August 4, 2017

When white people post reaction gifs, they’re often of black people—that’s minstrelsy, and digital blackface. / Teen Vogue

When autonomous trucking becomes the norm, small towns across the US will pay the price. / Quartz

Dubai’s Torch Tower catches fire for the second time since 2015. No injuries—and no word of renaming that thing. / The Independent

As Mueller’s grand jury starts issuing subpoenas, here’s a good primer: How a grand jury works. / BuzzFeed

With Gov. Justice’s flip, Democrats hold a record-low number of governorships—but could surge back in 2018. / The Washington Post

Anticipating overwhelming crowds, areas in the eclipse’s “zone of totality” announce emergency precautions. / BuzzFeed

“Nitrocellulose lacquer had more commonly been used as auto paint…some women had tried using the stuff on their nails even before Cutex’s mass-market introduction of rosy nail enamel.” A fascinating history of nail polish. / Racked

That Bandcamp release you’ve been eyeing? Buy it today, and they’ll donate their cut to the Transgender Law Center. / Bandcamp

Did Oswald kill Kennedy before Kennedy could kill Castro? We won’t know if the CIA and Trump block new files. / Politico

Add another group to the list of those bearing the brunt of climate change: outdoor laborers, who, as temperatures rise, are more likely to suffer from heat stroke and other heat-related sickness. / The New York Times