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I analyzed 10,000 Craigslist missed connections. Here’s what I learned. | I analyzed 10,000 Craigslist missed connections. Here’s what I learned.

Ilia Blinderman9 years ago026 mins

As much as I’ve always wanted to be the subject of someone’s missed connection, I doubt I’m suited to it. Aboard public transport, my go-to facial expression is a stern, furrowed brow. “Solving the crisis in the Middle East, no doubt,” my fellow passengers probably sympathize, contemplating the task of fixing the world’s thorniest geopolitical dilemma…

The Subversive Science Fiction of Hip-Hop | Motherboard

ROSE EVELETH9 years ago022 mins

“Never mind the mess/we’re going to Mars next.” – B. Dolan The vast expanses of space, the fate of humans in a dystopian world, the ramifications of technology, the limits of the human body, the people trying to break them. These are the bread and butter of science fiction. But as much as people might…

Facebook Mulls Ad Changes for Instant Articles After Publisher Pushback – WSJ

Jack Marshall9 years ago09 mins

Updated Nov. 11, 2015 7:31 p.m. ET Facebook FB -0.44 % is experimenting with new advertising approaches for its Instant Articles platform after publishers encountered challenges generating ad revenue because of restrictions imposed by the social network. Instant Articles, which Facebook rolled out to all iPhone users last month, allows media companies to publish content…

How to make your Jekyll site show up on social

Aram Zucker-Scharff9 years ago9 years ago011 mins

Congratulations, you’ve set up a Jekyll site. You may even be, like me, taking advantage of the free hosting provided by GitHub. You’ve written your first post, you’ve set up all the options. But when you go to share it on Facebook, Tumblr, LinkedIn or Twitter, that share may not look so pretty. Here’s how…

Kill the Email – The Atlantic

Adrienne LaFrance9 years ago08 mins

Sometime in the past 20 years, people soured on email. Culturally, it went from delightful to burdensome, a shift that’s reflected in the very language of the inbox. In the 1990s, AOL would gleefully announce, “You’ve got mail!” Today, Gmail celebrates the opposite: “No new mail!” So what happened to email? What happened to us?…

2016 Elections: Jeb Bush Is 2016’s John Kerry – POLITICO Magazine

BILL SCHER9 years ago018 mins

Another mediocre debate performance. No feel for the mood of the primary electorate. Poll numbers plummeting into the mid-single digits. Campaign contributions drying up. Stiff and awkward on the stump. An insider candidate groping for relevance in the age of the outsider. Jeb Bush has had a brutal few weeks, it’s true. And the vultures…

There’s an awful cost to getting a PhD that no one talks about – Quartz

Jennifer Walker9 years ago013 mins

One night during the third year of my PhD program, I sat on my bed with a packet of tranquilizers and a bottle of vodka. I popped a few pills in my mouth and swigged out of the bottle, feeling them burn down my throat. Moments later, I realized I was making a terrible mistake….

Draghi’s Two Words on Inflation Say He Knows Something We Don’t – Bloomberg Business

Jeff Black9 years ago04 mins

Europe’s central bankers used to dismiss core inflation, a measure of price gains that excludes food and energy, as a fixation of economists who don’t eat or drive. But less so now. European Central Bank President Mario Draghi singled it out on Thursday, saying it’s “somewhat weakened.” Mark Carney last week said the gauge is important to watch…

Teenager bottled by ex-Countdown champion for giving his book bad review: “I could have died” – Mirror Online

Jane Hamilton9 years ago09 mins

A teenager left with a gaping head wound after being hunted down an attacked by a former Countdown champion has spoken for the first time about the horror of her ordeal. Paige Rolland says she is now nervous and fearful and finds it difficult to meet new people after crazed writer Richard Brittain smashed a…

How an Animal Lover Turned Her Father’s Investment Into The Dodo, a Money-Burning Website With a Miserable Staff

Sam Biddle9 years ago022 mins

In past eras, a father would monumentalize his love for his daughter with an exotic menagerie, or some sort of obelisk. Today, our elites create money-losing startups for their beloved kids. Ken Lerer is among the most influential people in the digital media business. He co-founded The Huffington Post, and helped facilitate its massive sale…

Birthright Citizenship Is a Sacred Guarantee – The Atlantic

Comic Book Publisher Drops Neil Gaiman Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations – The New York Times

I Saw What New, Young Post-MAGA Trump Supporters Look Like

Scores of career State Dept. diplomats resign before Trump inauguration – The Washington Post

Neo-Nazis Love the Nazi-Like Salutes Elon Musk Made at Trump’s Inauguration | WIRED

Elon Musk Appears to Make Fascist Salute at Trump Inauguration Rally

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The Subversive Science Fiction of Hip-Hop | Motherboard

Facebook Mulls Ad Changes for Instant Articles After Publisher Pushback – WSJ

How to make your Jekyll site show up on social

Kill the Email – The Atlantic

2016 Elections: Jeb Bush Is 2016’s John Kerry – POLITICO Magazine

There’s an awful cost to getting a PhD that no one talks about – Quartz

Draghi’s Two Words on Inflation Say He Knows Something We Don’t – Bloomberg Business

Teenager bottled by ex-Countdown champion for giving his book bad review: “I could have died” – Mirror Online

How an Animal Lover Turned Her Father’s Investment Into The Dodo, a Money-Burning Website With a Miserable Staff