider.