Outdoor Spaces A Greek Island Wants to Pay You $565 a Month to Move Theredwell - Duncan NielsenIf you've ever dreamt of island living, consider this: The Aegean isle of Antikythera will actually pay you to move in. A jewel of an island between Crete and Greece's mainland is incentivizing young,
Jellyfish Giant Jellyfish Captured on Video Is Larger Than the Divers Who Spotted It: 'Absolutely Incredible'People - Ashley BoucherLizzie Daly, the biologist who swam with the massive creature, called the experience "the best thing I've ever done" One biologist had the dive of her life over the weekend. Lizzie Daly, a wildlife biologist
Tesla Model S Tesla cuts price of mass-marked Model 3, lifts prices of premium EVsinvesting.com - By Yilei Sun and Norihiko Shirouzu BEIJING (Reuters) - Tesla Inc has dropped the standard-range variants of its Model X and Model S from its product lineup and adjusted prices across …
Kansas Legislature Nearly 100 years ago women won the right to vote. A 3-day celebration is in the workskansas.com - By Kaylie McLaughlin Nearly 100 years ago women won the right to vote. A 3-day celebration is in the works The centennial of women winning the right to vote is still more …
Anthony Bourdain Best Biographies Of All Time: 8 Essential ReadsForbes - Gene MarksI recently listed some of my favorite history books of all-time and because people are the most interesting aspects of history, I included a few great biographies of significant historical figures like
Science Bad dementia genes can be overcome through healthy living, study findsThe Telegraph - By Henry BodkinPeople with the worst genetic risk of dementia can reduce their chances of developing the disease by a third through exercise and healthy eating, new research finds. The first study to analyse the combined
Capitalism The end of capitalism has begunThe GuardianWithout us noticing, we are entering the postcapitalist era. At the heart of further change to come is information technology, new ways of working and the sharing economy. The old ways will take a long
Dyslexia How Parents of Dyslexic Kids Took to Their Statehouses and WonTIME - Belinda LuscombeA decade ago, just five states had any laws that mentioned dyslexia. Now if AB-110–a modest bill about developing a dyslexia guidebook–passes the Wisconsin senate and is signed by the governor, that state
Libraries PHOTOS: A Look Back At LA's Hollyhock House, Now A World-Class Architecture Landmark: LAistlaist.com - by Ryan Fonseca in News onJuly 8, 2019 2:35 PM In 1963, it became one Los Angeles' first structures to become a historic-cultural monument. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2007. …
World News ‘I’d drink my jacuzzi’: how earthquake scientists prepare for the 'big one'The Guardian - Katharine Gammon in Los AngelesTwo back-to-back earthquakes, of magnitude 6.4 and 7.1, hit southern California in less than 24 hours last week, and seismologists have warned of an increased chance of more shaking in the near future.
NYPD Power Outage Forces Broadway Theaters To Cancel Showscbslocal.com - CBSNewYork NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The lights went out on Broadway Saturday night as a power outage impacted parts of Manhattan. All #Broadway theaters are …
Mindhunter Why Mindhunter Is One of Netflix’s Greatest Ever Showsflickeringmyth.com - Samuel Brace “How do we get ahead of crazy if we don’t know how crazy thinks?” This is the central question behind Netflix’s latest original drama Mindhunter, a …
Web Design RIP Fernando “Corby” Corbató, inventor of the password (1926-2019)TNW - Matthew HughesLast Friday, legendary MIT computer scientist Fernando “Corby” Corbató passed away at his home in Newton, Massachusetts. He was 93. The Oakland-born researcher was responsible for several pivotal advances
Mushrooms 'My mother-in-law called me Walter White': how magic mushrooms rescued me from griefThe Guardian - AnonymousI was risking seven years’ jail time and the destruction of my family for what had essentially become a mad hobby As scientific research goes, it was about as far from a controlled experiment as it is
Poutine Almost everything you need to know about poutineUSA Today 10Best - Christopher Mitchell How gravy, fries and cheese curds became a cornerstone of Canadian cuisine I remember thinking, when I first tried poutine during my decidedly …
Books Cressida Cowell: ‘Books are better than films at teaching children creativity and intelligence'The Guardian - Alison FloodI wasn’t an instant success. I talk about that in schools, because children are not necessarily getting that message There is a primary school across the road from Cressida Cowell’s west London home, the
NASA A Massive Hunk Of Ice Will Reshape The World's Coastlines Sooner Than We ThoughtForbes - Eric MackGlobal mean sea level has risen by about eight inches (20 cm) since 1900, with three of those inches coming in the last quarter century and coastal flooding becoming more common as result. But a huge of
Tiny House Movement This Exquisite Berkshires Prefab Was Assembled in Just 24 Hoursdwell - Lauren JonesFor Mount Washington Residence, McBride Architects use prefabrication to save on costs while going big on functionality and style. The four-bed, four-bath home of Peter and Sarah Diamond and their two
Chevron Chevron spills 800,000 gallons of oil, water in CaliforniaSFGate - By DON THOMPSON, Associated PressSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California authorities said Friday that crews are beginning to clean up a massive oil spill that dumped nearly 800,000 gallons of oil and water into a Kern County canyon, making
Success The purpose of life is to be a nobodyLadders - Zat Rana Acknowledging unimportance liberates us from the grips of the self-centered voice in our head that’s chiefly responsible for many of life’s …
Technology Review: RHA’s handy travel adaptor lets you use your favorite wireless headphones in flightTNW - Matthew HughesRHA’s latest product is a love-letter to the jetlagged, sweaty, exhausted travelers among us. The ones who regularly make the difficult choice between chicken and beef. The ones getting grilled at immigration,
Vermont Seattle Faces Backlash After Easing Up On Punishing Crimes Involving Mental IllnessNPR - Martin KasteSeattle is grappling with a crisis of what is sometimes called "visible homelessness" — people who live in the street and struggle with mental illness or drug addiction. It's a population that often commits
Play buttonRick Rubin The Magic of ‘Shangri-La’: How Producer Rick Rubin Transforms Artists Into Musical GiantsThe Daily Beast - Nick Schager One can argue about the greatest musical achievement ever overseen by legendary producer Rick Rubin (*cough* Slayer’s Reign in Blood *cough*), but …
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2020The Washington Post - By Amber PhillipsCan Democrats take back the Senate in 2020? They’ll need to have a dream election to do it. Republicans currently have the majority by four seats, and even though the GOP is defending seven of the 10 competitive
Hulu Hulu launches new live TV guide and reintroduces 4K streamingEngadget - Georgina TorbetHulu has launched a new Live Guide showing which live TV shows are available to watch on the streaming service right now and also what's coming up in the next two weeks. The Live Guide works like a traditional
Movies Denise Nickerson, Violet in ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,’ Dies at 62Variety - Anna Tingley Denise Nickerson, best known for her role as Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 version of “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” died Wednesday night …
Apple Watch Apple disables Walkie-Talkie due to exploit that could allow someone to secretly listen in without consent9to5Mac - Benjamin MayoApple has disabled the Walkie-Talkie service on Apple Watch this morning, due to an unknown exploit that could have allowed a stranger to eavesdrop the Apple Watch microphone without consent. Apple told
Microsoft Teams Microsoft might crush Slack like Facebook crushed SnapchatVox - Rani MollaTech workers’ favorite communications tool, Slack, is losing ground to its biggest rival, Microsoft Teams, which has copied its way into popularity. In other words, Slack has the same problem as Snapchat,
Oculus Quest Facebook snags exclusive VR games for Oculus headsetsEngadget - Christine FisherIt signed deals for 'Assassin's Creed' and 'Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell' and says more are on the way. Facebook wants to give Oculus a boost by acquiring game studios and signing exclusive deals for VR
