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A Minor Figure

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A Minor Figure While searching for photographs that depict black young women and girls living free in the second and third generations born after slavery, Saidiya Hartman finds a disturbing image. July 19, 2019 at 06:48PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2XZjarH

This Pixel Tracking Demo Shows How Easy It Is To Make A Creepy Surveillance Tool

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This Pixel Tracking Demo Shows How Easy It Is To Make A Creepy Surveillance Tool Supertracker is designed to prove a point about email tracking's pervasiveness July 19, 2019 at 06:43PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2SstEi9

China's Built A Railroad To Nowhere In Kenya

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China's Built A Railroad To Nowhere In Kenya Beijing is withholding the $4.9 billion needed to finish the project, once a flagship for Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road initiative. July 19, 2019 at 06:33PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2XUAgvK

Manmade Patterns and Uncanny Shadows Photographed From Above

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Manmade Patterns and Uncanny Shadows Photographed From Above Using a drone, JP and Mike Andrews have continued to capture natural and manmade scenes across the world, stumbling upon unique patterns that can only be discerned from above. July 19, 2019 at 06:28PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2YmgTLL

The One Hit Wonders, Visualized

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The One Hit Wonders, Visualized Daniel Powter's "Bad Day" is an all-time one hit wonder, spending weeks on the billboard as No.1 while being played absolutely everywhere. July 19, 2019 at 06:13PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2LyucSX

Florida City Plays 'Baby Shark' On Loop To Keep Homeless Away

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Florida City Plays 'Baby Shark' On Loop To Keep Homeless Away Blasting obnoxious music is designed to create fear and disorient prisoners or dictators holed up in embassies or, in the case of a Florida city, the homeless. July 19, 2019 at 06:13PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2Sq1GUg

The Call of the Drums

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The Call of the Drums Hungary's authoritarian far right discovers its inner barbarian — with those believing they're descended from Attila the Hun. July 19, 2019 at 05:38PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2XTeHeU

The Bizarre, True Story Of Metal Gear Solid's English Translation

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The Bizarre, True Story Of Metal Gear Solid's English Translation The last time I saw Hideo Kojima, we were both naked. July 19, 2019 at 04:58PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2JFqZPy

These Maps Show How Much Hotter Cities Are Than Their Surroundings

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These Maps Show How Much Hotter Cities Are Than Their Surroundings Big cities typically amplify summer heat. In a heat wave, those few extra degrees can be a killer. July 19, 2019 at 03:09PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2M2ZjWb

How It Feels To Drive — And Crash — The First-Ever Mid-Engine Corvette

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How It Feels To Drive — And Crash — The First-Ever Mid-Engine Corvette "Just drive through that fence," the voice says into my headset. I’m a bit rattled, having spun off the track and straight to the wrong side of said fence, just moments into my first drive of the 2020 Chevrolet Stingray. July 19, 2019 at 03:09PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2JEgk7I

What It's Like to Be a Moon Landing Conspiracist

What It's Like to Be a Moon Landing Conspiracist Fifty years after Apollo 11, Moon landing conspiracists remain as staunchly skeptical as ever. But in 2019, does not believing in humanity's greatest achievement mean the same thing it did back in 1969? July 19, 2019 at 02:29PM Continue: https://ift.tt/32AHyn9

Here's A Perfect 10-Second Internet Video

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Here's A Perfect 10-Second Internet Video The video is titled "If my dog spills one drop of water, the video ends," and that's exactly what it delivers. July 19, 2019 at 02:24PM Continue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?utm_source=ifttt&v=8ZH1DIWCfD4

The Rise Of The Spice Girls Generation

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The Rise Of The Spice Girls Generation Their fans are old enough to take over the world, just as the Spice Girls are back. July 19, 2019 at 02:04PM Continue: https://ift.tt/30LBgiX

The Most Compelling Photo Of The Moon Landing

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The Most Compelling Photo Of The Moon Landing As Buzz Aldrin descended the lander’s ladder, Neil Armstrong captured the moment. July 19, 2019 at 02:04PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2xXI948

Kyoto Animation Arson Suspect Told Police His Work Had Been Plagiarized

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Kyoto Animation Arson Suspect Told Police His Work Had Been Plagiarized The suspect at the center of Japan's worst mass killing in almost 20 years told police that his work was plagiarized and that he used gasoline to torch the renowned Kyoto Animation studio, killing 33 people. July 19, 2019 at 01:28PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2YZofS9

Trump Attempts To Distance Himself From 'Send Her Back' Chants

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Trump Attempts To Distance Himself From 'Send Her Back' Chants Trump attempted to distance himself from the racist chant on Thursday, saying "I wasn't happy with that message that they gave last night." July 19, 2019 at 01:28PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2Gii1FS

Five Guys Arrested After Fist Fight At Five Guys

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Five Guys Arrested After Fist Fight At Five Guys There were no reports of milkshakes bringing any boys to the yard, but a fracas at a Florida Five Guys did bring cops to the restaurant — and five guys were arrested. July 19, 2019 at 01:09PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2YYLvj7

The Questionable Conviction, And Re-conviction, Of Ricky Joyner

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The Questionable Conviction, And Re-conviction, Of Ricky Joyner Juries convicted Ricky Joyner twice. Once in 1994 and again in 1998, after he won his first appeal. Prosecutors called the case cut and dried. But we looked through transcripts, reports, video and more. Should Joyner’s conviction stand? July 19, 2019 at 01:03PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2M5Gylj

Rattan Furniture Is Everywhere Because We All Want To Be On Vacation

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Rattan Furniture Is Everywhere Because We All Want To Be On Vacation Light fixtures and peacock chairs made from the woven wood are popping up everywhere from Ikea to Anthropologie. July 19, 2019 at 12:48PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2Yfn0kL

The Forgotten Adventurer Who Made History In Apollo 11's Shadow

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The Forgotten Adventurer Who Made History In Apollo 11's Shadow Having stepped ashore in Florida, on July 19, 1969 — the day before the moon landing — Fairfax became the first solo oarsman in recorded history to cross an ocean. July 19, 2019 at 12:23PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2GwKXKv

Health Insurers Make It Easy For Scammers To Steal Millions. Who Pays? You

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Health Insurers Make It Easy For Scammers To Steal Millions. Who Pays? You Insurers are regarded as defenders of health care dollars, but the case of David Williams shows how they allow costs to rise. July 19, 2019 at 12:18PM Continue: https://ift.tt/32u1WpU

Why Are Right-Wing Conspiracies So Obsessed With Pedophilia?

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Why Are Right-Wing Conspiracies So Obsessed With Pedophilia? The story is the same, from the day-care panics to QAnon: It's not really about the kids. It’s about fears of a changing social order. July 19, 2019 at 12:08PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2YWHlZm

Spider-Man Hands Sculpture In Nebraska Confused For Devil Horns, Called Anti-Christian

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Spider-Man Hands Sculpture In Nebraska Confused For Devil Horns, Called Anti-Christian The sculpture of red-and-black hands shooting a spiderweb near the Lincoln Children's Zoo offended a Lincoln woman so much she wrote to Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird demanding city action. July 19, 2019 at 11:58AM Continue: https://ift.tt/2O0feHp