Saturday, April 27, 2019

Gotham Cruddy

How This One Font Took Over The World, The Last Great California Hippie Commune Is Still Going Strong, and more.
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PAST AND PRESENT
WELCOME TO GOTHAM
How This One Font Took Over The World
theoutline.com
It's the font we deserve, but is it the one we need right now?
THE PROTO-HIPSTERS
The Last Great California Hippie Commune Is Still Going Strong
messynessychic.com
Collectively, they were known as "The Brotherhood of the Sun," and in the 1970s, they emerged as one of the most successful communes in US history.
BUILT TO SCALE
Welcome To Shanghai, The Capital Of The Future
theglobeandmail.com
Shanghai, one of the planet's most populous urban centres, is growing at breakneck speed. But thanks to decades of planning, they're doing it right. The city is destined for global supremacy
THE ALGORITHM ALWAYS WINS
It Turns Out Purposely Messing With Your Targeted Ads Isn't A Good Idea
mashable.com
Facebook is convinced that I am a young mother with a love of kraken-themed decor.
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THE BIG PICTURE
PICTURE THIS
Rare Pictures Of The Women Of The Yakuza, And More Of The Best Photography Of The Week
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The surprising insides of golf balls, the strange new lives of America's grandest movie palaces and other best photos of the week.
CONS AND PROS
A 'Suger Daddy' Who Gives Out $10,000 For Retweets, And More Of The Week's Best Scam Stories
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The greatest hoax in the literary world, TurboTax's dirty design tricks and more of this week's best scam and hoax stories.
BAD NEWS
'COCAINE AND CRIME'
Her 'Prince Charming' Turned Out To Be A Crazed Hit Man On The Run
nytimes.com
Blanche Wright was 20 when she met the love of her life. He was actually a contract killer who led her on a murder spree. And she took the fall.
'IT MAKES YOU WONDER...'
Why Are So Many People Getting Rare Cancers In This Small Georgia Town?
atlantamagazine.com
The legacy of contamination is hiding in plain sight here, from the shuttered operations rusting on polluted land to the nearly 200 lawsuits by former railroad workers filling boxes at the clerk of court's office. It's also hidden from view, permeating the dirt silently.
TOUCHY FEELINGS
When Did Celebrities Get So Bad At Taking Criticism?
buzzfeednews.com
Reviewers and artists work in a complicated, symbiotic relationship. But it's not a critic's job to fluff a celebrity's ego.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
'THE FYRE FEST OF AIRPORTS'
The Design Problems Of This Berlin Airport Are So Terrible That It's Almost Funny
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How bad is Berlin's new airport? Oh, sit tight, strap in and let us count the ways.
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We've had enough April showers. Time for those May flowers.