Monday, May 27, 2019

Can You Keep A Secret

Female Spies And Their Secrets, A Migrant Family Takes A Greyhound Across America, and more.
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MYTHS AND LEGENDS
UNDERCOVER WOMEN
Female Spies And Their Secrets
theatlantic.com
An old-boy operation was transformed by women during World War II, and at last the unsung upstarts are getting their due.
1,600 MILES, 85 HOURS
A Migrant Family Takes A Greyhound Across America
nytimes.com
Entering the US at a rate of more than 5,000 a day, new arrivals from Central America are departing border towns by the busload. And that bus is usually a Greyhound.
JANES' CONVICTION
This Is What It Was Like To Perform Abortions Before Roe
vox.com
A former underground provider explains the past — and possible future — of abortion in America.
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GOOD QUESTION
​Can I Skip An Active Shooter Drill Because I'm A Survivor Of A Mass Shooting, 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.​​
LOOSE THREADS
CULLING CONTENT THROUGH COPYRIGHT
YouTubers And Record Labels Are Fighting, And Record Labels Keep Winning
theverge.com
Copyright issues have plagued YouTube and its community for years, but creators are calling this moment in time one of the worst eras for trying to navigate the platform. Over the past six months, multiple YouTubers have run into issues with what they describe as aggressive copyright claims from record labels.
COVER ALL YOUR DATABASES
How Not To Get A $30,000 Bill From Firebase
medium.com
In July last year, a crowdfunding campaign went viral in Columbia. It was all good and dandy in the first 48 hours. Until they saw the bill.
SHE USED TO CALL ME ON MY CELL PHONE
Hanging On The Telephone
reallifemag.com
Contemporary cinema struggles to represent how deeply phones have restructured everyday life
VIDEO OF THE DAY
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Man Lights Cigarette In The Middle Of A Flight To The Shock Of Passengers
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Passengers were startled when this man lit a cigarette during a Spirit Airlines flight to Minneapolis, Minnesota.
IN THE NEWS
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Magnitude 8 Earthquake Strikes Amazon Jungle In Peru
Nevada Becomes Nation's First Female-Majority Legislature
Who Is Boris Johnson, The Man Poised To Be The Next British Leader?
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