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The Real Sex Lives Of Historical Queens In 2018, we were treated to two films about historical monarchs that also featured prominent scenes of queer lovemaking. I'd assumed that these bygone periods were far more rigid and puritanical than our sexually fluid modern era. But these films had me questioning my assumptions. December 14, 2018 at 10:50PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2SQRNy4

Your Style Doesn’t Have To Stop Because It’s Time To Head Outside And Bundle Up. This O.N.S Clothing topcoat leaves a little room for winter layering. It’s your ticket to a warm, stylish look this winter. December 14, 2018 at 10:00PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2SP1Q6y

Master The Art of Hygge This Winter With Denmark’s Favorite Slipper Handcrafted in Europe, Glerups slippers use wool to wick moisture away from your feet so they stay warm and dry no matter where you go. Opt for the classic calfskin sole or try the new camp sole for extra traction. December 14, 2018 at 09:55PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2LlPErK

This Award-Winning Carry-On Is More Than Meets The Eye Holiday travel just got better with this Genius Pack G4 Carry-On Spinner Case: it comes packed with features like a dirty laundry separator, integrated air valve for extra space, expandable zipper and so much more. Use coupon code MERRY15 for an extra 15% off the sale price. December 14, 2018 at 09:50PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2GkNiKD

Not How The Internet Happened A new history of the internet succumbs to hagiography and subservience. December 14, 2018 at 09:05PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2S1mWyN

When Will Electric Airliners Make Sense? For things like cars and buses, the electric revolution has already started. But there's one weight-sensitive mode of transportation where batteries may not be able to bail us out: air travel. December 14, 2018 at 08:20PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2BliQdB

Don’t Buy A 5G Smartphone —at Least, Not For A While The many ways first-gen 5G hardware will (temporarily?) ruin phone design. December 14, 2018 at 08:15PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2UM8eNH

The Hard Truths of Trying to ‘Save’ the Rural Economy There are 60 million people, almost one in five Americans, living on farms, in hamlets and in small towns across the landscape. For the last quarter century the story of these places has been one of relentless economic decline. December 14, 2018 at 07:40PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2PDgUT5

YouTube’s 2018 “Rewind” Is The Site’s Most Disliked Video Ever. The Implications Are Huge. PewDiePie is YouTube’s most popular user. He doesn’t appear in the video, and his followers are waging war in his name. Here’s what’s at stake. December 14, 2018 at 07:35PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2SO0Hfv

Why People Wait 10 Days To Do Something That Takes 10 Minutes Chores are the worst. December 14, 2018 at 05:55PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2GfZCfd

What Does a 'Night Mayor' Really Do? December 14, 2018 at 05:45PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2S1Gxir

The 'Half-Crazy, Half-Brilliant' Jurassic Park Movie That Was Never Made In 2004 John Sayles wrote a screenplay for "Jurassic Park 4" that featured armed, parachuting dinosaurs. Nicholas Barber takes a closer look. December 14, 2018 at 05:35PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2S1FoHF

'Best Job In The World': The Life Of A Madden NFL Ratings Adjuster Often, Barry J. Sanders goes unrecognized by people other than the players he used to compete with or against at Oklahoma State and Stanford. That is, unless he's wearing his jacket — one denoting his side gig at EA Sports December 14, 2018 at 05:30PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2rD8oK8

It’s Been More Than 30 Years Since The House Reversed An Election Outcome But the North Carolina 9th could be the next. December 14, 2018 at 05:25PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2LfLcL3

Wow, a Financial Transactions Tax Is an Amazingly Good Idea December 14, 2018 at 05:00PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2GiYpUq

OK, Maybe Centrism Really Is Bad for Your Brain December 14, 2018 at 05:00PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2rDliIa

FBI Secretly Collected Data On Aaron Swartz Earlier Than We Thought — In A Case Involving Al Qaeda Nearly two years before the US government's first known inquiry into the activities of Reddit co-founder and famed digital activist Aaron Swartz, the FBI swept up his email data in a counterterrorism investigation that also ensnared students at an American university. December 14, 2018 at 04:55PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2EuPcqj

Inside The Grueling Expedition To Protect Africa's Last Remaining Wilderness The Beast's Kevin Fallon travels to Botswana, where work is underway to create the largest protected wildlife region in the world: 1,000 miles across three countries. December 14, 2018 at 04:45PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2SL342P

Lost In The Valley Of Death Justin Alexander went searching for higher meaning. No one expected the quest to end in a search for his body. December 14, 2018 at 04:25PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2S0j5C7

Did A Slave Make Your Sneakers? The Answer Is: Probably Prada, Hermes, and Louis Vuitton fared poorly on a new report about forced labor. Meanwhile Adidas, Lululemon, and Gap had the most slavery-free supply chains. December 14, 2018 at 03:15PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2QQrJpu

Alvin and the Chipmunks History: Novelty Born from a Sound Effect How one man's discovery of a clever sound effect gave us one of the most enduring novelty musical acts of all time, Alvin and the Chipmunks. December 14, 2018 at 03:10PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2SLxMsv

People Keep Attacking Waymo’s Autonomous Cars So is it everyday troublemaking, or is this a meaningful protest to automation? December 14, 2018 at 03:01PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2Lo4gXD

The Spare Button Represents All The Ways We Fail To Be Good Consumers "Maybe spare buttons are just aspirational, designed to make us believe something about ourselves that’s not really true anymore." December 14, 2018 at 02:50PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2Cc9vq6

Every Movie Should Be A Fresh Start Stop making me see eight movies before the movie! December 14, 2018 at 02:35PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2CcUWmd

When Did People Start 'Needing Space'? The phrase caught on in the 1970s and is now so common as to be a cliché — but it's still as confusing as ever. December 14, 2018 at 02:30PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2EiDXk2

The Terrifying, Explosive Power Of A Backdraft In A Five-Alarm Fire Incredibly, the New York City firefighters involved in fighting this Queens blaze suffered, at worst, minor injuries. December 14, 2018 at 02:30PM Continue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=19&utm_source=ifttt&v=66z7YVwE7n8

Can You Win Tic-Tac-Toe Blindfolded? You are about to play a game of tic-tac-toe, with one advantage and one big disadvantage. The advantage is you get to go first. The disadvantage is you are blindfolded and therefore not informed of your opponent’s moves. December 14, 2018 at 02:25PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2CdR2tw

Trump Inaugural Fund And Super PAC Said To Be Scrutinized For Illegal Foreign Donations Federal prosecutors are investigating whether President Trump’s inaugural fund and a pro-Trump super PAC received illegal foreign donations. December 14, 2018 at 02:20PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2GhOqP5

7-year-old Migrant Girl Taken Into Border Patrol Custody Dies Of Dehydration, Exhaustion The child’s death is likely to intensify scrutiny of detention conditions at Border Patrol stations and CBP facilities that are increasingly overwhelmed by large numbers of families seeking asylum in the United States. December 14, 2018 at 02:20PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2PD8sDg

The Existential Dread of Gmail’s Auto-Complete Feature Its predictive powers make users feel … predictable, robotic, and un-singular. December 14, 2018 at 01:55PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2ElUpjf