Friday, June 23, 2017

Keeping Up With The Zuckerbergs

Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most important facts from the past few days. This week: North Korean propaganda machine knows Photoshop, chiropractors are bad and planes can't fly in heat.
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REALIGNING THE NARRATIVE
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
Chiropractors Aren't Real Doctors, And Other Facts
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Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most important facts from the past few days. This week: North Korean propaganda machine knows Photoshop, chiropractors are bad and planes can't fly in heat.
STILL RUNNING
Crash Bandicoot: An Oral History
polygon.com
A deep look back at PlayStation's blockbuster 1996 platformer, as told by those who were there.
GO WEST, YOUNG ARTIST
Where Are America's Real Arts Capitals?
citylab.com
Big coastal cities might have iconic, profitable, and well-funded scenes. But the economic impact of the cultural sector can be larger in some surprising places.
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If You Have A WordPress Website, You Should Read This
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Digital readers have thimble-sized attention spans. So, if your website is running at anything less than a full sprint, kiss your traffic (and revenue) goodbye. Here are 15 tips to make sure your WordPress site is running as fast as possible.
HERE BE TROUBLE
LOTS OF ENVY ON THE COASTS
The Richest Person In Every State
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If you're looking to make a quick buck (or a billion), consider going into finance or starting a multinational retail super company.
MISSION CRITICAL
San Francisco Is Burning
gq.com
A series of strange and unsettling fires in the Mission District have people wondering: Are the city's landlords using arson to drive out low-income tenants? And is this the deadly endgame of gentrification and tech-boom greed?
DEMOCRACY FIGHTS IN DARKNESS
Obama's Secret Struggle To Punish Russia For Putin's Election Assault
washingtonpost.com
In political terms, Russia's interference was the crime of the century, an unprecedented and largely successful destabilizing attack on American democracy.
HOW TO SUE KYLIE JENNER
What To Do When A Celebrity Rips You Off
theoutline.com
Lawyer Julie Zerbo on how designers can protect themselves from copycats.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
DANCE LIKE NO APE IS WATCHING
Zola The Aggressively Dancing Gorilla Is The Most Delightful Thing We've Seen In A While
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We can't really find the words to describe this video of Zola the gorilla dancing like a maniac at the Dallas Zoo, so just go ahead and watch.
IN THE NEWS
Google Begins Removing Private Medical Records From Search Results
North Korea Says Otto Warmbier's Death Is A 'Mystery To Us As Well'
Brendan Dassey Of 'Making A Murderer' Wins Federal Appeals Court Case
Republican Senators Finally Release The Text Of Their Health Care Bill — Here's What To Know
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If you're (already) tired of living in the humid hellscape that is your air conditionless home, invest in an A/C unit. Because no, those extra fans are not going to cut it.
It's Friday — dance like Zola tonight.