Saturday, July 11, 2020

Here Comes The Story Of The Hurricane

How A 'Heat Dome' Forms — And Why This One Is So Perilous, A 28-Year-Old With No Degree Becomes A Must-Read On The Economy, What It Was Like To Play Zion Williamson In High School Basketball
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A 28-Year-Old With No Degree Becomes A Must-Read On The Economy
bloomberg.com
Subscribers to Nathan Tankus's newsletter, Notes on the Crises, aren't bothered by his lack of diplomas.
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What It Was Like To Play Zion Williamson In High School Basketball
melmagazine.com
What was it like to just be some regular teenage kid, having to match up against a generational talent like Williamson, an NBA No. 1 pick?
STORMY WEATHER AHEAD
'Crazy In The Middle Of The Night' Texts: Watchdog Details Storm Of Political Pressure In Sharpiegate
nbcnews.com
Amid White House pressure, top weather officials "unnecessarily rebuked" National Weather Service forecasters who contradicted Trump, the inspector general found.
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TIMES ARE A-CHANGIN'
OUT OF WORK
The Fishing Guide Who Learned How To Flip Cars
story.californiasunday.com
The call center employee leaning on her teenage son, the event planner who moved back home and other stories of people dealing with joblessness during the pandemic.
DYING TO BE FREE
How Two Waves Of Coronavirus Cases Swept Through The Texas Panhandle
newyorker.com
"If the first wave of the virus in the Panhandle was a story of rumor, stalled information, and essential work, the second wave was a story of reopening based on willful ignorance."
NOT A FAN
How A 'Heat Dome' Forms — And Why This One Is So Perilous
wired.com
A massive, intense heat wave is settling over the continental US. The ravages of the COVID pandemic are going to make it all the more deadly.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
COOL BEANS
Guy Transforms His Body With Strict All-Bean Diet For 40 Days
youtube.com
Inspired by John Steinbeck's Tortilla Flat, an Aussie attempts to eat only beans for 40 days.
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This Face Shield Is Clearly A Sleek Way To Stay Safe
kickstarter.com
Some folks need to be able to see mouths for communication purposes. If that's you or someone in your family, maybe this slick face shield can help you reduce your risk of transmission.
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A 40-YEAR-OLD IN AN 80-YEAR-OLD'S BODY
The Man Who Is Aging Too Fast (2019)
digg.com
Nobuaki Nagashima has Werner syndrome, which causes his body to age at super speed. This condition is teaching us more about what controls our genes, and could eventually help us find a way to slow aging — or stop it altogether.
WHAT A HAM
Our Glorious, Gaudy Dinner Date At America's Kitschiest Restaurant (2019)
messynessychic.com
Free for a dinner date tonight? We'll cosy up under the palm trees, beneath the eyes of Grecian statues and the bubbling of waterfalls; we'll stroll amongst Medici-inspired gardens and socialise with 200-and-something other guests who've ordered a Delmonico steak, or triple-decker monte cristo sammie.
Remember when dinner dates at restaurants were a thing?