Saturday, July 25, 2020

This One's For The Conspiracy Theorists

The Americans Who Believe The Conspiracy That COVID-19 Was Planned, It's Time To Take UFOs Seriously, Why Britney Spears's Fans Are Convinced She's Being Held Captive
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CALLING OCCUPANTS OF INTERPLANETARY CRAFT
ET PHONE HOME
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.
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
The Americans Who Believe The Conspiracy That COVID-19 Was Planned, Visualized
pewresearch.org
A quarter of US adults see at least some truth in the conspiracy theory circulating widely online that alleges that powerful people intentionally planned the coronavirus outbreak.
IS IT NOVEMBER 3 YET?
All Your Most Paranoid Transfer Of Power Questions, Answered
gen.medium.com
What happens if Donald Trump refuses to accept the results of the election?
ONE AT A TIME, PLEASE
If Swine Flu Happens During COVID-19, Are We Screwed?
vice.com
Scientists have warned of a new "candidate pandemic virus" emerging in pigs in China. We asked an expert about the possibilities and risks of a pandemic-within-a-pandemic.
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PICTURE THIS
Inside The Rooms Of Hermits, And Other Best Photography Of The Week
digg.com
Here are this week's picks: inside the rooms of hermits and the abandoned Communist monument in the mountain of Bulgaria.
NOW STREAMING
SORRY TO BE FRANCO
Is The Dave Franco Horror Film 'The Rental' Any Good? Here's What The Reviews Say
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Is Dave Franco's directorial debut "The Rental," a horror film about two couples' weekend getaway gone awry, worth streaming this weekend? Here's what the reviews say.
LEGENDS AND FOLKLORE
STREEPS AHEAD
Ranking Every Single Oscar Performance From A Summer Blockbuster Movie
melmagazine.com
Turns out, award-caliber films come out during the summer, too. Here's our exhaustive rundown of all 54 nominated roles, from a problematic Robert Downey Jr. to multiple Meryl Streeps and Tom Hankses.
THE RACE IS ON
How To Outrun A Dinosaur
wired.com
If, through some scientific malfunction, you found yourself transported 70 million years into the past, you might be safer from certain hungry reptiles than you think.
OH BRITNEY, BRITNEY
Why Britney Spears's Fans Are Convinced She's Being Held Captive
vox.com
The #FreeBritney movement, explained.
WELL, THAT WAS SWIFT
The Best Reactions To Taylor Swift's New Surprise Album 'Folklore'
digg.com
Calling all Swifties, Kaylor truthers and music lovers: since the sudden drop of Taylor's eighth album, written and produced entirely in quarantine, Twitter has lost its collective mind. Here's what people are saying.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
'PERSON, WOMAN, MAN, CAMERA, TV'
Here's The Sarah Cooper Riff On Donald Trump's Cognitive Test Rant That We've All Been Waiting For
youtube.com
Donald Trump is the gift that keeps on giving for Sarah Cooper's career.
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SETTING SAIL
The Insane True Story Of How 'Titanic' Got Made (2017)
buzzfeednews.com
James Cameron's epic "$190 million chick flick" spawned "Leomania" and presented us with a new kind of wish fulfillment.
ALSO HOW HERD IMMUNITY WORKS
The Anti-Vaccine Movement Is Forgetting The Polio Epidemic (2014)
theatlantic.com
On the 100th anniversary of Jonas Salk's birth, his son Peter talks about the backlash against vaccines and other human factors that make it difficult to eradicate deadly viruses.
Wherever you are, whatever the weather, have a cottagecore weekend.