Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Started From The Bottom, Now I'm Quarantined

A Look Inside Drake's Ridiculous, 50,000-Square-Foot Mansion, How The Virus Has Changed The Way We Use The Internet, Charted, The Funniest Coronavirus Memes And Jokes
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How The Virus Has Changed The Way We Use The Internet, Charted
nytimes.com
With many stuck at home during the pandemic, Americans have been spending more of their lives online. This is how our habits have changed.
AT LEAST THERE'S THIS
The Funniest Coronavirus Memes And Jokes
vulture.com
Look, we get it. The central premise of this article sounds absurd. But we all need this.
KIWI'S BIG ADVENTURE
New Zealand Isn't Just Flattening The Curve. It's Squashing It
washingtonpost.com
It took only 10 days for signs that the approach here — "elimination" rather than the "containment" goal of the United States and other Western countries — is working.
FIGHTING BACK
Seattle's Coronavirus Lessons Are Yielding Hope
bmj.com
The far north western corner of the continental US was hit early and hard. But the region now appears to be successfully climbing its way out of the epidemic
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PAYING THE PRICE
GOD'S FLOOR PLAN
A Look Inside Drake's Ridiculous, 50,000-Square-Foot Toronto Mansion
architecturaldigest.com
Measuring 50,000 square feet, with amenities such as an NBA regulation-size indoor basketball court crowned by a 21-square-foot pyramidal skylight, Drake's astonishing home certainly qualifies as extravagant.
WIDOW ME THIS
The Black Widow Bank Robber's Web Of Secrets
narratively.com
Through a life of crime that spanned five decades, Linda Calvey's husbands and lovers kept turning up dead. Now she's out of prison, turning 72 today, and determined to clear her name.
SWITCH OF CIRCUMSTANCES
I'm The Guy Price-Gouging You
melmagazine.com
After losing his job, one man has managed to get by selling the last consoles he scooped up from shelves across the country.
RITZY BUSINESS
The Highland Park Drug Ring
dmagazine.com
How did a mother of 10 and a Plano cop wind up pushing pills in one of America's richest communities?
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VIDEO OF THE DAY
PHENOMENAL
This Rock Band Filmed Their Music Video Over Zoom, And It's Mind-Blowingly Creative
youtube.com
A stay-at-home order isn't going to stop Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, a San Francisco-based folk rock music group, from creating one of the best music videos we have seen recently for their song "Phenom."
IN THE NEWS
John Prine, One Of America's Greatest Songwriters, Dead At 73
Voters' Experiences In Wisconsin Amid The Coronavirus Epidemic
Acting Navy Secretary Resigns Over Handling Of Virus-Infected Ship, Calling Captain 'Stupid'
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Why Would Someone Steal The World's Rarest Water Lily? (2014)
theguardian.com
In January 2014, an endangered plant was taken from Kew Gardens — only a few years after scientists saved it from extinction. Sam Knight investigates what happens when plant obsession turns criminal.
UNCHEWED BUBBLEGUM
The Secret History Of Britney Spears' Lost Album (2014)
buzzfeed.com
In 2004, Britney Spears said she was working on an album called Original Doll, but her label denied its existence. The search for Britney's "lost album," and the freedom that still eludes her.
RENT-TO-OWNED
How Renting Furniture In Texas Can Land You In Jail (2017)
texastribune.org
While other businesses have to use civil remedies when customers don't pay their debts, the rent-to-own industry has a special tool in Texas law that lets them file criminal charges.
Time to Netflix and chill, really chill.