Monday, April 15, 2019

Cash Goes In, Cash Goes Out, You Can't Explain That

How The Average American Household Earns And Spends Its Money, Visualized, 5-Star Phonies: Inside The Fake Amazon Review Complex, and more.
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MONEY GOES IN, MONEY GOES OUT
PENNIES SAVED, EARNED AND SPENT
How The Average American Household Earns And Spends Its Money, Visualized
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Overspending is often the result, it's said, of trying to keep up with the Joneses. But how much are the Joneses actually spending?
'5-STAR PHONIES'
Inside The Fake Amazon Review Complex
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I spent two weeks in the underbelly of Amazon's fake review economy and emerged questioning our collective trust in the stars.
MONEY FROM NOTHING
The Invention Of The 'Salvator Mundi'
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How an art picker and a gallerist, plus a couple of restoration experts, alongside a handful of scholars and museum directors, not to mention two auction houses, a Russian oligarch and the Saudi crown prince turned a $1,000 bet into a $450 million Leonardo da Vinci.
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GOOD QUESTION
Should I Quit My Job After Wetting My Pants At Work, And Other Advice Column Questions
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A roundup of the most interesting, thought-provoking and surprising questions that our favorite columnists addressed in recent days.​​
MYSTERY ZONE
EXITING THE MATRIX
The Legend Of Keanu Reeves
gq.com
With "John Wick," Hollywood's most enigmatic leading man once again established himself as a bona fide action star. But who is he, really?
FALLING INTO THE TRAP
'Why I Joined A Cult — And How I Left'
bbc.com
"From the outside looking in it looked like the perfect life. I grew up in Florida and on a boat in the Bahamas with my parents and twin brother, but I always felt empty inside and sad. I didn't really fit in."
PRACTICE SAFE BROWSING
Incognito Mode Won't Keep Your Browsing Private. Do This Instead.
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The problem with incognito modes is they provide a false sense of security.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
MAKES PSYCHO MANTIS LOOK LIKE KID STUFF
How An Old 'Spyro' Game Cleverly Detected (And Messed With) Pirate Copies
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The original PlayStation had a piracy problem, and various different strategies were deployed against pesky pirates — but Insomniac Games may have come up with the most devious anti-piracy measure of them all.
IN THE NEWS
A New Super-Earth May Orbit The Star Next Door
Tiger Woods Wins Masters To Claim First Major In 11 Years
Lyft Pulls Electric Bikes In Three US Cities After Complaints About Braking
Strong Storms In US South Kill At Least 8 And Injure Dozens
Pelosi Calls On Trump To Take Down His Tweet Of Omar Video
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Yup, it's getting warmer and we're not complaining.