Saturday, July 23, 2016

Fixing Flying, Building A Mormon Utopia, And More Great Weekend Reads

How To Fix Flying
Digg Editions
Morning · Sat, Jul 23
WEEKEND LONG READS
PLANE SIMPLE
How To Fix Flying
popularmechanics.com
Air travelers love nothing more than to complain about their latest flight. But modern aviation is an incredible technological achievement, and it doesn't have to be so miserable. Here's how you'll love flying again.
ON A MISSION
A Mormon Tycoon Wants To Build Joseph Smith's Mega-Utopia In Vermont
bloomberg.com
David Hall is snapping up farmland to bring his vision of a sustainable high-density community to life. The neighbors are horrified.
A NIGHT IN THE LIFE
Behind The Webcam With China's Live-Streaming Stars
thatsmags.com
A growing number of Chinese performers are using live-streaming apps to entertain online viewers, broadcasting themselves nightly to thousands, who comment and send money in real time.
HIGH-FI
Facebook Takes Flight
theverge.com
Inside the test flight of Facebook's first internet drone.
TEACH A MAN TO KILL FOR A FISH
A Fish So Coveted People Have Smuggled, Kidnapped, And Killed For It
blog.longreads.com
The Asian arowana's status among wealthy buyers has made it the object of a thriving black market.
IN THE NEWS
Ten Dead — Including Gunman — In Shooting At German Shopping Mall
What You Need To Know About Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton's VP Pick
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VISUALIZE THIS
WHY EVERYONE SHOULD LEAVE NEW YORK
How Much Space $1,500 In Rent Will Get You In The Biggest American Cities
rentcafe.com
Among other findings, $1,500 will get you over 7 times as much space in Memphis as it will in New York.
BEWARE THE GREEN WAVE OF DIVORCE
The Marital Status Of Americans By Age, Visualized
overflow.solutions
Charting the proportion of Americans who are single, married, widowed, separated and divorced based on age.
LIVE LONG AND MEET A LOT OF PEOPLE
Every Single Character Interaction In Every 'Star Trek' Episode And Movie, Mapped
datascopeanalytics.com
There have been a lot of different "Star Trek" TV series and movies — and a ton of different characters. This nifty interactive maps the relationships between all the characters in the different series and movies.
FLY AWAY WITH US
DOESN'T LOOK VERY SAFE THOUGH
This Man Built The Personal Flying Chair Of Your Dreams
digg.com
Unlike this guy who obviously knows what he's doing, the rest of us should probably have some patience and wait for a more advanced model.
'BUBBA'S JETPACK'
WATCH: Next Time You Hit The Links, Carry Your Clubs In A Flying Golf Cart
digg.com
Golfers are always trying to out do one another, usually with high-tech clubs or a nice polo shirt. This, however, is a next level way to show off.
TRUMP CHANGE
MAKE AMERICA FAKE AGAIN
The Man Who Ghostwrote 'The Art Of The Deal' Tells All
newyorker.com
"The Art of the Deal" made America see Trump as a charmer with an unfailing knack for business. Tony Schwartz helped create that myth — and regrets it.
THE PLAYER-HATER'S FALL
Donald Trump Versus The 'Haters'
nytimes.com
Trump's usage of "hater" has the distinctive flavor of hip-hop parlance, in which it's not enough to simply note the presence of a hater: He must be condemned, then dismissed.
THE ART OF THE DEAL ESTATE
The Yunited States Of Yuge
gq.com
A journey through the very luxurious America that Trump already runs.
BEFORE YOU GO
DELTA HEAVY – 'WHITE FLAG'
Milton's 'Paradise Lost,' Transformed Into A Surreal, 8-Bit Music Video
digg.com
Originally published in 1667, the biblical epic gets a Nintendo-inspired makeover appropriate for the modern set.
The US is in a heatdome, which means it's time to go back to bed.