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DART to Didymoon

from The Daily Mail ‘Planetary defense!’ NASA will launch November mission to deflect ‘devastating’ asteroid from hitting Earth by NUDGING it with a spacecraft, agency says By CHRIS CIACCIA NASA said on Monday that its mission to deflect an asteroid in deep space using a spacecraft is targeting a late November launch NASA said on Monday […]

Lesbian Space Commune, cool

from Vice Grimes Wants to Rebound from Elon Musk With ‘Lesbian Space Commune’ Elon Musk and Grimes announced they were “semi-separated” last week—and Grimes has plans for her next move. By Samantha Cole Everyone deserves a little rebound moment after getting out of a long term relationship. Grimes, the electronic artist who spent three years dating […]

It’s Coming

Rodrigo Corral

from Slate Sometimes You Can Judge a Book by Its Cover Graphic designer Rodrigo Corral explains how he comes up with iconic book-jacket art. BY RUMAAN ALAM On this week’s episode of Working, Rumaan Alam spoke with graphic designer and creative director Rodrigo Corral. They discussed his work designing book-cover art, where he looks for inspiration for designs, […]

‘Out of Cluck’

from The Daily Beast New Zealand Cops Arrest Men Entering Locked-Down City With ‘Large Amounts’ of Illicit KFC by Jamie Ross Two men have been arrested in New Zealand for allegedly attempting to bring a “large amount” of illicit KFC into Auckland, where a lockdown has forced all fast-food outlets to shut their doors. According […]

F–k this mart

from Fox 5 NY Walmart worker resigns over store loudspeakers: ‘F–k this job’ By FOX 5 NY Staff NEW YORK – A Walmart worker quit in a profanity-laced tirade over the Louisiana store’s loudspeakers. Beth McGrath’s posted the video of her resignation on Facebook. “Attention Walmart shoppers and associates, my name is Beth from electronics,” Beth McGrath said […]

President Pacquiao

from France 24 Pacquiao: king of the ring rumbles for Philippine presidency Manila (AFP) Manny Pacquiao is idolised by many in the Philippines both for his punching power and rise from poverty to the peak of world boxing. But his support of a deadly war on drugs and homophobic views have drawn plenty of detractors. […]

Cruising Nashville

from The New York Times In the Heart of Nashville, Rolling Parties Rage at Every Stoplight As Nashville’s popularity has grown, so has the “transportainment” business — a motley assortment including old buses, farm tractors and a truck with a hot tub. Many think it has gotten out of hand. By Rick Rojas / Photographs by William […]

Lavaland

from France 24 Iceland’s volcanic eruption the longest in half a century Fagradalsfjall (Islande) (AFP) It will be six months on Sunday that the volcanic eruption currently mesmerising spectators near Reykjavik first began, making it the longest Iceland has witnessed in more than 50 years. The first lava began spewing out of a fissure close […]

Death Eating

from The Guardian Evidence of Fur and Leather Clothing, Among World’s Oldest, Found in Moroccan Cave Humans likely sported clothes made of jackal, fox and wildcat skins some 120,000 years ago by Brian Handwerk It’s not just animals that are at risk of dying out, the world’s crops are in rapid decline. Here’s why it […]