Saturday, April 28, 2018

High There

How a pot crisis restarted a conversation about public banking in America.
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RIDING A HIGH
LOANS FOR STONERS
The Ultimate Cash Crop
newrepublic.com
How a pot crisis restarted a conversation about public banking in America.
PURE FLAVOR
An MSG Convert Visits The High Church Of Umami
newyorker.com
Olive oil, kosher salt and monosodium glutamate end up in almost everything I prepare — the MSG, with its savory chemical magic, is particularly useful as rocket fuel for dishes of raw fruits and vegetables.
STRANGE BREW
Where Spring Break Lasts Forever
topic.com
Five days at the Lani Kai, a resort in Fort Myers, Florida where spring break has been going strong for over two decades.
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER DIGNIFIED DOLLAR
Basic Income Is Already Transforming Life And Work In A Postindustrial Canadian City
motherboard.vice.com
In Hamilton, Ontario, a basic income pilot is improving individual lives — but bureaucratic pitfalls and tepid goals can limit its potential.
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THE WEEK IN PICTURES
THE COLORS OF SATURN
The Week's Coolest Space Images
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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.
PICTURE THIS
The Best Photography Of The Week
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A fashion show inside a Brazilian prison, South Africa's "white-only" squats and the opening of the US's first lynching memorial.
THE AGE OF MEN
PATRON SAINT OF VIOLENT MISOGYNISTS
Elliot Rodger And The 'Incels' Who Canonize Him
jezebel.com
There is perhaps nothing more potent for the aggrieved followers of Rodger than acting as judge, jury and executioner for any and all women.
WHEN EXILE IS TOO KIND
What Do We Do With These Men?
nytimes.com
If we want the #MeToo movement to be about more than just which celebrity will be the next to fall, or whose comeback must be stopped — if we want it to lead to real, lasting and widespread cultural change — we need to talk. About what we do with the bad men.
BRUTE FORCE TERRORISM
Why Cars Intentionally Ramming Into Crowds Is A Relatively New Problem
jalopnik.com
This is, in essence, a whole new form of terrorism.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
WILL KEEP YOU STABLE FOR DAYS
Gary Numan's 'Cars' Was Meant To Be Played By This Computer Hardware Orchestra
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Gary might not have known upon its writing, but this "floppotron" cover is the song's ultimate destiny.
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It's secure, accessible, speedy and intuitive to use. Not only do you get 2TB of cloud storage and 2TB of download link traffic without taking up any space on your computer, similarly to Dropbox, you can collaborate quickly and easily with upload links and shared folders.
Ask Justin Timberlake what it's gonna be after this weekend.