Tuesday, March 17, 2020

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Which Tech Bro Is Fleeing Coronavirus On This 'Lord Of The Rings' Plane?, What Went Wrong With Coronavirus Testing In The US
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Which Tech Bro Is Fleeing Coronavirus On This 'Lord Of The Rings' Plane?
huffpost.com
An investigation.
FAILING THE TEST
What Went Wrong With Coronavirus Testing In The US
newyorker.com
During three crucial weeks in February, as a first set of test kits sent out by the CDC failed to work properly, labs around the country scrambled to fill the void.
'DON'T BE ITALY'
Charting The Effects Of Waiting Too Long To Lock Down Areas With Coronavirus Outbreaks
observablehq.com
When coronavirus cases spiked in Lombardy, officials thought they moved quickly — putting 50,000 people in 11 towns under lockdown. But it was already too late.
NOT JUST ANCIENT HISTORY
The Death Toll Of History's Most Fatal Pandemics, Visualized
digg.com
Throughout the centuries, humanity has faced deadly pandemics such as smallpox and the bubonic plague. How does the death toll and infectiousness of the coronavirus compare to the pandemics of the past?
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BEHIND THE CAMERA
THE FALLOUT
An Oral History Of How The Movie 'Wargames' Inspired Ronald Reagan's Cybersecurity Policies
melmagazine.com
"WarGames" writers — and the people who watched it with Reagan — tell us why we can thank Matthew Broderick for the lack of accidental nuclear wars.
ALMOST FAMOUS
How Cameo Turned D-List Celebs Into A Monetization Machine
marker.medium.com
Inside the surreal and lucrative two-sided marketplace of mediocre famous people.
TROUBLE IN THE COVEN
The Wing Is A Women's Utopia. Unless You Work There
nytimes.com
The social club's employees have a story to tell about the company that sold the world Instagram-ready feminism.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
'GET THE HELL OUT OF MY HOUSE'
This Cat Is *Extremely* Displeased That Its Owners Are Home Quarantined
digg.com
Listen, it can't be easy to go from having the house to yourself for nine hours a day to having to deal with your stupid humans all the time.
IN THE NEWS
Trump Administration Seeks Roughly $850 Billion Stimulus Package For Coronavirus Economic Fallout
EU To Shut Borders As France, Germany Tighten Restrictions To Control Coronavirus
Ohio Primary Vote Halted At Last Minute Amid Coronavirus Court Battle
Iran Releases 85,000 Prisoners From Jail As COVID-19 Spreads
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
TAKING THEM FOR A HIKE
Inside the Mind of Thru-Hiking's Most Devious Con Man
outsideonline.com
For more than two decades, Jeff Caldwell has lured in hikers, couchsurfers and other women (and they're almost always women), enthralling them with his tales of adventure. Then he manufactures personal crises and exploits their sympathy to rip them off.
THE GREATEST STORY NEVER TOLD
The Greatest Story Never Told
esquire.com
Ten years ago, Benedict Fitzgerald's screenplay helped turn "The Passion of the Christ" into the most successful independent movie ever made. Later, he wrote a follow-up that he thought could be as big — and so did some drug dealers, money launderers and kidnappers.
Cat: Look what the human dragged in.