Saturday, May 9, 2020

We're Hatin' It

McDonald's Workers In Denmark Pity Us, Vets Are Roasting The Loser Mercenaries Imprisoned In Venezuela, Could The Porn Industry Offer A Model For Reopening Amid COVID-19?,
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AS THINGS STAND
POWER TO THE (DANISH) PEOPLE
McDonald's Workers In Denmark Pity Us
nytimes.com
Danes haven't built a "socialist" country. Just one that works.
STAYING SAFE
Could The Porn Industry Offer A Model For Reopening Amid COVID-19?
statnews.com
Reopening the economy will involve coronavirus-testing programs and contact tracing similar to those used in the adult film industry for HIV.
UNEVEN PLAYING FIELD
These ZIP Code-Level Maps Show The Places Hit Hardest By COVID-19
buzzfeednews.com
An analysis of five major cities by BuzzFeed News found that ZIP codes with more cases per person tended to be lower income, have more elderly residents and be communities of color.
PODCASTS WE DIGG | SPONSORED
A Podcast Digging Up Environmental Stories In The South
brokengroundpodcast.org
Hear from author and wildlife biologist, Drew Lanham, on the next Broken Ground talk about his love of birds, his South Carolina home place, and reconciling the South's past with a brighter future.
PICTURE THIS
PICTURE THIS
Celebrities Then And Now, And More Of The Best Photography Of The Week
digg.com
The Antarctic expedition that didn't go quite as planned, girlhood in Gaza and other best photos of the week.
FAR OUT
SHOW YOUR WORK
Famous Quotes About Hope, Visualized As Charts
flowingdata.com
Nathan Yau thought we could all use a break, so he made these abstract charts to represent the most popular quotes about hope on Goodreads. And yes, it's just as silly as it sounds.
YOU HATE TO SEE IT
Vets Are Roasting The Loser Mercenaries Imprisoned In Venezuela
vice.com
"It's so common to see guys try to play with the big boys and fail miserably. Silvercorp just took it to the extreme."
SERIOUSLY?
It's Time To Take UFOs Seriously. Seriously.
vox.com
Alexander Wendt is one of the most influential political scientists alive. Here's his case for taking UFOs seriously.
OUT TO SEA
Satellite Images Show Armadas Of Vacant Cruise Ships Huddling Together Out At Sea
thedrive.com
With the cruise industry on life support, fleets have put to sea for an indefinite stay with many of their crewmen trapped on board.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
RAISE THE ERUV
Why There's A String Of Wire Encircling Manhattan
youtube.com
This wire goes from 126th Street to Battery Park and costs $150,000 a year to maintain. What is it for?
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Last-Minute Mother's Day Gifts
digg.com
Mother's Day is almost here, so there might not be enough time for your gift to arrive. Thankfully, there are plenty of digital gifts you can nab mere moments before your scheduled video call.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
ATLAS MUGGED
How A Libertarian Paradise In Chile Fell Apart (2014)
vice.com
Two years after Galt's Gulch Chile was founded, the utopian project is mired in personal and legal conflicts and investors now claim that the guy in charge is a sociopath and a con man.
SOMETHING BORROWED
How Madewell Bought And Sold My Family's History (2014)
buzzfeed.com
In 1937, my great-grandfather started a workwear company in New England called Madewell. In 2006, 17 years after the last factory shut down, J.Crew relaunched a women's clothing company with the same name and logo, based on a 50-year history in which it had no part.
Ugh, now we want fast food.