Saturday, August 31, 2019

What A Rip Off

The Week's Best Memes, Ranked, The Great Gallery Con, and more.
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THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT
HATE TO BUG YOU, BUT…
This Week's Best Memes, Ranked
digg.com
It's an internet fight and only the funniest meme will emerge victorious. This week's challengers? Bret Stephens, Minecraft Bees and more.
THE FRAME JOB
The Great Gallery Con
magazine.atavist.com
A Dutch gallerist made thousands of forgeries and passed them off as the work of real artists. When he was caught, a new con began.
A HOLLYWOOD HOAX
'It's a F–king Scam': Beware The Hollywood Con Queen
www.vanityfair.com
More than 100 industry hopefuls have been swindled by a voice on the other end of the line — lured to Indonesia by a bizarre mix of name-dropping and phone sex. Here's how the con works and why the man they call the Queen is still at large.
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moosejaw.com
Right now, you can get 25% off select The North Face outerwear styles during Moosejaw's Fall Sale.
404: NOT FOUND
LOST IN ILLINOIS
On Google Maps, A Town Called Atlas Keeps Disappearing
citylab.com
There's proof that Atlas, Illinois, exists, and that I was once there. But its namesake grows more appropriate as the town declines.
RAIL TODAY, GONE TOMORROW
Floods Nearly Wiped This Iowa Town Off The Map. It May Never Come Back
www.vice.com
Pacific Junction was founded as a rail transfer hub nearly 150 years ago. It could disappear forever once FEMA starts buying destroyed homes.
SORRY ELON
Why Teslas Aren't The Future
theweek.com
Electric cars are a transportation evolution. But we need a revolution.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
A THREE-YEAR EFFORT
Watch A Man Restore His Corroded Old Range Rover To Its Former Glory In This Hypnotizing Stop Motion Video
youtube.com
A man with a passion for his old Range Rover dedicates his life to restoring it to tip-top shape.
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Power Up To 3 Devices At Once With This Nomad Charging Hub
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We're outta here.