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Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, explained

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Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, explained He's a veteran of every conservative fight from the Clinton impeachment to the fight against Obamacare. July 10, 2018 at 01:31AM Continue: https://ift.tt/2uiikJP

Amid Japan’s Flood Devastation, Survivors Dig Out

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Amid Japan’s Flood Devastation, Survivors Dig Out The city of Kurashiki is usually considered one of the safest in Japan, sheltered most natural disasters. After the 2011 earthquake and tsunami on Japan’s northeastern coast, some moved to this area seeking safety. July 10, 2018 at 01:11AM Continue: https://ift.tt/2uk1M43

Tiffany Trump Has Become a Projection Screen for Liberal Wish Fulfillment

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Tiffany Trump Has Become a Projection Screen for Liberal Wish Fulfillment But her online presence tells a different story. July 10, 2018 at 12:56AM Continue: https://ift.tt/2zqcCvh

Getting Tricked by Helen DeWitt

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Getting Tricked by Helen DeWitt Helen DeWitt’s hectic, disruptive style reflects the content of her stories: the difficulty of living an authentic life, or telling anything like a “story,” in a ruthlessly disruptive world. July 10, 2018 at 12:26AM Continue: https://ift.tt/2KKCsQ5

The Fall of Wisconsin and the Rise of Randy Bryce

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The Fall of Wisconsin and the Rise of Randy Bryce Bryce's transformation from obscure labor activist to star candidate for national office has not been entirely smooth. But he is no longer a sentimental long shot — he's a serious contender. July 10, 2018 at 12:26AM Continue: https://ift.tt/2J5udbz

How the EPA and the Pentagon Downplayed a Growing Toxic Threat

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How the EPA and the Pentagon Downplayed a Growing Toxic Threat A family of chemicals — known as PFAS and responsible for marvels like Teflon and critical to the safety of American military bases — has now emerged as a far greater menace than previously disclosed. July 10, 2018 at 12:26AM Continue: https://ift.tt/2KSMWw1

Metro Archeology: Explore 700,000 Artifacts Uncovered in Dutch Canal Excavation

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Metro Archeology: Explore 700,000 Artifacts Uncovered in Dutch Canal Excavation Coins, bones, toys and weapons are among the hundreds of thousands of artifacts recently surfaced from the canals of Amsterdam. July 10, 2018 at 12:26AM Continue: https://ift.tt/2L2jeS0

New Yorker magazine recognizes staff's union

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New Yorker magazine recognizes staff's union A little more than a month after staffers at The New Yorker declared their intention to form a union, the magazine's top editor said that management won't stand in the way. July 9, 2018 at 11:51PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2uiy53p

The Iconic Urinal & Work Of Art, "Fountain," Wasn’t Created By Marcel Duchamp But By The Pioneering Dada Artist Elsa Von Freytag-Loringhoven

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The Iconic Urinal & Work Of Art, "Fountain," Wasn’t Created By Marcel Duchamp But By The Pioneering Dada Artist Elsa Von Freytag-Loringhoven In 2004 the iconic Fountain (1917) was named the world's most influential work of modern art. But although Duchamp is known as its creator, the piece was actually the work of the brilliant pioneering artist Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven. Time to rewrite art history. July 9, 2018 at 10:21PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2uqZTmz

My Incredible, Agonizing Quest To Find The Worst Movie On Netflix

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My Incredible, Agonizing Quest To Find The Worst Movie On Netflix It's easy to find bad movies on Netflix, but truly, exquisitely terrible films are trickier. July 9, 2018 at 09:51PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2zowZJi

Is The Iconic Parisian Bistro Dying?

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Is The Iconic Parisian Bistro Dying? In Paris, the bistro bar has become a way of life, but the iconic institution may be in danger of becoming lost to changing dining habits, foreign influences and new technology. July 9, 2018 at 09:16PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2ujC67M

Mountain Dew's Sizzle Reel For The 2011 Call Of Duty XP Tournament Is Perfect And Awful

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Mountain Dew's Sizzle Reel For The 2011 Call Of Duty XP Tournament Is Perfect And Awful Now that we have entered the post-irony age of the Internet we can watch this video with abject delight, rather than complete and utter disgust. July 9, 2018 at 08:46PM Continue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?utm_source=ifttt&v=RKDfYkg1Le4

Building The World's Highest-Resolution Telescope

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Building The World's Highest-Resolution Telescope If Lowell Observatory’s Gerard van Belle gets his way, someday soon you’ll be watching an exoplanet cross the face of its star, hundreds of light-years from the Earth. July 9, 2018 at 08:36PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2N1trhZ

The rocket scientists mixing up a giant firework

The rocket scientists mixing up a giant firework In a remote corner of tropical South American jungle, French scientists are mixing a ‘cake’ with a difference – a highly explosive rocket fuel for a new breed of space rockets. July 9, 2018 at 08:26PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2uevBD6

Here Is Just A Perfect 6-Second Internet Video

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Here Is Just A Perfect 6-Second Internet Video If "The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion" was instead set in an Ikea during the modern day, this is what that would look like. July 9, 2018 at 08:11PM Continue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?utm_source=ifttt&v=86lIBm4Fkdk

The Cognition Crisis

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The Cognition Crisis Anxiety. Depression. ADHD. Dementia. The human brain is in trouble. Technology is a cause — and a solution. July 9, 2018 at 08:06PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2m7nVz6

Here's The Fastest Mario Can Climb Stairs In 'Super Mario 64'

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Here's The Fastest Mario Can Climb Stairs In 'Super Mario 64' YouTuber pannenkoek2012 is at it again, this time demonstrating just how fast Mario can climb a series of steps. It's fast. July 9, 2018 at 07:46PM Continue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?utm_source=ifttt&v=XbNoy8OSdIM

We Literally Can't Believe This Guy's Speech To Lawrence, Kansas' City Council About Genital Massages Is Real

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We Literally Can't Believe This Guy's Speech To Lawrence, Kansas' City Council About Genital Massages Is Real Lawrence, Kansas is debating a new ordinance on regulations for massage therapists, and local resident Chris has a few thoughts about happy endings. July 9, 2018 at 07:32PM Continue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?utm_source=ifttt&v=_Bid8dT6sBU

Pregnant Women Say They Are Being Mistreated In Immigration Detention, Despite The Administration's Claims

Pregnant Women Say They Are Being Mistreated In Immigration Detention, Despite The Administration's Claims July 9, 2018 at 07:11PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2KLqXYD

Air-Quality Measurement Goes DIY

Air-Quality Measurement Goes DIY July 9, 2018 at 06:01PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2u74Cdq

Yellow Spot is a portable protest toilet for women

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Yellow Spot is a portable protest toilet for women July 9, 2018 at 05:51PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2ug2tM3

The Entire History of Steel

The Entire History of Steel July 9, 2018 at 05:31PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2zkGEQY

Why Was 90s TV Full Of Violence Against Women?

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Why Was 90s TV Full Of Violence Against Women? One of the most popular, sought-after women on television in the 90s was a new mainstream television character: the Woman in Jeopardy. The "Woman in Jep" — or just "Jep" to her network honcho friends — was victimized or put into life-threatening situations in countless made-for-TV movies. July 9, 2018 at 05:21PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2J6xmYL

Meditation Under The Microscope

Meditation Under The Microscope It’s hailed as the panacea for everything from cancer to war. Does research into its efficacy meet scientific standards? July 9, 2018 at 05:06PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2L3RDjs

A Heat Wave In Britain Is Revealing Ancient Archaeological Sites

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A Heat Wave In Britain Is Revealing Ancient Archaeological Sites The unprecedented spell of hot, dry weather across Wales has provided perfect conditions for archaeological aerial photography. July 9, 2018 at 04:46PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2zy1oVR

The Endless Reign Of Rupert Murdoch

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The Endless Reign Of Rupert Murdoch After decades of influence, the media mogul isn’t so much a person as an epoch. July 9, 2018 at 04:11PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2L1hDfj

How to Stop Your Smart TV From Tracking You

How to Stop Your Smart TV From Tracking You July 9, 2018 at 03:56PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2MXmdvx

Could Improving Your Mental Health Improve Your Skin?

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Could Improving Your Mental Health Improve Your Skin? Anyone who’s experienced hormonal acne knows that your skin can have an effect on your mental health; nothing in my teenage life was more stressful than a poorly timed breakout. July 9, 2018 at 03:51PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2KX3sLj

Sci-Fi Invades Netflix — As They Both Invade Your Home

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Sci-Fi Invades Netflix — As They Both Invade Your Home Has Netflix’s sizeable investment in original science-fiction movies been a bust? By one popular metric, Rotten Tomatoes, the answer would seem to be: Categorically. July 9, 2018 at 03:41PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2NEuBBd

Canada's Secret to Escaping the 'Liberal Doom Loop'

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Canada's Secret to Escaping the 'Liberal Doom Loop' How a country can welcome immigrants without triggering a massive populist backlash. July 9, 2018 at 03:36PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2zoyIhR

How This Philadelphia Neighborhood Is Gentrifying Without Displacement

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How This Philadelphia Neighborhood Is Gentrifying Without Displacement Amid a patchwork quilt of segregated neighborhoods, where some areas are developing and displacing at breakneck pace, Germantown stays diverse and determined to lift up residents of all income levels. July 9, 2018 at 03:26PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2MYc9SW

On Falling in Love with the Language I’d Spent My Whole Life Speaking

On Falling in Love with the Language I’d Spent My Whole Life Speaking Lucy Tan rediscovers Chinese through the fiction of Eileen Chang. July 9, 2018 at 03:21PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2L166N3

The Boy Who Cried Abuse

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The Boy Who Cried Abuse My son has reactive attachment disorder and constantly makes up elaborate lies about being abused. But then he actually was. July 9, 2018 at 03:06PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2u4PCwQ

Self-Described Nazis And White Supremacists Are Running As Republicans Across The Country. The GOP Is Terrified.

Self-Described Nazis And White Supremacists Are Running As Republicans Across The Country. The GOP Is Terrified. The racist candidates are expected to lose, but they could drag their party down with them. July 9, 2018 at 03:01PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2N23Sxc

The Justice Who Built The Trump Court

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The Justice Who Built The Trump Court Almost 30 years ago, a stealth nominee — not Robert Bork — changed everything about the politics of confirmation fights. July 9, 2018 at 02:56PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2NEFMd1

A Very Good, Very Scary Illustration Of Why You Don't Film A Mama Bear With Her Cubs

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A Very Good, Very Scary Illustration Of Why You Don't Film A Mama Bear With Her Cubs Turns out, standing around next to a family of bears is a good way to get yourself charged at. Luckily, this guy got away. July 9, 2018 at 01:46PM Continue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?utm_source=ifttt&v=ckH8bEl_tjU

Sorry, Power-Lunchers. These Tables Are Reserved For Drop-In Workers.

Sorry, Power-Lunchers. These Tables Are Reserved For Drop-In Workers. July 9, 2018 at 01:21PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2L0yizy

This Simple Sauce Is The Summer's Best Burger Hack

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This Simple Sauce Is The Summer's Best Burger Hack The man behind the Kronnerburger has a cheese mayonnaise recipe that will enrich everything it touches. July 9, 2018 at 12:56PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2N2p32z

The Boss Who Assigned Her Son’s Homework to an Employee

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The Boss Who Assigned Her Son’s Homework to an Employee Many people struggle to say no when their manager asks something unreasonable. Here's how you can do it. July 9, 2018 at 12:01PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2KQt0dd

Think Everyone Died Young In Ancient Societies? Think Again

Think Everyone Died Young In Ancient Societies? Think Again People in the past were not all dead by 30. Ancient documents confirm this. July 9, 2018 at 11:51AM Continue: https://ift.tt/2NATYUB

Forget Killer Robots: Autonomous Weapons Are Already Online

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Forget Killer Robots: Autonomous Weapons Are Already Online International discussions about lethal autonomous weapons have often ignored the fact that AI weaponry is already coursing through cyberspace. July 9, 2018 at 11:51AM Continue: https://ift.tt/2KWtIp7