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Quick Links for July 2016

July 29
The world's easiest introduction to machine learning
July 25
"Such a firefly would immediately collapse under its own weight and become a black hole."
Michael Jordan speaks out against police violence against blacks and the killing of police officers
Jerry Seinfeld hosts John Oliver on Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
July 24
Guy Ritchie's, um, King Arthur? (From Warner Bros, of course. Bro.)
It's plausible that Trump is in Putin's pocket b/c of Russia's financial interest in his businesses
July 22
The best emulators for old school gaming (Atari 2600, SNES, Game Boy, etc.)
The little-discussed conservative/libertarian political dimension of the Little House on the Prairie books
A recent study found that heavy Harry Potter readers were less likely to support Trump
July 21
The NBA is moving the 2017 All-Star game from Charlotte because of North Carolina's recent anti-LGBT laws
Famous novels retitled like episodes of Friends; The Catcher in the Rye: "The One with the Phonies"
The two types of traveler
Ranking the world's countries from most rectangular (Egypt) to least (Maldives)
July 20
CLUES? The 6 movies Star Wars Ep. VIII director Rian Johnson asked the cast to watch before filming
Huh, a XXX sequel. I'm a fan of the first one (and Vin Diesel) so hopefully this one will be good.
Joe Posnanski: "Tom Brady is innocent. Unequivocally, unambiguously, thoroughly and 100-percent innocent."
July 19
New book from Steven Wolfram: Idea Makers: Personal Perspectives on the Lives & Ideas of Some Notable People
July 18
A big 15-part article on the Supreme streetwear brand
"If you respond by saying 'All lives matter,' what you are saying is, 'Black lives don't matter.'"
Trump's Art of the Deal ghostwriter: Trump's an egotistical narcissist who shouldn't be elected. Um, duh.
July 15
The news out of Nice is just awful. Here's what is known so far.
July 14
What do you call the corner store? Deli, bodega, c-store?
This looks promising: generating electricity through the osmosis of salt ions from seawater to fresh water
The 7 biggest problems facing science, according to 270 scientists (money, lack of replication, paywalls, etc.)
538 crowdsourced the ultimate workout playlist from Spotify data. Lots of Drake, Kanye, and Eminem.
July 13
The guy who runs TED shares the five TED talks he learned the most from
Not just NYC, Chicago, and Denmark: 40 different ways hot dogs are served around the world
No grades, no timetable: Berlin school turns teaching upside down
July 12
Your silky-smooth ass would like to remind you to wear sunscreen
Bernie Sanders explains "why I am endorsing Hillary Clinton and why she must become our next president"
11 Female Abstract Expressionists You Should Know
Excellent piece by @ezraklein on the gap btwn Hillary Clinton's public perception & what colleagues say she's like
July 11
Fixed the headline for you: "Meet terrible men"
Tim Duncan retires. 1 of my all-time fave NBA players. Head down, do your job. "Big Fundamental" Shaq called him.
Where are they now: this piece about the seven women gymnasts who won Atlanta gold in 1996 is kinda depressing
'Slam-dunk' find puts hunter-gatherers in Florida 14,500 years ago
Apply now for the Future of Storytelling Prize, awarded to "the most exceptional interactive story of the year"
July 8
One Simple Change to the Law Could Make Prosecuting Killer Cops Easier
Stock prices for gun companies surged after Dallas police shot. They always do after well-reported shootings.
"I'm a black ex-cop, and this is the real truth about race and policing"
Three terrible days of violence; "firearms the common thread"
All Houses Matter (re: the All Lives Matter rhetorical hogwash)
July 7
This is one reason why the 2nd Amendment argument against gun control is bullshit
NYC is v. vulnerable to climate change; "with a foot or two of sea-level rise, streets will become impassable..."
We Can End Police Violence in America
July 6
An overview of basic knife skills for the home cook
The Art of Giving a Good Wedding Toast by Tad Friend
The Banality of Futurism: in 100 years, many restaurant tables will still wobble
July 5
Atlas Obscura is doing a book about "the strangest and most curious places in the world"
A brutally honest wedding announcement; "...the unexpected feelings of isolation will hit her like a minivan"
In anticipation of the Fantastic Beasts movie, Rowling wrote a short story about the North American Hogwarts
Caitlyn Jenner Endorses Donald Trump for Woman's and LGBT Rights. Yuck, no, shut up.
July 4
3 reasons the American Revolution was a mistake: slower abolition, Native Americans' suffering, different gov't sys.
The Prince Online Museum has launched. It's an archive of Prince's websites from the past 20 years.
George Saunders wrote about Trump and his supporters for the New Yorker; "Mayhem. The Wall is their favorite."
July 1
The FDA cautions against eating raw cookie dough. (Guns are still a-ok though.)
Obama administration admits to up to 116 civilian deaths from drones. This is a shameful stain on Obama's admin.
This is the Friday-est 2016-est thing ever: Hillary Clinton wrote something for The Toast on their last day
Aaron Sorkin is teaching an online screenwriting class this summer
Telsa's Autopilot feature mistook a semi trailer for the sky, resulting in a death
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