Thursday, July 30, 2020

Opening A Can Of Germs

How To Keep Earth's Germs From Reaching Mars, Here's What Happens To Women Who Try To Escape North Korea, The Problem Of The Not-Quite-One Percent
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HARD TIMES
'I STILL FEEL THE PAIN'
Here's What Happens To Women Who Try To Escape North Korea
vice.com
A United Nations report reveals "heartbreaking" state-sponsored punishment for women who attempt to cross the border and are repatriated.
GROUND CONTROL TO DR FAUCI
How To Keep Earth's Germs From Reaching Mars
theringer.com
The space agency's next rover mission, Mars 2020, launched from Cape Canaveral on Thursday. How does the space agency ensure contaminants from our currently COVID-contaminated world don't find their way to other planets?
'NO CHILD DESERVES THIS'
Homeless At Age Seven
projects.sfchronicle.com
Many days, Theo sits in his mother's bicycle trailer by a freeway entrance as she holds up a sign to passing drivers: "Homeless Mother and Child."
CORRECTING WRONGS
Why It Took This Man 20 Years To Prove He Didn't Murder His Wife
newsinteractives.cbc.ca
In 1999, Glen Assoun was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife. He never stopped professing his innocence — and two decades later, the justice system finally admitted he was right.
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ALL AROUND ME ARE FAMILIAR FACES
WHAT A DIFFERENCE AN AI MADE
Guy Uses Artificial Intelligence To Make Incredibly Photo-Realistic Portraits Of Famous People From History
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Bas Uterwijk, an artist based in The Netherlands, used artificial intelligence to produce some eye-popping portraits of famous historical figures.
A LOST CLUB TROPICANA
Nearly 50 Years On, A Forbidden Seaside Ghost Town Is About To Re-Open
messynessychic.com
Imagine a millionaire's resort; one to rival St. Tropez, Italy's Portofino, or Miami's South Beach – abandoned overnight.
LOOKING OUT FOR NUMBER ONE
The Problem Of The Not-Quite-One Percent
newrepublic.com
The divide between who can afford to weather the downturn and who can't is sharpening. And it's shaping the recovery response.
WHO IS THAT MAN I SEE?
The Mystery Of The Missing Portrait Of Robert Hooke, 17th-Century Scientist Extraordinaire
theconversation.com
Online sleuthing and deductive reasoning identifies what appears to be the only existent portrait painted of the celebrated scientist during his lifetime.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL
Woman Goes On Date With Another Woman For The First Time, Has The Most Wholesome Reaction
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We wish our first dates could go this perfectly.
IN THE NEWS
A Magnitude 4.2 Earthquake Shakes California's San Fernando Valley
A Stowaway Helicopter On NASA's Mars Rover Will Attempt The First Flight On Another World
California, Florida And Texas See Record Rise In COVID-19 Deaths
Biden Accidentally Reveals Handwritten Notes On Potential Running Mate Kamala Harris
Ghislaine Maxwell: Judge Delays The Unsealing Of A Deposition From Jeffrey Epstein's Alleged Former Accomplice
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
UNSETTLING SCORES
What Was It Like When Critics Could Kill? Most Musicians Still Don't Want to Talk About It (2018)
slate.com
What was it like when a review could end a career? Most musicians still don't want to talk about it.
IN HEAVY FOG
In 1945, A B-25 Bomber Crashed Into The Empire State Building (2005)
damninteresting.com
On a Saturday morning in July of 1945, Army Air Corps bomber pilot Lt. Colonel William Smith was trying to fly his B-25 bomber through a steadily increasing fog.
To Mars and beyond!