July 30, 2019
The Kids Are All Right (And Very Loud)
Debaters adroit and maladroit in Detroit
It may feel like we just did this, but it's time for the second set of Democratic presidential primary debates in Detroit, with the first round starting at 8 p.m. ET tonight, July 30th. The largest field of any political party's presidential candidates hopes to make their case to the American electorate—and to voters in the crucial 2020 swing state of Michigan. [more inside]
The Dark History Behind "Where The Crawdads Sing"
X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter 2 or GTFO
Shenmue 3, Evil Genius 2, Mechwarrior 5, Star Control: Origins and Ghosts of the Precursors – sequels to beloved videogames, one and all. But Rock Paper Shotgun asks: Why are so many old games coming back? Is it really just money and nostalgia?
If you want to copyright your Elvis sighting...
...the federal government has official advice for you.
The United States Copyright Office, a division of The Library of Congress, evidently gets so many inquiries about "protecting" Elvis sightings that the subject warrants its own entry on its FAQ page.
Not sure what this says about America or Americans, except both are weird, yo.
Gin, Sex, Malaria, and the Hunt for Academic Prestige
Pigging it out in Barcelona
Enter Starman
With a Focus on Food Sovereignty, Rural Appalachian Ohio is Rebounding
Communities are creating food access, markets, and opportunity in the southeastern Appalachian foothills. [more inside]
"That was Nic Cage doing Nic Cage."
The Devil's Advocate
Throughout his career, Alan Dershowitz has been a major and controversial figure in American jurisprudence, having served as counsel to a number of notable figures such as Claus von Bülow, OJ Simpson, and recently Jeffrey Epstein, many of whom were charged with sexual crimes - a topic that has been an interest of his. A new longform article from The New Yorker goes over Dershowitz's history with regard to the litigation of sexual crimes, his longstanding relationship with Epstein, and the allegations against Dershowitz by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who is suing Dershowitz for defamation. (SLNew Yorker) [more inside]
Oklahoma Tribal Gaming Compact Negotiation
The state of Oklahoma has a compact with Indian tribal leaders that gives the tribes a monopoly on casino games in Oklahoma in exchange for a percentage of revenue from the games. This compact is set to expire at the end of this year, with conditions for auto-renewal.
On July 8, in an opinion piece in the Tulsa World and without consulting the tribes in the agreement Oklahoma governor Kevin Stitt asserted that the compact would be renegotiated.
The Inter-Tribal Council has given a response. [more inside]
Lawns in the U.S., and around the world
The rise of the lawn to dominance in suburbia represents one of the most profound transformations of the landscape in American history. If it does not quite rival in its scale the Great Plow Up of the Southern Plains that precipitated the Dust Bowl (American Heritage) or the massive deforestation of the Midwest and South during the nineteenth century (American Forests), then it is at least not far behind. How did this transformation come to be? American Green: How did the plain green lawn become the central landscaping feature in America, and what is the ecological cost? (Longread) [more inside]
Not your average basket
Incorporating weaving into architecture is not a new idea but Alison Grace Martin (NYTlink) is helping elevate the profile of weaving in a new, more techincal dimension. [more inside]
admiration, adoration, aesthetic appreciation, amusement, anger...
How does one classify the emotions? In an Atlas or an Enyclopedia? Around a Wheel? As a Tree? In a Periodic Table? What is an emotion anyway?
3/2/16 7 billion people experienced this day in a different way
Overlook Trail hiker notebook offers ‘slice of humanity’ Roy Tennant has been a trail steward for the Sonoma Overlook and Montini Preserve Trails for almost ten years. He maintains a blog about the trail. In it, he shares pages from the hiker notebooks that sit on a bench at the top of the overlook.
Know when to fold 'em
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