Monday, April 27, 2015

Generation Stooge

Congress' Hare-Brained Scheme To Shoot Rain From The Skies, In Defense Of WebMD, And Other News, Want To Cook More? Here's The Best Way To Do It, Do The Charts Matter In The Age Of Spotify?, Elite Universities Are Turning Our Kids Into Corporate Stooges, Campaigning In The YouTube Era
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Monday, April 27, 2015
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SKYFALL 2: ELECTRIC RAIN BALLOON
Congress' Hare-Brained Scheme To Shoot Rain From The Skies
politico.com
In 1891, Robert St. George Dyrenforth hatched a bizarre scheme: He planned to bomb the hell out of the skies over West Texas to try and make them rain. Not only that, it was all being bankrolled by the United States Congress.
WHAT YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND
In Defense Of WebMD, And Other News
digg.com
Your friendly internet doctor isn't all bad, President Obama released his inner anger (with some assistance), and our forensics methods might be garbage.
MEALS WE DIGG SPONSORED
Want To Cook More? Here's The Best Way To Do It
blueapron.com
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CHARTS, TOPPED
Do The Charts Matter In The Age Of Spotify?
theguardian.com
Thanks to the internet's endlessly personalisable technologies — YouTube channels, streaming, you-name-it-on-demand — pop has been at the forefront of a seismic change in listening.
CASH RULES EVERYTHING AROUND THE IVY
Elite Universities Are Turning Our Kids Into Corporate Stooges
newrepublic.com
Duke University, where I graduated in 2002, was as lenient about student infractions—underage drinking, excessive noise, hazing—as most private universities. But there was a limit to its paternal forgiveness: on-campus interviews with company representatives.
SMILE, YOU'RE ON CAMPAIGN CAMERA!
Campaigning In The YouTube Era
washingtonpost.com
Ten years ago this week, the first-ever YouTube video was uploaded. It involved a zoo. And elephants. But it wasn't until more than a year later that YouTube got real for politicians. On Aug. 15, 2006, the "macaca" video was uploaded to the site.
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TENSIONS FLARE
Image: Partizan soccer fans light torches during a Serbian National soccer league derby match between Red Star and Partizan, in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, April 25, 2015. Thousands of riot policemen have been deployed throughout Belgrade to prevent possible violence during a derby match between bitter rivals Red Star and Partizan.
Partizan soccer fans light torches during a Serbian National soccer league derby match between Red Star and Partizan, in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, April 25, 2015. Thousands of riot policemen have been deployed throughout Belgrade to prevent possible violence during a derby match between bitter rivals Red Star and Partizan. Credit: AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic
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