Thursday, July 18, 2019

Lawn And Order

How The Lawn Took Over America, Visualizing Just How Much Hotter Climate Change Will Make Your City, and more.
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THE COSTS TO THE FUTURE
THE GRASS CAN ALWAYS BE GREENER
How Lawns Took Over America
longreads.com
How did the plain green lawn become the central landscaping feature in America, and what is the ecological cost?
BOSTON, MEET SOUTH TEXAS
Visualizing Just How Much Hotter Climate Change Will Make Your City
digg.com
The world is getting hotter. But while the overall change might seem small (an increase of about 1 degree Celsius over the last century), the day-to-day effects will be felt in summer heat — and it will be bad.
NO CITY FOR YOUNG KIDS
The Future Of The City Is Childless
theatlantic.com
There are many reasons New York might be shrinking, but most of them come down to the same unavoidable fact: Raising a family in the city is just too hard. And the same could be said of pretty much every other dense and expensive urban area in the country.
CASHING IN
Amazon's Most Ambitious Research Project Is A Convenience Store
bloomberg.com
Jeff Bezos and his company have spent seven years and hundreds of millions of dollars getting rid of cashiers. Will it pay off?
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AFFAIRS OF THE HEART
ANY OLD REASON WILL DO
Divorce Lawyers Share The Strangest Reasons For Divorce They've Seen In Darkly Hilarious Reddit Thread
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Someone finally had the bright ​idea to ask divorce lawyers about all the things they've seen — and they delivered.
HOW I MET YOUR GRANDMOTHER
The Chinese Park Where Senior Citizens Go Looking For Love
narratively.com
In a country where wealth and divorce are increasingly common, older people are preparing for their leisurely retirements — by searching for spouses in a public park.
FEMALE, 30, SEEKING MALE COUNSEL
The Male Dating Coaches Who Cater To Women
melmagazine.com
Their work is rooted in the notion that the key to finding Mr. Right is demystifying the way he thinks. But are they full of sh*t?
VIDEO OF THE DAY
INFURIATING
Jon Stewart Blasts Kentucky Senator Rand Paul For His Blocking Of 9/11 Victim Funding
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"Pardon me if I'm not impressed in any way by Rand Paul's fiscal responsibility virtue signaling."
IN THE NEWS
Trump Attacks Rep. Omar At Rally, As Crowd Chants 'Send Her Back'
Man Screams 'Die!' As He Sets Fire To Japanese Animation Studio, Killing Up To 26
Iran Seizes Foreign Oil Tanker With 12 Crew, State Media Says
Peurto Rican Police Fire Tear Gas In Huge Protests Over Governor's Leaked Texts
Amazon Accidentally Sold $13,000+ Camera Gear For $100 On Prime Day
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Try to stay cool out there, folks.