Do anything, become nothing
A new longitudinal study finds that cannabis use among adolescents increases risks of being diagnosed with bipolar and psychotic disorders years later. / NPR
Mexican security forces kill the drug lord El Mencho. / CNN
Javier Cabral: El Mencho was “the final mass-trafficking titan standing alongside El Chapo and El Mayo, marking the end of an era in Mexican organized crime.” / LA Taco
Unrelated: “An Old West Duel Narrated by the Guy That Named the Ten-Gallon Hat.” / McSweeney’s
Students in Iran resume protests against the government. / The Guardian
Witnesses recount the 48 hours last month when thousands of protesters—possibly tens of thousands—were killed in Iran. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
Reading recent politics and xenophobia in Japan through the lens of sumo. / Harper’s
New to the dating scene: singles wrestling. / Dazed
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Photographs of Chinatowns across Canada and the United States. / Morris Lum
A list of “bar reservation systems” ranked from most offensive to least offensive. / Walk-Ins Only
“If it looks too cheap, it probably is.” Vintage furniture dealers explain how they judge value. / Untapped
See also: An interactive game to see how well you remember color. / Dialed
Notes on how the Los Angeles Review of Books “destroyed itself.” / No Bad Days
A round-up of signals from social media and the news to suggest the US has entered a “yuppie dystopia,” where “you can do anything but you are becoming nothing.” / The Trend Report
A round-up of nice hikes in US national parks. / Outside
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