NYC Underwater, The Fate Of Limp Bizkit, And More Weekend Reads

Can New York City Be Saved?

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WEEKEND LONG READS WATER OVER THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE Can New York City Be Saved? rollingstone.com The future of America's greatest city is at risk in the era of global warming. WORK, JUST A THREE-LETTER WORD Welcome To The New Prostitution Economy vanityfair.com A growing number of young people are selling their bodies online to pay student loans, make the rent, or afford designer labels. Is it just an unorthodox way to make ends meet or a new kind of exploitation? GEORGE SAUNDERS INVESTIGATES Who Are All These Trump Supporters? newyorker.com Award-winning author George Saunders attends a few Trump rallies and, predictably, delivers one of the most nuanced portraits of the Followers of Donald. STOPPING AT NO THINGS Marie Kondo And The Ruthless War On Stuff nytimes.com "My dream is to organize the world," tidying guru Marie Kondo said as she wrapped up a recent talk. The crowd cheered, and Kondo raised her arms into the air like Rocky. SHEETS WE DIGG | SPONSORED Sheets That Stay Cool When Things Get Steamy sheex.com SHEEX performance sheets stay so damn cool because their patented, temperature-regulating fabric actually moves heat away from your body. Plus, they're absurdly soft and 2x more breathable than cotton. A TROUBLED PAST THE BEST OF TIMES, THE DURST OF TIMES Whatever Happened To Limp Bizkit? avclub.com It is hard to overstate just how huge Limp Bizkit was during its heyday. Then the bottom fell out. A SHOCKING PAST The 'Gay-Cure' Experiments That Were Written Out Of Scientific History digg.com In one of the great forgotten stories of neuroscience, Robert Heath claimed to have cured homosexuality by implanting electrodes into the pleasure center of the brain. WEEKEND ACTIVITIES How To Catch Rare Pokémon In 'Pokémon Go' digg.com Get up off the couch, you've got some walking to do. GO, DO YOUR GARDENING IN PEACE WATCH: A Detailed Explanation Of How Poison Ivy Works, And A Foolproof Way To Prevent It digg.com The first thing to know is how to identify poison ivy. The second thing to know is that urushiol oil is like car grease. And you should treat it the same way. NAZIS: BAD THEN, BAD NOW A VERY JUSTIFIED TIME TO FAKE SICK 'Syndrome K,' The Fake Disease Used To Save Jews From The Nazis qz.com In Rome, a group of doctors saved at least 20 Jews from a similar fate, by diagnosing them with Syndrome K, a deadly, disfiguring and very fake disease. STILL FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT The Last Nazi Hunter newsweek.com Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff has spent four decades doggedly chasing Holocaust criminals, but when his pursuit led him to Lithuania, the fight got personal. BEFORE YOU GO MON DIEU! Bikers Crash Into Collapsed Inflatable Arch During Final Kilometer Of Tour De France Stage 7 digg.com British hopeful, Adam Yates, was the first to crash into the arch and ended up needing four stitches. Another British rider, Steven Cummings, went on to win the stage in the Pyrenees. No one knows what caused the sudden deflation. That's all! Enjoy your weekend (and watch where you're riding your bike). View the Edition at Digg.com »

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