Tuesday, July 17, 2018

The Guilt Is Killing Us

A wave of spontaneous apologies — over email, text and Facebook — has followed in the wake of #MeToo.
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A SECOND SHOT AT THE PAST
THINK BEFORE YOU APOLOGIZE
When Men Decide It's Time To Say Sorry
thecut.com
A wave of spontaneous apologies — over email, text and Facebook — has followed in the wake of #MeToo.
THE DEVIL IS IN THE DNA
The Unlikely Crime-Fighter Cracking Decades-Old Murders? A Genealogist
washingtonpost.com
The technique used to find the Golden State Killer suspect is gaining traction.
TFW YOU'RE BEING CONSTANTLY WATCHED
The American Academic Mistaken For A Spy
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As a researcher in Ceausescu's Romania, Katherine Verdery did not suspect how profoundly the secret police interfered in her life.
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PRIMING THE PUMP
THE EVERYTHING STORE, OR NOTHING
Happy Prime Day, Here's A Brief History Of Why You Shouldn't Give Jeff Bezos Your Money
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Thus is a familiar dynamic with Amazon. The deals are too good to pass up, the workers report mistreatment and Jeff Bezos's fortune grows. Apropos of everything, here is what the man who has more money than God has been up to for the past six months.
BIG BOX ENERGY
My Search For The Spirit Of Prime Day At An Ariana Grande Concert In A Giant Amazon Box
gizmodo.com
Just two days before Amazon's Brooklyn event, the company revealed the concert would be headlined by Ariana Grande, the babyish, recently engaged pop star who stands approximately four SD cards tall. Suddenly, Amazon's big, stupid box presented a more intriguing opportunity.
BAD ROMANCE
How A Cabal Of Romance Authors Are Gaming Amazon's Algorithms
theverge.com
To cash in on Kindle Unlimited, a group of authors figured out how to beat Amazon's algorithm.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
THIS IS SHAPES 101
Flight Attendant Helps A Man Fit His Carry-On In The Overhead Bin With One Painfully Obvious Solution
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This is the "Did you try turning it on and off?" of luggage troubleshooting.
IN THE NEWS
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It's Prime Day — Here Are The Deals That Are Actually Worth It (Updating Live)
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Amazon is rolling out one million deals over the next 36 hours. These are the best ones.
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