Wednesday, June 24, 2020

I Did It My Wave

The Man Who Surfs The Biggest Waves Without A Board, Inside the Social Media Cult That Convinces Young People to Give Up Everything, How I Became A Poker Champion In One Year
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MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
A SEAT AT THE TABLE
How I Became A Poker Champion In One Year
theatlantic.com
One of the world's best players taught me his unique psychological style of play — and it worked.
THE BOARD IS A CONSTRUCT
The Man Who Surfs The Biggest Waves Without A Board
insidehook.com
Kalani Lattanzi is your favorite surfer's favorite surfer.
ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Confederate Monument Enthusiasts Targeted My Store — And It Comically Backfired
lithub.com
The boycott targeted over 20 local businesses which organizers deemed overtly supportive of moving a Confederate monument away from the center of our downtown.
QUITE AN EPISODE
Robin Williams, An Acid Trip And Moral Panic: The Story Of 'Blame Canada' At The Oscars
theringer.com
The breakout song from Trey Parker and Matt Stone's "South Park" movie took center stage at the 2000 Academy Awards. Twenty years later, it remains a declaration of the duo's ethos — and a prism into their complicated legacy.
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THINGS ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM
BEYOND THE PAIN MATRIX
Inside the Social Media Cult That Convinces Young People to Give Up Everything
onezero.medium.com
The DayLife Army always seemed like a troll. Then it became a nightmare.
OUT IN THE OPEN
Why Reopening Isn't Enough To Save The Economy
npr.org
As long as rich people are scared of the virus, they won't go out and spend money, and workers in the service sector will continue to suffer.
'IT WAS HUMILIATING'
Wrongfully Accused By An Algorithm
nytimes.com
In what may be the first known case of its kind, a faulty facial recognition match led to a Michigan man's arrest for a crime he did not commit.
DOWN MEMORY LANE
The Windy History Of Penny Lane: The Beatles, The Slave Trade And A Now-Resolved Controversy
rollingstone.com
Was Penny Lane named after a notorious slave trader? Recent protests reignited the debate.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
WHATEVER SUITS YOU
Guys Test Out If A Bomb Suit Can Survive A Grenade. The Results Are Not Pretty
youtube.com
Turns out putting yourself in a bomb suit won't help you much if you have a grenade explode on you.
IN THE NEWS
Top Takeaways From Tuesday's Primaries: The Left, The Right, The Wait
WATCH: Stephen Colbert Asks John Bolton How He Could Be So 'Naive' For Trusting Trump In Fiery Interview
EU May Bar American Travelers As It Reopens Borders, Citing Failures On Virus
Deadly Earthquake Rattles Southern Mexico
North Korea Suspends Plans For Increased Military Pressure Against The South
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STATUE OF LIMITATIONS
Why There Are No Nazi Statues In Germany (2017)
politico.com
What the South can learn from postwar Europe.
MINDHUNTERBOT
The Serial-Killer Detector (2017)
newyorker.com
A former journalist, equipped with an algorithm and the largest collection of murder records in the country, finds patterns in crime.
It's not about the cards, it's about reading people.