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A drone tour of a California ghost town
For your Wednesday wanderlust: a drone tour of Brodie, Calif., a ghost town now used as a state park, "preserved in a state of arrested decay."
May 30, 2017
Researchers posit that because higher room temperatures erode sleep quality, climate change will destroy our rest. / Observer US intel picked up Russian claims of “derogatory” financial info on Trump—the claim itself may be disinformation. / CNN Clinton’s correspondence director says they’ve received double the mail since the election
May 29, 2017
“You’re just like me.” When Trump called Duterte, he praised the murderous strongman for his war on drugs. / The Intercept “The real story is that Trump’s negative coverage is being driven not by liberals or Democrats but by law-enforcement sources and pissed-off Republicans.” The news around
May 28, 2017
Since Trump wants to go solo, Merkel says Europe has to “take our fate into our own hands.” / The Washington Post A famed California cowboy college finally goes coed, now that women are no longer perceived as a distraction. / California Sunday Magazine
May 27, 2017
“Audiences will see this as statement of fact, not just a piece of fiction... It is a concern for the players, and you could argue that it is defamatory.” In his new tennis-world novel, writer Douglas Brunt all but says that Djokovic, Murray, and Nadal are dopers, albeit without
May 26, 2017
If you’ll spend the next four years altered, mushrooms have the lowest medical intervention of recreational drugs. / Lifehacker A study finds that students who learn genetics first have a better understanding of evolution. / PLOS Mexican and Canadian foreign ministers jointly address Americans to debunk myths about NAFTA. / Quartz “Instead
A wordless botanical animation to wind down your work day
To wind down your work day: a wordless botanical animation, Story of Flowers, a collaboration between florist Azuma Makoto, artist Katie Scott, and animator James Paulley. Or, if you need something altogether more upbeat, try "Makin' Moves" by Kouhei Nakama.
May 25, 2017
“You have to think that you’re working for a movie company, and you’re trying to translate a Western movie into Persian.” Siavash Ardalan, reporter and interpreter for BBC Persian, explains what makes Trump so difficult to translate live (e.g., so many synonymous terms). / NPR Democratic leaders urge
Norway celebrates cod with a new banknote and music video
Norway's putting its money where its mouth is with a new 200-krone note featuring cod, aka "white gold" for the world's second-largest seafood exporter. So a catchy music video—“Torsken kommer II: Torske kroner nå” (“The Cod Is Coming, Part II: Cod