Monday, January 20, 2020

Chick-Fil-Eh?

Why It Only Costs $10K To 'Own' A Chick-Fil-A Franchise, Should I Try To Get Pregnant Without My Boyfriend's Knowledge (And Other Advice Column Questions), SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Explodes After Takeoff (On Purpose), and more.
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TAKING THE PLUNGE
POLAR OPPOSITES
The Subversive Joy Of Cold-Water Swimming
newyorker.com
Britons are skipping the heated pool and rediscovering the pleasures of lakes, rivers, and seas — even in winter.
GOOD QUESTION
Should I Try To Get Pregnant Without My Boyfriend's Knowledge, And Other Advice Column Questions
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A roundup of the most interesting, thought-provoking and surprising questions that our favorite columnists addressed in recent days.
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORK SUNDAYS!
Why It Only Costs $10k To 'Own' A Chick-Fil-A Franchise
thehustle.co
The chicken chain is known for having the lowest entry cost of any major fast-food franchise — but there's a catch.
WHAT IN THE WORLD?
How 'World Of Warcraft' Was Born From Chaos
polygon.com
A new book tells the story of how the creative team at Blizzard made the most of their disadvantages.
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FACE FACTS
IMPERFECT UNION
How 17 Outsize Portraits Rattled a Small Southern Town
nytimes.com
Newnan, Ga., decided to use art to help the community celebrate diversity and embrace change. Not everyone was ready for what they saw.
MOORE IS MORE
A Brief History of Double-Nominated Actors at the Oscars
vulture.com
In the 92-year history of the Oscars, double-nominees have happened 12 times in total.
LET'S BE RATIONAL ABOUT THIS
Is Rationality Overrated?
vox.com
Studies have shown that humans are a lot more irrational than we think. That's caused no small amount of hand-wringing: Humans were supposed to be "the rational animal"! Are we instead just doomed to keep making lots of terrible decisions? New research says there's another way to look at it.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
'SERENITY NOW'
Someone Dubbed Over Darth Vader With George Costanza's Father And It's Brilliant
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Darth Vader is made hysterical when his lines are dubbed over with Frank Costanza's hilariously cantankerous catch phrases from "Seinfeld."
IN THE NEWS
Watch: SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Explodes After Takeoff (On Purpose)
New York Times Endorses Elizabeth Warren And Amy Klobuchar In Democratic Primary
Credible Threats Of Violence As Pro-gun Rally Is Held In Richmond, FBI Says
Record-Breaking Snowfall Buries Newfoundland
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Have a good one, folks.

Saturday, January 18, 2020

Close Encounters Of The Classified Kind

The UFO Tape That Was Never Supposed To Be Released, The Moment The Niagara Falls Ran Dry in 1969, The Restaurants You'll Never Get Into, and more.
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Sat, Jan 18
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ARE YOU SEEING THIS?
GOING WITHOUT THE FLOW
The Moment The Niagara Falls Ran Dry in 1969, In Photos
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In June 1969, the US Army Corps of Engineers turned off American Falls, one of three waterfalls that makes up Niagara Falls. The engineers wanted to find a way to remove the unseemly boulders that had piled up at its base since 1931, cutting the height of the falls in half.
TIC TAC D'OH
The UFO Tape That Was Never Supposed To Be Released
popularmechanics.com
It was the video that ushered in the UFO renaissance: a grainy clip showing the Navy's encounter with a mysterious aircraft in 2004. The Pentagon says the public was never supposed to see it. So who leaked it? How'd they do it? And what does the footage actually show?
HOUSTON, THAT'S A LOT OF PROBLEMS
A Baseball Expert's Guide To The Nutty MLB Cheating Scandal
nymag.com
The sign-stealing scandal that has enveloped the Houston Astros and Major League Baseball seems to morph, alter and expand itself by the second. Let a baseball expert walk you through it.
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PICTURE THIS
PICTURE THIS
Homelessness In The Living Rooms Of The Rich, And More Of The Best Photography Of The Week
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A traveling Wally, a quirky love letter to New York and other best photos of the week.
UNDER THE SEA
The Winners Of The 2019 Ocean Art Underwater Photo Contest Are Gorgeous
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Under the sea, the photography is better.
POWER PLAY
(UNLESS YOU'RE FILTHY RICH, CONGRATS)
You'll Probably Never Get Into This Restaurant
ny.eater.com
Exclusive restaurants, like private clubs for multimillion-dollar condo owners and places with ultra-strict entrance policies, are gaining traction.
HACK THE VOTE
Hackers Are Coming For The 2020 Election — And We're Not Ready
rollingstone.com
Why the threats to our elections are more sophisticated and widespread than ever
THE ATTACK HELICOPTER STORY
The Disturbing Case Of The Disappearing Sci-Fi Story
wired.com
A young writer wrote a controversial bit of military science fiction about sexual politics. The fallout was nuclear.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
RACK 'EM
Man Sees Moose Heading Straight Towards Him, Immediately Does The Right Thing: Hide
youtube.com
You can't run, but you can hide.
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Never look a trash moose in the mouth.