Saturday, September 9, 2017

Out Of The Kitchen And Into The Fire

The shuttering of the much-ridiculed Silicon Valley startup was the culmination of unsustainable costs, slow sales and unflattering media reports.
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NO WAY OUT
THE BIG SQUEEZE
Inside Juicero's Demise, From Prized Startup To Fire Sale
bloomberg.com
The shuttering of the much-ridiculed Silicon Valley startup was the culmination of unsustainable costs, slow sales and unflattering media reports.
NOT EVERYONE GETS RICH
My Year In A Silicon Valley Hacker House
theguardian.com
For the past 12 months of my life, I paid the bargain price of $1,250 per month to sleep diagonally in a bunk bed in a 10ft by 10ft room that I shared with a 32-year-old man.
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Pennywise From 'It' Is A Perfect Movie Monster
theringer.com
Tim Curry's version of Pennywise was excellent and cool and definitely creepy, in that very specific way that a clown trying to eat children can be such things. But the new version — Bill Skarsgard's version — whoo boy.
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THE WEEK IN REVIEW
NOT THE RED CROSS
Where To Donate To Help Victims Of Hurricane Irma
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There are so many disaster relief charities out there that you might not be sure where you can give most effectively. Here are six highly rated groups that are already well situated to help.
JUPITER'S AURORAS AND HURRICANE IRMA
The Week's Coolest Space Photos
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Every day satellites are zooming through space, snapping incredible pictures of Earth, the solar system and outer space. Here are the highlights from this week.
CURATED BY VIEWFIND
The Best Photography Of The Week
digg.com
The devastation of Hurricane Irma, a nordic noir odyssey through Scandinavia and color images of Russia from 100 years ago.
TRYING SOMETHING NEW
INTEGRATING THE PREP SCHOOL
'The Way To Survive It Was To Make A's'
nytimes.com
They were the first black boys to integrate the South's elite prep schools. They drove themselves to excel in an unfamiliar environment. But at what cost?
'NO ONE ACKNOWLEDGED WHAT I WAS'
I Was A 9-Year-Old Playboy Bunny
longreads.com
After longing to be a sex-symbol as a child, Shannon Lell grapples with a lifetime of self-objectification.
KING OF THE ZINES
The Surreal Life Of Black Dog Bone
pitchfork.com
The untold story of a Sri Lankan rebel who mixed music, danger, and politics as both a catalyst in the '80s Bay Area punk scene and the originator of one of rap's most notorious publications, Murder Dog.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
BEST SERVED COLD
The Universe Exacts Sweet Karma On Girl Who Tried To Pie Her Pupper In The Face
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Give your doggy a little dash of whipped cream — but not with a slap in the face.
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