Thursday, June 30, 2016

Back In My Day, We Shot Each Other With Wax Bullets For Fun

Stoya's Had Enough Of Porn's Harmful Habits, And Other Stories
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WHAT WE'RE READING THIS WEEK
WHAT WE'RE READING THIS WEEK
Stoya's Had Enough Of Porn's Harmful Habits, And Other Stories
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How porn's bad girl is changing the industry from the inside out, Michael Phelps' final triumph and Christie's contemporary art prodigy.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Researchers Discover 6,000-Year-Old Telescope
Obama, Trudeau, And Nieto Meet To Denounce Trump's Isolationism
Facebook's Unsettling Referendum On News
Senate Passes Bill To Bail Out Puerto Rico From Economic Crisis
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WHY, WHY, WHY?
SPEAKING IN EMOJI TONGUES
Why We Still Talk Like We're On The Internet
reallifemag.com
Before we submit to our emojilords, it's worth asking about the ghosts of internet's past that have wormed their way into our language. When autocorrect has long surpassed its quaintisms, at a time when even basic burner phones are equipped with slide-out keyboards? Why do we need you?
PRODUCTIVITY TASTES GOOD
Why Do We Eat Lunch At Our Desks?
theguardian.com
Lunch as we know it today has evolved from its humble origins, but efficiency has always been its true calling card. Get ready for a future of sad desk meal-replacement beverage lunches.
HEADS WILL ROLL
Why You Should Make Beer-Can Cabbage This Summer
epicurious.com
Sure, you might wonder if stuffing a hollowed-out head of cabbage with a can of beer is mere insanity. But I promise you it's a glorious thing, a vegetarian preparation truly worthy of the grill.
THE PROBLEM WITH MANPOWER
The Foremost Economic Minds Of The 18th Century Thought Slavery Was Good
aeon.co
The 18th-century thinkers behind laissez-faire economics saw slavery as a great example of global free trade.
The Marines Took 'Man' Out Of 19 Job Titles, And People Are Losing Their Minds
washingtonpost.com
The Marine Corps is set to rename 19 of its job titles following a directive by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus to make occupational specialties more gender neutral after once-closed combat jobs were opened to women at the start of the year. And predictably boys are crying about it.
BACK IN MY DAY
Wax Bullet Duels Were The Paintball Fights Of 1909
atlasobscura.com
Prideful men could fluff their feathers without anyone ending up dead.
Making Virtual Reality For The Elderly
npr.org
For those unhappy in the present day, virtual reality might provide an escape into an immersive other world that "allows them to forget their chronic pain, anxiety, the fact that they are alone."
BEFORE YOU GO
ON THE VERY BRIGHT SIDE
Mad Scientist's Laser Bazooka Is 33 Million Times More Powerful Than The Sun
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Remember when Drake Anthony built a 40-watt laser gun last year? Well, the one he made this year is at least five times as awesome.
See you later! (provided you haven't blinded yourself with a laser bazooka)