Saturday, August 5, 2017

It's Time For Some Game Theory

"Right before the gun went off I thought, 'Boy, this could be a really stupid idea.'"
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IS THIS ALL A GAME TO YOU?
JOHNSON AGAINST THE REST
The Story Behind The Iconic Photos Of The Olympics' Dirtiest Record
deadspin.com
"Right before the gun went off I thought, 'Boy, this could be a really stupid idea.'"
UP AND BACK AGAIN
The Toughest 5K On The Planet
outsideonline.com
Every July Fourth, hundreds of racers descend on Seward, Alaska, for one of the most difficult short-distance races on the planet—3,000 feet up, and then straight back down Mount Marathon
SCREEN GRAB
How A Board Game Company Defined Video Game Ads For 20 Years
polygon.com
In the days before character design was immediately impressive — or even coherent — enough to sell the game, how exactly should you advertise these things?
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Lull: The Mattress Experts Rave About
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Here's the deal. Most mattress retailers charge you 6-12x their manufacturing costs, plus you only get to try the mattress out for a few minutes in the store. Cue Lull, the mattress that will ship with free shipping to your door and let you try it for 100 nights, risk-free.
WEEK IN REVIEW
FEMINIST HERO RIGHT HERE
The Man Who Wrote A Tribute To His Wife's 'Curvy Body' Is The Internet's Enemy Of The Week
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GHOSTS AND HUNTING DOGS
The Week's Coolest Space Photos
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LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO READ?
A Handshake Investigated As An Assault, And Other Great Long Reads
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THE FUNNIEST PET PHOTOS, MICRO-AGGRESSIONS AND MORE
The Best Photography Of The Week
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GENERATIONAL STRUGGLES
BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH
Have Smartphones Destroyed A Generation?
theatlantic.com
More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they're on the brink of a mental-health crisis.
THE GRAND CENTRAL EXPLOSION
The Pipe Bomber Of New York City
damninteresting.com
In the 1950s, an anonymous terrorist planted a pipe bomb in a New York City public space. Then another. And another.
CHILLING EFFECT
How Air-Conditioning Conquered America (Even The Pacific Northwest)
nytimes.com
Here we are, in 2017, with temperatures racing past 100 degrees in the Pacific Northwest, the region of the country that has historically relied the least on air-conditioning. And now more people, even there, are installing the technology.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
JUST SAY NO
Maybe Don't Piss Off A Group Of Dead Leaf Mantises
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They look like a cross between a moth, an orchid, and a piece of pork gyoza, and they will attack you.
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How To Get A Good Night's Sleep When It's Hot As Hell
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Summers are great. Except for the part where you become a sentient sweat stain and can't fall asleep. We've partnered with the sleep legends at Lull Mattress to find the 23 best hacks for falling asleep when it's just too dang hot out.
You could run a difficult 5K today, or you could just kick back in a hammock. We aren't here to judge.