Tuesday, February 4, 2020

What A Caucustrophe

The Inside Story Of How 'Wild Wild West' Spun Out Of Control, Iowa's Caucus Chaos, How Washington Society Got Scammed By One Of Its Own, and more.
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LET'S GET WEIRD
MANIFEST INSANITY
The Inside Story Of How 'Wild Wild West' Spun Out Of Control
melmagazine.com
A giant mechanical spider, Will Smith in drag, a megalomaniacal producer — how did one of the most expensive movies ever made turn into such a disaster?
TAKING THE HITT
Todd Hitt's Shameless Con: How Washington Society Got Scammed By One Of Its Own
washingtonian.com
Todd Hitt is a son of the Hitt construction dynasty, the family who built landmarks all over DC. And he made sure everyone knew it.
THE MOONLIGHT OF THE ELITES
What Was The Weirdest Oscars Ever?
theringer.com
The Academy Awards are set up for strange occurrences — put celebrities in a stuffy room, hand out awards, fire hot dog cannons once in a while — but only one year stands out as the strangest in history.
HEARING IS BELIEVING
Can You Feel Your Heartbeat? The Answer Says A Lot About You
vice.com
How strongly and accurately you feel your heart beating could tell you something about your mental health.
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A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
SINK AND SWIM
The Wild World Of The Underwater Torpedo League
outsideonline.com
The new sport is attracting everyone from NFL players to pro surfers hoping to get an edge in the pool — and on land.
GOING DEUTSCHE
The Money Behind Trump's Money
nytimes.com
The inside story of the president and Deutsche Bank, his lender of last resort.
HOLY CRAP, SIMONE
WATCH: Simone Biles Shows Off A New Trick She's Trying, Continues To Blow Our Minds
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Biles' "double pike Yurchenko" vault (according to amazed commenters on Reddit's gymnastics subreddit) isn't ready for primetime yet, but when it is… hoo boy.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
ENHANCE!
Someone Used Neural Networks To Upscale An 1895 Film To 4K 60 FPS, And The Result Is Really Quite Astounding
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The Lumière Brothers' 1895 short "Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat" is one of the most famous film clips in history — but you've never seen it like this.
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IN THE NEWS
Chaos In Iowa As State Democratic Party Finds 'Inconsistencies' In Reporting Of Caucus Results
Iowa Results Expected 'Sometime Tuesday'
EU Rejects Trump Mideast Plan Amid Annexation Concerns
Permafrost Is Thawing So Fast, It's Gouging Holes In The Arctic
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We hope your Tuesday is going better than the Iowa Democratic Party's Tuesday.