Thursday, November 7, 2019

Just Don't Do It

I Was The Fastest Girl In America, Until I Joined Nike, The Top-Selling Musician From Each State, Mapped
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TOP OF THEIR GAME
A STEP IN THE WRONG DIRECTION
I Was The Fastest Girl In America, Until I Joined Nike
nytimes.com
Mary Cain's male coaches were convinced she had to get "thinner, and thinner, and thinner." Then her body started breaking down.
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY
The Top-Selling Musician From Each State, Mapped
digg.com
The top-earning music artists from each state in 2019, from Ariana Grande (Florida) to Wiz Khalifa (North Dakota?!).
MATH MEN
The New Dot Com Bubble Is Here: It's Called Online Advertising
thecorrespondent.com
Where he came from, a Super Bowl ad cost three million dollars. Why? Because that's how much it cost. What does it yield? Who knows.
STARTUPS WE DIGG | SPONSORED
This Tiny Company Is Disrupting The $27 Trillion Retirement Industry
getadvisor.smartasset.com
Once this startup's founder realized that only 26% of Americans are on track to retire, he launched a free tool that matches you with the right fiduciary financial advisors in your area.
PLEASE DON'T TELL
STRANGER THAN FICTION
Who Is The Real Dice Man? The Elusive Writer Behind The Disturbing Cult Novel
theguardian.com
A search for the mysterious author of a counterculture classic led to someone else entirely. Or did it?
SECRETS SECRETS ARE NO FUN
Why Family Secrets Should Sometimes Stay Under Lock And Key
aeon.co
All families have secrets, from the innocent to the deeply sinister. Are there good reasons to keep them under wraps?
STAND ONE'S GROUND
The Secret Life Of A Professional Statue
narratively.com
For several years in my 20s, off and on, I was a professional statue. Statue was both a noun and a verb. I was a statue; statuing was what I did. My job was, basically, not to react. Unless one of the tourists gave me what I wanted — a tip in the plastic lemonade pitcher at my feet — I gave them nothing.
WEIGHT WEIGHT DON'T TELL ME
Measurements Are Often Full Of Lies — And That's OK
wired.com
Does a balance measure mass or weight? It's not always clear.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
WORMED HIS WAY INTO THE INTERNET
Kid Doing 'The Worm' Dance Behind CNN Correspondent Jim Acosta At The Louisiana Trump Rally Steals The Show
digg.com
Before Trump's Louisiana rally could begin tonight, CNN correspondent Jim Acosta was totally upstaged by a talented kid with a sense of humor.
IN THE NEWS
Former Twitter Employees Charged With Spying For Saudi Arabia
Attorney General Declined Trump Request To Declare Nothing Illegal In Ukraine Call
The School Day Is Two Hours Shorter Than the Work Day. Kamala Harris Wants to Change That
Juul Disregarded Early Evidence That It Was Hooking Teens
WITH WAY RUNNING | SPONSORED
A Running Shoe That's Better For Your Foot — And The Earth
digg.com
You don't need to clock world records to feel great about running. With the right mindset and the right shoes, the running itself is the reward.
Worming our way toward the weekend. Almost there, guys.