Headlines from October 22, 2015

“Technology has helped make today’s struggle feel both different from and continuous with the civil rights era.” #longreads
With nowhere to escape, rural bullying victims suffer more—online bullying is just as inescapable.
Endorsements are the best predictor of campaign success. And Biden had too few.
“In 10 years, I think, native advertising will absolutely have a firm place in political advertising.”
This year will again be the hottest year on record, with heat waves and El Niño causing severe damage.
Members of a fracked Pennsylvania community have lived without running water for four years.
Contrary to stereotype, a quarter of ants seem to just sit around most of the time.
James Turrell: “I am truly flattered to learn that Drake fucks with me.”
Many fell hard for the James Turrell hype of 2013; many were also angry.
Someone whose name we don’t yet know is preparing a work in the bloodiest genre: shooter manifesto. #longreads
Reading with Google Images—to really enjoy a novel set in the Moscow Underground, you need to see it.
Hardcore magazines often went unopened. For soldiers in combat, Playboy provided a longed-for intimacy.
Passive-aggressive Airbnb campaign ad backfires.
See also: Airbnb’s higher rates are helping landlords turn apartments into hotels. #longreads
To be honest, I don’t think there was an investigation. True crime in the French Alps. #longreads
Since 2001, marijuana use among adults has more than doubled.
“Is there anything less appetizing than ordering food from a section of the menu labeled ‘protein’?”
NASA images of cosmic catastrophe give glimpse of Earth’s ultimate fate. Have a nice day.