Good Articles That Don't Deserve Their Own Threads

[Grand Potentate]

Americans less likely to have sex, partner up and get married than ever

Valentine's Day is a day of love, a special day on which we're supposed to make sure that those around us know how much we care for them. But on this day when Cupid is supposed to strike us with his arrow, there are several reasons to think love isn't what it once was in the United States.

amp.cnn.com

 

[Fwiffo]

Chris Cuomo Suspended by CNN

Chris Cuomo has been suspended by CNN

variety.com

CNN exec Allison Gollust, woman in relationship with ex-chief Jeff Zucker, resigns

The network said an investigation “found violations of Company policies, including CNN’s News Standards and Practices, by Jeff Zucker, Allison Gollust, and Chris Cuomo.”

www.nbcnews.com

Jeff Zucker left because he had an inappropriate relationship. Allison Gollust leaves because of Chris Cuomo or an inappropriate relationship or both?

 

[belinmad]

CNN exec Allison Gollust, woman in relationship with ex-chief Jeff Zucker, resigns

The network said an investigation “found violations of Company policies, including CNN’s News Standards and Practices, by Jeff Zucker, Allison Gollust, and Chris Cuomo.”

www.nbcnews.com

Jeff Zucker left because he had an inappropriate relationship. Allison Gollust leaves because of Chris Cuomo or an inappropriate relationship or both?

it's in the lead, no? She should have reported it to HR and didn't, thus violating company policy?

 

[Fwiffo]

it's in the lead, no? She should have reported it to HR and didn't, thus violating company policy?

Yes and the whole news story could have been: Jeff Zucker and Allison Gollust have a company affair which is against company rules and therefore have been terminated.

All the extras about Cuomo and how she worked for the other Cuomo before is character assassination on her prospects for future employment.

Not that I have any empathy for people sleeping with their boss or couples working in one company.

 

[belinmad]

Yes and the whole news story could have been: Jeff Zucker and Allison Gollust have a company affair which is against company rules and therefore have been terminated.

All the extras about Cuomo and how she worked for the other Cuomo before is character assassination on her prospects for future employment.

Not that I have any empathy for people sleeping with their boss or couples working in one company.

Yup, agree

 

[Dropbear]

How in the World Did Luge Happen?

The secret of the slide, from ancient Germanic tribes to tony Alpine resorts.

www.atlasobscura.com

 

[Dropbear]

Skate and Destroy: When the Marines Tried to Send Skateboards into Battle

In 1999, the Marines launched a military exercise designed to road test a bunch of new weapons programs for 21st century combat. One of them was an urban assault combat skateboard. Yes, this really happened

melmagazine.com

 

[Grand Potentate]

https://www.consumerreports.org/outdoor-safety/the-great-american-tick-invasion/

fucking ticks

 

[Grand Potentate]

presented without comment

 

[Fwiffo]

presented without comment

Ticketmaster gave me an alert that he is speaking in Hamilton where arnathor lives and at a hall I pass by nearly every day. Maybe he needs to make some more money.

 

[Grand Potentate]

The question is not why the birth rate is falling - it's why anyone has kids at all

Since 2007 the country has rolled from crisis to crisis. Anyone under 35 has never known the good times.

www.newstatesman.com

falling birthrates, uk edition

 

[Dropbear]

The man rethinking the definition of reality

Across his career, the philosopher David Chalmers has challenged what we hold to be true about consciousness and the mind. Now he is questioning reality itself.

www.bbc.com

 

[Fwiffo]

Life may actually flash before your eyes on death - new study

Scientists - who "accidentally" made the first ever recording of a dying brain - saw startling results.

www.bbc.com

"A team of scientists set out to measure the brainwaves of an 87-year-old patient who had developed epilepsy. But during the neurological recording, he suffered a fatal heart attack - offering an unexpected recording of a dying brain.

It revealed that in the 30 seconds before and after, the man's brainwaves followed the same patterns as dreaming or recalling memories.

Brain activity of this sort could suggest that a final 'recall of life' may occur in a person's last moments, the team wrote in their study, published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience on Tuesday."

I wonder what I would remember in my final flash of life...

 

[Dropbear]

The Insights Psychedelics Give You Aren’t Always True

The study of false—sober—insights teaches us to be wary of accepting every realization from psychedelic trips without critical thinking.

www.vice.com

No shit. Still, it is interesting to see the truths they do unlock.

 

[QuandoDio]

The Insights Psychedelics Give You Aren’t Always True

The study of false—sober—insights teaches us to be wary of accepting every realization from psychedelic trips without critical thinking.

www.vice.com

No shit. Still, it is interesting to see the truths they do unlock.

Hear hear. Admittedly, there is sense (for many, not all) in never opening that Pandora's box tbh

 

[Dropbear]

Google Maps, Apple Maps, and smartphones are at the forefront of modern war | AppleInsider

We've gone beyond "the revolution will be televised," and are in a reality where the latest European war is live-streamed not just through social media, but on online mapping services without Google or Apple intending it.

appleinsider.com

 

[ter1413]

Only known unused ticket from Michael Jordan's NBA debut sells for record price

The Jordan ticket and one from Jackie Robinson's 1947 Major League debut both nearly doubled the previous record for the priciest vintage sports ticket when their auctions closed early Sunday morning.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Grand Potentate]

Road salt is wrecking havoc on freshwater ecosystems — and our drinking water

In a new study, scientists reveal the effects of human salinization on freshwater ecosystems, including the destruction of lake food webs.

www.inverse.com

 

[ter1413]

Janet Sobel: The woman written out of history

In 1938, a Ukrainian-born grandmother created one of art's biggest shocks – but it was attributed to the US painter Jackson Pollock, writes Kelly Grovier.

www.bbc.com

 

[Fwiffo]

Lloyd's of London fines insurer Atrium over initiation games

Atrium Underwriters admits three charges relating to bullying and misconduct on 'boys' nights out'.

www.bbc.com

Fined for drinking? It's insurance.

 

[Fwiffo]

Rachel Zegler: West Side Story actress gets Oscars invitation after outcry

Rachel Zegler plays Maria in the new West Side Story, which has seven Academy Award nominations.

www.bbc.com

People power! Although what is the precedent if your film is nominated for best picture but you didn't get nominated for any acting categories...

 

[ter1413]

Rachel Zegler: West Side Story actress gets Oscars invitation after outcry

Rachel Zegler plays Maria in the new West Side Story, which has seven Academy Award nominations.

www.bbc.com

People power! Although what is the precedent if your film is nominated for best picture but you didn't get nominated for any acting categories...

Do people still watch the Oscars?

 

[Fwiffo]

Do people still watch the Oscars?

Viewership plummeted last year but not as bad as Grammy and Golden Globes (which is so bad it's not even televised)

Another year to try to save it.

 

[Fwiffo]

Someone on Reddit made a chart of Leonardo DiCaprio's girlfriends — and it seems his cut-off age is 25

Leonardo DiCaprio may grow old, but his girlfriends will stay 22 forever. He and his most recent flame, Argentine actress Camila Morrone, have split.

www.insider.com

After 25 they get less fertile..according to Spartans.

 

[ter1413]

Henry Ruggs III crash: How it haunts Tony Rodriguez - Sports Illustrated

When the Raiders’ Henry Ruggs III drove 127 mph into a stranger’s car, a man living in a nearby garage rushed into the fire. What happened next haunts him to this day.

www.si.com

 

[Dropbear]

https://osf.io/jrw26/

 

[Grand Potentate]

 

[ter1413]

One Masters champion was buried in his green jacket: Here are 6 facts about the iconic green coat

The green jacket is the ultimate symbol of success at the Masters Tournament. Here are some facts you should know:

www.yahoo.com

 

[Grand Potentate]

Gonorrhea and Syphilis at Record Highs in 2020

The first year of the pandemic more reported gonorrhea and syphilis cases, including syphilis cases in infants.

gizmodo.com

the hot vaxxed summer had some unsurprising consequences.

 

[Grand Potentate]

Tesla must pay ex-worker $15 million for “disturbing” racist abuse, judge rules

"Diaz faced frequent racial abuse" and Tesla "did little or nothing to respond."

arstechnica.com

 

[Grand Potentate]

We Don’t Need Billionaires Like Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s bid to buy Twitter in the name of free speech is the latest example of his hubris. It’s not just that Elon Musk shouldn’t own Twitter — billionaires shouldn’t even exist.

jacobinmag.com

 

[ter1413]

6 fascinating facts about vaginas that every woman should know

In honor of National Vagina Appreciation Day on April 23, we asked ob-gyns to break down a few fascinating facts about vaginas.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Grand Potentate]

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2022/04/parents-partisan-school-board-meeting-covid/629669/

School Boards Are No Match for America’s Political Dysfunction​

What happens when schools are no longer the central business of school boards?

here's another good one on schools Pimpernel Smith formby002 Fwiffo

 

[formby002]

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2022/04/parents-partisan-school-board-meeting-covid/629669/

School Boards Are No Match for America’s Political Dysfunction​

What happens when schools are no longer the central business of school boards?

here's another good one on schools Pimpernel Smith formby002 Fwiffo

Do I really need to read another article telling me how crazy your country is...?

 

[Grand Potentate]

Do I really need to read another article telling me how crazy your country is...?

would be good to understand the specific education dynamic we were discussing.

 

[Grand Potentate]

The Price Kids Pay: Schools and Police Punish Students With Costly Tickets for Minor Misbehavior

Illinois law bans schools from fining students. So local police are doing it for them, issuing thousands of tickets a year for truancy, vaping, fights and other misconduct. Children are then thrown into a legal system designed for adults.

www.propublica.org

Here’s another one Pimpernel Smith

 

[formby002]

This is very good, and the denouement is very funny.

Macron is the leader France deserves

He has played the role of the Sun King to perfection

unherd.com

TIP: resist the temptation to go straight to the end.

 

[formby002]

How Economics Found Science …and Lost its Subject Matter

Re-evaluating the “equality-efficiency” trade-off

www.ineteconomics.org

 

[Pimpernel Smith]

This is very good, and the denouement is very funny.

Macron is the leader France deserves

He has played the role of the Sun King to perfection

unherd.com

TIP: resist the temptation to go straight to the end.

A clever piece that, we all thought it was Napoleon.

 

[formby002]

Pop Culture Has Become an Oligopoly

A cartel of superstars has conquered culture. How did it happen, and what should we do about it?

experimentalhistory.substack.com