Friday, May 29, 2020

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The Unluckiest Generation In US History, CNN Reporter Gets Arrested Live On Air, A Notorious DC Prison Is Now A Classy Suburban Development
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BURIED UNDER UNCERTAINTY
The Unluckiest Generation In US History
washingtonpost.com
They've had the worst economic luck in US history. Many millennials will never recover.
REALLY REDEFINING 'GATED COMMUNITY'
A Notorious DC Prison Is Now A Classy Suburban Development. Here's What It Looks Like
washingtonian.com
A swath of Virginia suburbia was until recently one of the most violent and overcrowded prisons in the United States: Lorton Reformatory.
NOT A PRETTY PICTURE
The Impact Of COVID-19 On Households In The US, Visualized
flowingdata.com
The Census Bureau has been running the Household Pulse Survey since April 23, 2020 to get some gauge for how the pandemic is changing things at home.
ALONE, TOGETHER
These Surreal Pictures Show How Restaurants Are Adapting To The Pandemic
buzzfeednews.com
As some places around the world ease their coronavirus restrictions, restaurants and bars are finding innovative and at times humorous ways to bring their customers back safely.
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MAKE A COMEBACK
FROM SEA TO BUMPY SEA
Every State's Topography, Mapped Joy Division-Style
digg.com
While the "Unknown Pleasures" album cover depicted radio emissions from a pulsar, the visualization style has come back into vogue as a way to depict geographical topography, and now we have visualizations for all 50 US states.
A TOWERING ACHIEVEMENT
Peter Jackson's 'Lord Of The Rings' Was An Improbable Miracle, And We're Lucky To Have It
pastemagazine.com
If Jackson had tried to make these films a few years later, they could have turned out so, so much worse.
TAKE ME OUT OF THE BALL GAME
What Happens To Baseball Heroes After They're On Topps Baseball Cards?
collectorsweekly.com
America's baseball heroes are immortalized, young and at their physical peak, on tiny cardboard squares known as baseball cards. But what goes on outside the borders of those cards? A journalist and lifelong baseball fan, decided to find out.
MAYOR MAY I?
Who Wants To Run The Deadliest Big City In America?
politico.com
In Baltimore, why an ex-politician who resigned in scandal just might be the mayor the city is looking for.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
FORKLIFT THIS
Farmer Throws A Temper Tantrum After Setting Off Domino Effect With Forklift
youtube.com
Think you're having a bad work day? Well, at least your day didn't go like this.
IN THE NEWS
Minneapolis Police Precinct Burns As Protests Rage On After Death Of George Floyd
WATCH: CNN Reporter At Minneapolis Protests Gets Arrested Live On Air — Even After Identifying Himself As Press
Twitter Places Warning On Trump Post, Saying Tweet Glorifies Violence
Seven People Shot At Louisville Protest Over The Death Of Breonna Taylor
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
GO DIRECTLY TO JAIL
The Secret Anti-Landlord Origin Of Monopoly (2017)
vice.com
The celebration of cutthroat capitalism was intended as a lesson against wealth inequality.
MAYORAL OVERTWEECH
How A Mayor's Quest To Unmask A Foul-Mouthed Twitter User Blew Up In His Face (2014)
arstechnica.com
An angry backlash shows that online overreach won't "play in Peoria."
It's great that it's Friday. It's bad that it's still 2020.