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Schneier on Security
- Two Good Essays on the NSA's "Upstream" Data Collection under Section 702
- More on the Equities Debate
STAT
- Mylan CEO says company failed to properly heed concern over EpiPen prices
- 4 questions we’d like answered in Heather Bresch’s congressional appearance
- California governor decries ‘predatory’ pricing as he signs law to make EpiPen available
- Glaxo’s new CEO will be first female head of global drug company
- Just how much sugar do Americans consume? It’s complicated
- Fitness trackers may not help people keep weight off long-term
- Q&A with Sarepta’s CEO: ‘This is a learning process for us and the FDA’
- Pharmalot, Pharmalittle: Glaxo names new CEO to succeed Andrew Witty
- Zika in 30 seconds: What you need to know today
- World health leaders must go the last mile to eliminate leprosy
- ‘Tough as nails’: Storm swirls around FDA drug cop who approved controversial drug
- For two brothers with Duchenne, an FDA drug approval brings joy and relief
- As profitable fentanyl industry expands in China, US negotiates to halt the deadly trade
Revolutions
Scientific Method – Ars Technica
- Fitness trackers may actually make you gain weight
- Hospitals failed to rein in antibiotics—prescribing stronger drugs instead
- Obama’s science advisors: Much forensic work has no scientific foundation
- New fabric generates electricity from sunlight and wind
- Teenagers will eat veggies—if you tell them they’re sticking it to the man
ResearchBuzz
- Tamil Nadu Temples, Indiana Child Care, Displaced College Students, More: Tuesday Afternoon Buzz, September 20, 2016
- Global Rainfall, Japanese Literature, WWI, More: Tuesday Buzz, September 20, 2016
NPR Fresh Air
- "We take our tears, and we put ‘em in the ice box, in the goddamn ice trays until they’re all frozen..."
- Today on Fresh Air: How Ryan Speedo Green went from being a...
The Presurfer
- The Giant Eucalyptus Of Australia
- 6 Amazing Geoglyphs
- Colorized Photos Of Classic American Automobiles Of The 1910s And 1920s
- Annual Dutch Flower Parade Uses Millions Of Dahlias To Create Dazzling Floats
- Marmite M.O.N.D.A.Y.S.
- The Smartest People Who Ever Lived
- 14 Sturdy Facts About 'Home Improvement'
Futurity
- Is testosterone why ACL tears are worse for women?
- Don’t bank on wearables to keep weight off
- Blind people do math in the ‘visual’ cortex
- ‘Knit’ severed spinal cords with graphene ribbons
- Mercury lurks in western N. America’s wildlife
Dinosaur Comics!
Recyclart
Main Feed - Environmental Defense
- Tell Debate Moderators: Ask the Climate Question
- Estuaries 101: 3 things to know about this important ecosystem
A List Apart: The Full Feed
WebUrbanist
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Smith Subpoenas the FBI for Clinton Private Server Documents
- Smith Demands Interview With Clinton IT Professional Who Sought Help In Stripping Email Addresses
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Root Simple
Mattias Inks
In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress
We Make Money Not Art
Dilbert Daily Strip
CreativeApplications.Net
OET Experimental Licensing Branch Recent Grants
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Word Spy
GOOD
- This Goalie’s Performance Was So Bad, He Got Arrested
- These Everyday Grocery Items Are About To Get A Lot More Expensive
- St. Cloud Police Chief Stands Up To FOX News’ Anti-Immigrant Paronoia
- France Just Became The Most Progressive Country On Earth
- NASA’s List Of The Best Air-Filtering Houseplants
- How One Event Changed Everything For Kids With Disabilities
- Seth Meyers Absolutely Destroys Trump Over Birther Claims
- This Is The Happiest Song On Earth, According To Science
- Woman Wants to Feed 30,000 Hungry And Homeless Using Extreme Couponing
- Adrian Peterson Escorted Through A Bar After Knee Injury
- Here’s What It Really Means To Call Something “Terrorism”
- These “Kung Fu Nuns” Are Biking The Himalayas For The Best Reason
- Funny or Die’s ‘Forehead Tittaes w/ Marion Cotillard’
- Donald Trump Jr. Just Compared The Refugee Crisis To Skittles
Grist
- Gas shortages hit the Southeast after a major pipeline leak in Alabama.
- A new car from Toyota runs on a very renewable resource: human waste.
- We are the bosses of self-driving cars, say the feds.
- Yeah, Zika’s still a thing — so why won’t Congress pass funding to fight it?
- You know you want to be Grist’s newest fellow
- Donald Trump might appoint an oil executive and anti-animal rights activist to head the Interior Department.
- Big Coal is placing its final bets in these U.S. communities.
- Can climate change be beautiful? In virtual reality, sure.
- Living shorelines: How nature can help us beat back rising seas
- Sweden plans to give tax breaks for fixing stuff instead of throwing it away.
- Coal’s Last Gamble: A choking industry bets on one more big score
- The fires of Indonesia aren’t just killing the planet; they’re killing people.
Eurostat News releases
Lightspeed MagazineLightspeed Magazine - Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Book Reviews: September 2016
- Author Spotlight: Jaymee Goh
- Author Spotlight: Alec Nevala-Lee
- Crocodile Tears
- Ernesto
Planet Haskell
McSweeney’s
- Is He Hot or Is He Just Holding Their Eyes Were Watching God?
- Key Ring Chronicles: Miner’s Lamp Tag and Cycling End Caps
- List: The Tracklist for My All-White, Entirely Male Punk Band’s Forthcoming Trump-Era Opus
13.7: Cosmos And Culture : NPR
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Phinney Ridge and Greenwood
Features – FiveThirtyEight
- The Reds’ Pitching Might Be The Worst Of All Time
- What The Heck Does ‘Winning’ A Debate Even Mean?
- Our Live Elections Podcast Previews The First Debate
- Significant Digits For Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016
- Unlike Their Parents, Black Millennials Aren’t A Lock For Clinton
Design Milk
- 50 Manga Chairs From Nendo
- Listen: Episode 13 of Clever with Tanya Aguiñiga
- Drop Jug: A Glass Container for Everyday
- GlasLove: A Charity Auction Featuring Glass Objects
- Rondo Collection by Lucy Kurrein for Molinari Living
- Where I Work: Nana Spears of Fort Makers
The Curious Wavefunction
kottke.org
- Monty Python’s Argument Sketch performed by two vintage speech synthesizers
- Passengers
- On the shifting role of racism in American slavery
- The Monty Hall Problem, explained
National Geographic News
- How Male Widow Spiders Avoid Being Cannibalized During Sex
- New Book Calls for Removal of Outdoor Cats 'By Any Means'
- The Autumn Equinox Is Almost Here—What You Need to Know
someecards.com
- Author of 'Playing Dead' creates handy flowchart to help you decide whether to fake your own death. (Hint: No.)
- Kanye gave Kim a 15-carat diamond engagement ring to go with the one he gave her when they actually got engaged.
- Dr. Pimple Popper deserves a medal for yanking this huge stubborn lipoma out of a dude's back.
- Hailey Baldwin is being sued for stealing a quote to weigh in on the Bieber/Gomez feud.
- The Brangelina breakup: Who's really to blame? A Someecards investigation.
- 5 awful sex moves men learned from watching too much porn.
- Enjoy this cringe-tastic video of best friends kissing each other for the first time.
- Mom shares shocking photo to explain why you should think before kissing a baby.
- Angelina Jolie may have filed divorce from Brad Pitt over a woman named Mary Jane.
- Kendall Jenner pisses off ballerinas with flouncy dance video.
- Eggo is recalling waffles and the internet is worried for Eleven from 'Stranger Things.'
- Donald Trump Jr. stole his Skittles photo from a former refugee.
- Designer introduces bejeweled Crocs at London Fashion Week, fans recoil in horror.
- The 20 best tweets about how Jennifer Aniston is handling the #Brangelina breakup.
- Margot Robbie tells the cute story of when she accidentally started hitting on a minor.
- Skittles had classiest possible response to Donald Trump, Jr.'s refugee tweet.
- 20 shocked tweets about Brangelina becoming Brad and Angelina again.
- Emma Watson threatens legal action against pervy blog for posting private pics.
- Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from Brad Pitt after allegedly "cozying up" to Marion Cotillard.
- Jimmy Fallon interviewed Hillary and it was almost as embarrassing as touching Trump's hair.
- H&M is pulling plus-size clothing from some stores and the reason is pretty lame.
- Cosmopolitan UK made a girly, purple car "for women" that no one asked for.
- Woman discovers surgeons accidentally attached her colon to her vagina, reacts how you'd expect.
- Your Tinder matches can now see the embarrassing music you listen to on Spotify.
- Chris Pratt promises the return of Fat Pratt.
- Dad and daughter go viral with adorably powerful morning motivations.
- George H.W. Bush might be voting for Hillary Clinton, and Trump trolls are furious.
- Don't pretend you don't want to hear why Kim Kardashian decided to stop hiding her nipples.
- Samantha Bee rips Fallon's Trump interview: 'I guess ratings matter more than brown people.'
- Beer goggles study proves what we've known all along: beer makes people look sexy.
- The 'Grease: Live' directors addressed that crazy 'Grease' fan theory at the Emmys.
- The 27 best reactions to Donald Trump Jr. comparing refugees to skittles.
- Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams got matching 'Game of Thrones' tattoos to make them sisters 4eva.
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Colossal
- Fungi and Floral Sculptures Produced From Recycled Paper by Kate Kato
- Artist Annalù Boeretto’s Explosive Liquid Sculptures Cast in Resin Glass
- Stencil Art That Blends Graffiti and Decay by Martin Whatson