The Morning News

Photographs of people using smartphones.

↩︎ The Atlantic 16h

Japan's newly appointed minister responsible for cybersecurity admits he's never used a computer before.

↩︎ Reuters 16h

A good guide as to the current state of Brexit.

↩︎ BBC News 16h

"Sometimes a narrative can satisfy because it is beguiling, not because it is true." How podcasts work.

↩︎ The New Yorker 20h

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↩︎ The TMN Store 21h

Most 20- to 40-somethings didn't grow up with a torque wrench in one hand and a soldering gun in the other. While our parents' generation spent their teens rebuilding old cars, we spent our time building websites.

Why millennials aren’t buying boats.

↩︎ BoatU.S.

21h

A writer sums up her long look into the decline in sex among 20-somethings. Conclusion? Almost too many reasons to count.

↩︎ Kate Julian / Twitter 22h

Britain traditionally looks down at countries who elect a Berlusconi or a Trump. And yet here comes a Boris Johnson premiership.

↩︎ NewStatesmanAmerica 22h

There’s nothing at all nefarious about any of Florida's protracted counting of votes. But beware what it suggests for 2020.

↩︎ Slate 22h

Scientists find that hurricanes now dump 20 percent more rain, thanks to climate change.

↩︎ PBS 22h

A day in the life of Michelle Obama's personal stylist, then and now.

↩︎ The New York Times 22h

One personal shopper estimates that she visits around 25 percent of her customers’ homes and is on more than 10 round-trip flights a year to chuck outdated outfits, from California to Europe.

Things you don’t know about clothes until you become a personal shopper at Barneys.

↩︎ Bloomberg

22h

This confectionary on wheels is serving complimentary dollops of themed creams, including Cartel Almond Brittle, Fudge the Truth, Chocolate Mueller-Berry, and Putin’s Vanilla Delight.

A new food truck in Washington, sponsored by MoveOn, is serving free ice cream with Mueller-related themes.

↩︎ Washingtonian

22h

Very little is known as to why we have pubic hair, and scientists don't really care—because it has never caused problems.

↩︎ The Cut 22h

A cactus-like plant in Morocco is 10,000 times hotter than the world’s hottest pepper. It's also a promising painkiller.

↩︎ WIRED 23h

Many wildfires are caused by downed power lines. One of California's biggest utilities faces billions of dollars in liability.

↩︎ The New York Times 23h

A soothing exploration of flowing colors and forms. Created with paint, oil, and liquid soap—and no special effects.

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What happens when you request your data from Quantcast, which knows everything about you—including your Tumblr.

↩︎ Privacy International 1d

According to a new FBI report, US hate crimes increased by 17%—the highest in over a decade—during Trump's first year in office.

↩︎ BuzzFeed News 1d

At best, personality tests offer nothing; at worst, they're a scam. But they endure, promising a structure to interpret our world.

↩︎ Lapham's Quarterly 1d