Tuesday, September 22, 2015

The Most Mysterious Emoji

What Did People Think About The First iPhone?, Bugs Bunny Sings 50 Cent's 'Many Men', Shopping Without The Shopping, Apple's Curious New Emoji Is Different From The Rest, Pope Francis To Find A Church In Upheaval, The Dark Origins Of Conjugal Visits
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Tuesday, September 22, 2015
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What Did People Think About The First iPhone?
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Apple released its first iPhone a little over eight years ago, on June 29, 2007. Before it was clear the iPhone would take over the world, people had some thoughts about it: Was this "high-tech bling" "fundamentally flawed"? Or would it be the Jesus phone?
PERMANENTLY RABBIT SEASON
Bugs Bunny Sings 50 Cent's 'Many Men'
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Looking back on it, the vast majority of Bugs's life is simply not being murdered.
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Apple's Curious New Emoji Is Different From The Rest
time.com
Apple has concocted a strange new symbol for its emoji library. The tech giant calls its new ideogram "eye in speech bubble." Indeed, the symbol looks just like that: a dilated peeper set against a black chat balloon. Strangely though, the ideogram was not designed by the Unicode Authority, suggesting that Apple needed it for something specific.
WANING FAITH
Pope Francis To Find A Church In Upheaval
nytimes.com
Pope Francis is scheduled to land in the US today, but the state of the church has changed since the last time a pope has been to the states. Some US churches are bursting with immigrant parishioners, while others are struggling to even stay open.
HICKY HISTORY
The Dark Origins Of Conjugal Visits
priceonomics.com
Conjugal visits loom large in pop culture. They are the subject of prison-related jokes and fantasies. Despite their reputation, reformers believe that more prisons should have them. While they may be good policy, the visits got their start in America for the worst possible reasons.
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Image: Spain' s Sergio Llull uses the net as a hat after winning the Eurobasket European Championship final between Spain and Lithuania in Lille, northern France, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. Spain beats Lithuania 80-63 to take Eurobasket gold medal.
Spain' s Sergio Llull uses the net as a hat after winning the Eurobasket European Championship final between Spain and Lithuania in Lille, northern France, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. Spain beats Lithuania 80-63 to take Eurobasket gold medal. Credit: AP Photo/Michel Spingler
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