Thursday, September 20, 2018

Balls Away!

It's difficult to test whether poverty relief actually works. Do randomised controlled trials provide a scientific measure?
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WE NEED TO TALK
(HOPEFULLY) RIGHT ON THE MONEY
What Really Helps The Poor?
aeon.co
It's difficult to test whether poverty relief actually works. Do randomised controlled trials provide a scientific measure?
BAD TIMING
The Time I Scheduled A Heartbreak Three Months In Advance
thecut.com
In one way, the most important way, three months is a long time. It's not long enough to start discussing serious future plans together, but it's plenty of time to fall in love, to build up feelings strong enough that you feel real pain when that love severs.
MIND THE GAP
Why Aren't More Women In Office? Even Within Parties, There's Big Disagreement
npr.org
Majorities of Republican women, Democratic women and Democratic men say that women have to do more to prove themselves, compared to that 28 percent of GOP men.
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ROLL WITH THE FLOW
THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE, DUDE
A Good Man, And Thorough: The Genius Of 'The Big Lebowski'
theringer.com
It's been 20 years, and the Coen brothers' sly and hilarious homage to noir movies and detective novels hasn't aged one bit. But that's just, like, our opinion, man.
LOVE 2 PAY TAXES
How Much Money You Take Home On A $100,000 Salary In Different US Cities, Mapped
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You'll take home 13.5% more money in places without state income tax than in the highest-taxed city in the country.
MAKING CONCESSIONS
Why Movie Theaters Are Trading Popcorn And Soda For Chimichangas And Custom Cocktails
vox.com
Popcorn and movies, movies and popcorn — it's an eternal pairing. For decades, the two have seemed as inseparable as peanut butter and jelly, peas and carrots, Bonnie and Clyde. But that's all changing.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
*THWUMP*
College Mascot Accidentally Shoots Himself In Groin With T-Shirt Cannon, Has To Be Carted Off The Field
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Chip the Buffalo, the University of Colorado's mascot, did not have a good weekend.
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