June 28, 2017
A Venezuelan police helicopter strafed the country’s Supreme Court, fired 15 shots and dropped four grenades. / Reuters
Survey says that Canadians prefer Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s greatest political rival: the New York Times version of Justin Trudeau. / YouTube
Canada is immune to populism thanks to unusual immigration policies—and being geographically isolated on three sides / The New York Times
Bill Brewster on the value of Donna Summers’s 1977 hit “I Feel Love,” which forever changed the sound of club music. / Mixmag
Apple’s non-disclosure agreement for iPhone technology has its own non-disclosure agreement. / Marginal Revolution
The odds that 20 million in Africa will face famine this summer is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis since 1945. / The Washington Post
Lovely illustrations for a Wednesday: recent work by New York’s Gracey Zhang. / BOOOOOOOM
Facebook to hire 3,000 people to delete each week’s nearly 66,000 “hate speech” posts. / The Washington Examiner
Among the big ideas to save lives in the opioid epidemic: Install OD antidotes like defibrillators in public areas. / STAT
Check out the latest offering from our Rooster Summer Reading Challenge sponsor Field Notes: a “Campfire” edition, complete with merit badge. / fieldnotesbrand.com
Good to know: It’s been six and a half days since Trump bragged about winning the election. / The Donald Trump Election Brag Tracker
Feeling hot whereever you are? Here’s a meditative, brief visit to Antarctica by Kalle Ljung. / Vimeo
See also: A recent underwater exploration by National Geographic. / National Geographic
Even European nationalists don’t like Trump all that much. E.g., he rates at 39% approval with Le Pen supporters. / Washington Post
Die in your house and your dog might eat your face. (Out of love. But also because blood gets a scavenger riled up.) / National Geographic
Determined to prove Freud wrong, the father of modern neuroscience kept a dedicated dream journal. / Nautilus