Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Did You Get The Memo?

The nation's current post-truth moment is the ultimate expression of mind-sets that have made America exceptional throughout its history.
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A WORLD GONE MAD
REALITY BITES
How America Lost Its Mind
theatlantic.com
The nation's current post-truth moment is the ultimate expression of mind-sets that have made America exceptional throughout its history.
NICOLE, WE HARDLY KNEW YE
The Curious Case Of 'Nicole Mincey,' The Trump Fan Who May Actually Be A Russian Bot
washingtonpost.com
Trump has been known for amplifying tweets of dubious origin. This one comes at a time when the president has railed against multiple investigations into Russia's meddling in US politics.
YOU CAN HEAR THE EXISTENTIAL MISERY
WATCH: BBC News Anchor Clearly Could Not Care Less About Dog Surfing Competition
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​Being a news anchor is, at the end of the day, a performance. And sometimes, you get tired of performing. The BBC's Simon McCoy reached that point on Monday.
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RISKY BUSINESS
DON'T BE EVIL...?
That Google Manifesto Really Put Executives In A Bind
wired.com
A Google employee's screed against workplace diversity thrust company executives into a tight spot: Discipline the author and risk accusations of censoring speech? Or stand by and inflame concerns that the company does not welcome women?
FROM THE DIAMOND TO THE ROUGH
The Complicated Life And Death Of Hideki Irabu
si.com
Fourteen Julys after he had debuted on the mound at Yankee Stadium in front of 52,000 fans, and nine years after he'd thrown the last pitch of a major league career that had tailspinned from promising to punch line, Hideki Irabu, 42 years old, had died desperately alone.
BREAK A LEG, NOT THE BANK
$78,000 Of Debt For A Harvard Theater Degree
nytimes.com
"Getting this degree basically guaranteed that I wasn't able to pursue it as a career because I immediately had to get a job to pay for the education I received."
VIDEO OF THE DAY
NOT THAT SONANCE, DISSONANCE
The Chord That Shouldn't Work At All, But Just *Does*
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If if you know nothing about music theory, we're confident you can find some enjoyment in this bizarre chord with an ugly name (F# over G7) that doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but still sounds pretty.
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