Friday, September 15, 2017

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Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Something crashed in the Nevada desert, video game space crime is still alive and ​plants are becoming less healthy.
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WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
A Mystery Plane Crashes In The Desert, And Other Facts
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Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Something crashed in the Nevada desert, video game space crime is still alive and ​plants are becoming less healthy.
EVERGREEN CONTENT
Into The Woods
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The haunting and beautiful cinematic debut of Rodarte's Kate and Laura Mulleavy.
YOU'RE GONNA NEED A MAP
The Best Way To Get Into Metroidvania Games
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"Metroid: Samus Returns" just came out for the Nintendo 3DS — the first proper "Metroid" title in over a decade. What better time to dip a toe into the genre that "Metroid" and "Castlevania" inspired?
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EVERYTHING IS CRAZY
THE MOTHER WE SCARE
Is Darren Aronofsky's Bonkers New Movie 'mother!' Any Good? Here's What The Reviews Say
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Maybe, from having watched "Black Swan" and the trailer for "mother!" you think you're prepared for anything Aronofsky could throw at you. All the buzz says you'd be dead wrong. Here's what the reviews are saying.
FYRE FESTIVAL 2: FEAT. PHILIP GLASS
Ambitious Rhode Island Music Festival Ends In Chaos
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For a first-time festival, the Newport Contemporary Music Series boasted a program that might make even Tanglewood blush: a star-studded lineup featuring appearances by Philip Glass, four-time Academy Award winner André Previn, and "Lord of the Rings" composer Howard Shore. Then it all went up in smoke.
'IT WAS A FRAT HOUSE'
Inside the Sex Scandal That Toppled SoFi's CEO
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Mike Cagney is stepping down as chief executive of the lending start-up Social Finance amid questions about sexual harassment at the company. Inside the events that preceded the move.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
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Here's What Happens When Your Bike Handlebars Break Off At 60 Kilometers Per Hour
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​French cyclist Maxime Roger was cruising along at 60 kmh during a stage of the Tour of Moselle, until his bike decided it had had enough:
IN THE NEWS
North Korea Launched An Unidentified Missile Over Japan Into The Pacific Ocean
London Underground Explosion At Parsons Green Is Being Treated As 'Terrorist Incident'
What We Know About The Mysterious 'Sonic Attacks' On American Diplomats In Cuba
NASA's Cassini Completes 'Death Dive' Into Saturn
Horrifying Dead Sea Monster Washes Up On Texas Beach
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