Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Be Careful Who You Venmo

A former journalist, equipped with an algorithm and the largest collection of murder records in the country, finds patterns in crime.
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MINDHUNTERBOT
The Serial-Killer Detector
newyorker.com
A former journalist, equipped with an algorithm and the largest collection of murder records in the country, finds patterns in crime.
YOU HAVE VENMO, RIGHT?
Paid In Null
theverge.com
Tracking one of Los Angeles' most notorious Venmo scammers.
SCAM DUNK
How A Bootleg Prep School Profited By Ripping Off Teens With NBA Dreams
deadspin.com
Mumin Tunc came to the US for an education, and thanks to 22ft Academy, he certainly got one — just not the one he expected.
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THE KING OF DOC
The Man Behind Rock Music's Most Iconic Photos
vice.com
Photographer Neal Preston has shot timeless photos of everyone from Led Zeppelin and Bob Marley to Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson.
WE SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO JOAN DIDION
The Picture In Her Mind
thepointmag.com
In her famous essays on the Sixties and Seventies, Joan Didion surveyed a society on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Now, more and more, critics are re-reading what she wrote.
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Is Snapchat Making Us Forget What We Look Like?
vice.com
"It's like the perfection app." And over time, it's easy to forget that you don't actually look that "perfect."
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This Japanese Game Show Called 'Slippery Stairs' Is Absolutely Perfect
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We have a new favorite Japanese game show, which is really saying something.
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