May 24, 2017

Yet another front in the Boomer v. Gen X cultural hackles: whether Connery or Moore was the better Bond. / The New York Times

From the attic: “The Lesser Bonds,” including Alan Cumming, who decided 007 plays the viola. / The Morning News

The American Society for Microbiology’s third annual Agar Art contest winners, who grow their works with microbes. / Discover

Google will start matching real-world purchases to your online ID—it’s time to do all your shopping on the dark web. / The Washington Post

A guide to conservative publications, with their relative insanity levels measured in goatee length. / The Outline

“The president’s first foray overseas is giving the rest of the world its first real glimpse of America’s new governing structure—a White House that has quickly become an all-in-the-family business, standard practice in Saudi Arabia, but rare in the United States.” Trump abroad invites the outside world to cringe right along with America. / The New York Times

The Professional Putters Association uploaded nearly 50 years of its televised Putt-Putt championships. / Digg

These are the victims of the Manchester terror attack. / BuzzFeed

“Selfies aren’t the only thing Paris did first”: Hilton created the modern “influencer” mode of celebrity. / W Magazine

Sharing names in the Internet age, Julie Becks finds all the other Julie Becks—and finds they share a flavor. / The Atlantic

Case of Colombian grad student facing jail for sharing an article on Scribd highlights zeal of U.S. copyright law. / Stat News

Economics without politics or history is just a parlor game, shows a new collection responses to Thomas Piketty. / Economist

Known best as cocky Gilfoyle on Silicon Valley, Martin Starr’s full of doubt as a space gardener in this radio play. / The Organist