Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Deliver Us From This Airport Hell

Urban Outfitters Bares All
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BUSINESS AS UNUSUAL
HIP TO BE SQUARE
Urban Outfitters Bares All
phillymag.com
Venturing inside the secretive $3.4 billion empire as it reaches a crucial crossroad.
AND WHAT *IS* HUDSON NEWS?
Why Are So Many Airport Shops Named After News Networks?
atlasobscura.com
As a guy who travels a few times a year and notices trends, I wanted to answer an important question for myself about airports: Why are the stores branded after TV news networks?
SLEEPING WITH THE FISHES
What Happened To Melania Trump's Caviar Skincare Line?
racked.com
Melania Trump's oeuvre of products had piqued my interest before her site was shut down, but its disappearance made me even more fascinated.
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GETTING SOME AIR
THEY HAVE REAL GRAVITY
Visualizing Saturn's Wavy Rings
gizmodo.com
For the uninitiated, the Keeler Gap is one of the many amazing trademarks of the planet Saturn. The 26-mile-wide gap sits about 155 miles from Saturn's outermost ring, and it undulates as one of the planet's moons passes through.
NEVER FLY ON SPIRIT
A GIF Comparing Legroom On Major US Airlines
digg.com
As airlines dream up ever more hellish ways to pack us into airplanes in the future, we (well, those of us flying in economy) are already getting squeezed. But which airlines are the meanest to your knees?
DEAD AND GONE
TALE OF THE FORGOTTEN TAPE
What Happened To The Digital Compact Cassette?
arstechnica.com
The rise and fall of the digital compact cassette remains a salutary lesson for tech titans — it shows how you can get nearly everything right, and yet still fail badly.
SMARM WON
Legacy Of Snark: Why Gawker Mattered
rollingstone.com
You probably won't see a lot of mourning for Gawker. It makes sense.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
PUT THIS IS IN OUR CELLPHONES, PLEASE
This Battery Has Lasted Over 175 Years And No One Knows What It's Made Of
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IN THE NEWS
Donald Trump Jacked Up His Campaign's Trump Tower Rent Once Donors Were Paying It
Comcast Buys DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 Billion
President Obama To Visit Flood-Stricken Louisiana
How Big Is The Zika Outbreak In Florida, Really?
Just keep on going like that battery and before you know it, it will be Friday.