Saturday, September 28, 2019

Put A Leash On That VC Fund

Dog-Walking Startup Wag Raised $300 Million. Then Things Got Messy, When Creed Were Earth's Biggest, Most Hated Band, There's A Leopard Hidden In This Photo And It's Breaking Our Brains
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THE BAD PLACE
WRITE IT OFF
The Millennial Question
pudding.cool
We've seen countless stories about what millennials have killed. From napkins to marriage to Applebees, just looking at headlines you'd guess that for the past decade the millennial generation's been on a rampage. But we wanted to dig deeper: how does popular media report on millennials more broadly?
WAG THE DOG
Dog-Walking Startup Wag Raised $300 Million. Then Things Got Messy
cnn.com
At the start of 2018, Wag looked like tech's next Big Thing.
CREED? DEAR GOD — NO REVIVAL
When Creed Were Earth's Biggest, Most Hated Band
stereogum.com
Some music tends to sound better with age, while other music tends to sound worse. Two decades on, "Human Clay" simply just is, a thunderous and immovable slab comprised of sepia spirituality, chugging riffs, and bandleader Scott Stapp's medium-maned caterwaul.
DIGG PICKS
Get Ready For A Game Of Brutal, Medieval-Style Machinations Packaged Like A Saturday Morning Cartoon
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Root is an asymmetrical board game that pits factions of woodland creatures against one another.
GOOD LOOKING OUT
NOT SEEING SPOTS
There's A Leopard Hidden In This Photo And It's Breaking Our Brains
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Every once in a while, a photo pops up online that both showcases an animal's natural camouflage and tests our "Where's Waldo?" skills from childhood. This is a good one.
PICTURE THIS
Emergency Service Workers Doing 'The Tetris Challenge,' And More Of The Best Photography Of The Week
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Challenging the stigma around skin conditions, the elaborate underground architecture of Soviet metro stations and other best photos of the week.
GOING NOWHERE FAST
'THIS IS A PLACE THAT SUCKS YOUR SOUL'
When Impeachment Meets A Broken Congress
politico.com
The most essential branch of the U.S. government is collapsing before our eyes — right as it faces a historic showdown.
THE DESOLATION, THE SMOG
The Toxic Valley
theblacksea.eu
How global industry turned a once green Turkish province into an environmental wasteland.
PARTING SHOT
A Game Like Heroin: On Escapism, TwitchCon, And Kicking The 'Fortnite' Habit
themillions.com
How did Fortnite suddenly become so popular? Well, it's addicting. I remember how sweaty and shaky my hands were after my first win, after hours and hours of grinding.
DON'T BE PEEKING
Why Germany Is A Blank Spot On Google's Street View
bigthink.com
There are good historical reasons why Germans are suspicious of surveillance — but is Google as bad as the Gestapo or Stasi?
VIDEO OF THE DAY
WILL IT WAVE?
Conspiracy Theorists Say The Flag Wouldn't Flutter On The Moon, So A YouTuber Put A Flag Inside A Vacuum-Chamber To Test Their Hypothesis
youtube.com
When astronauts landed on the moon and planted the American flag, it fluttered. Conspiracy theorists cried foul. Here comes the science.
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It's the first Saturday of fall. Go crunch some leaves.