Wednesday, August 5, 2020

He Had One Shot

Why Gen Z Turned On Lin-Manuel Miranda, We Quit Our Jobs To Build A Cabin — Everything Went Wrong, The Man Whose Science Fiction Keeps Turning Into Our Sh*tty Cyberpunk Reality
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TRACING BACK
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
Why Gen Z Turned On Lin-Manuel Miranda
rollingstone.com
Teens on TikTok have begun mercilessly mocking the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Hamilton" playwright.
'IT WAS NO BLUFF'
Did The US Plan To Drop More Than Two Atomic Bombs On Japan?
nationalgeographic.com
75 years ago in summer 1945, the United States' plans for unleashing its atomic bombs went beyond Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
THE BIG PICTURE
Photographer Captures Side-By-Side Portraits Of Famous Historical Figures And Their Direct Descendants
designyoutrust.com
Fueled by his passion for history, photographer Drew Gardner recreated portraits of some of the world's most famous historical figures, featuring their direct descendants as models.
BACK TO THE FUTURE
The Man Whose Science Fiction Keeps Turning Into Our Sh*tty Cyberpunk Reality
onezero.medium.com
Tim Maughan's disturbing future predictions have had an unfortunate habit of coming true.
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QUITE A JOURNEY
CABIN FEVER
We Quit Our Jobs To Build A Cabin — Everything Went Wrong
outsideonline.com
We were two or three weeks into building a cabin when the first two-by-four became the target of a sudden, white-hot flash of anger.
THE REAL BUNK BED
For Sale: A Cold War Bunker And Missile Silo In North Dakota
atlasobscura.com
"It's the ultimate in social distancing."
RAISING ALARM
Inside The Courthouse Break-In Spree That Landed Two White-Hat Hackers In Jail
wired.com
When two men were hired to break into Iowa judicial buildings, they thought it was just another physical security audit — until they were charged with burglary.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
THIS IS INSANE
A Large Explosion Took Place In Beirut. The Footage Is Terrifying
digg.com
The source of the explosion was allegedly caused by "confiscated high explosive material" near the port in Beirut.
IN THE NEWS
Beirut Death Toll Rises To At Least 100 As Explosion Is Blamed On 2,750-Ton Ammonium Nitrate Stash
Cori Bush Defeats Rep. William Lacy Clay, Plus More Key Takeaways From Tuesday's Primaries
Watch: SpaceX's Starship Successfully Hop 500 Feet
Scientists Uncover Biological Signatures Of The Worst COVID-19 Cases
Missing Sailors Stranded On Pacific Island Saved By Giant SOS In The Sand
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
WE GET IT
I Walked 600 Miles Across Japan For Pizza Toast (2019)
eater.com
One man's journey to track down the origins of pizza toast led him to the traditional Japanese kissaten: cafes built around coffee sets and simple bready snacks.
TO THE FLAT-EARTHERS
A Fascinating Explanation From Carl Sagan Of How An Ancient Greek Scientist Figured Out The Earth Is Round (2015)
youtube.com
Now seems like as good a time as any to relax to Carl Sagan's dulcet tones and learn some cool stuff.
We're still not throwing away our shot.