Monday, July 8, 2024

A Pizza Topping That Divides the World

Six Misconceptions We Have About Romantic Love. The One Food Gastro Doctors Never (or Rarely) Eat.

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July 8, 2024
Vitamin D, Misunderstood Movies, and the Aftermath of a Kidnapping
Ten picks for today, curated by our editors. Plus, laundry hacks to make your life easier.
 
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In the News
5 Things to Know About France's Messy Election
What happens now? Did Macron's snap election work? Is Le Pen finished? POLITICO walks you through the rubble.
POLITICO Europe
Clea Caulcutt
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Must Read
The Kidnapping I Can't Escape
Fifty years ago, my father's friend was taken at gunpoint on Long Island. Then he went on with his life — and that's the part that haunts me.
The New York Times
Taffy Brodesser-Akner
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Better Living
Should You Take Vitamin D? Here's the Science
Some people take too much, and too many get too little. Experts explain who needs D supplements, and why.
Knowable Magazine
Katarina Zimmer
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Longform
The Extra Mile
After a horrific accident, doctors told Todd Barcelona that he'd likely never run again. So he and his wife decided to run farther than they ever had before.
Atavist
Maggie Gigandet
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From the Archives
They Hacked McDonald's Ice Cream Machines—and Started a Cold War
Secret codes. Legal threats. Betrayal. How one couple built a device to fix McDonald's notoriously broken soft-serve machines—and how the fast-food giant froze them out.
WIRED
Andy Greenberg
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Pro Tip
Gastro Doctors Share the 1 Food They Never (or Rarely) Eat
The experts on gas, bloating, colon cancer and other digestive issues share what they avoid themselves.
HuffPost
Leigh Weingus
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Hidden History
His Biggest Hit Sold More Copies Than Any of the Beatles'. So Why Haven't You Heard of Him?
Prince Nico Mbarga poured joy into music, including the most popular song in African history. But his own story has never been told — until recently.
Narratively
Sami Kent
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Up for Debate
A Pizza Topping That Divides the World
In the 1960s, a chef in Canada created a pizza topping that swept the world. So why is it so widely loved – and hated?
BBC Future
Stephen Dowling, Richard Gray
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Fact Check
Six Misconceptions We Have About Romantic Love
Research suggests that not everything you have heard or read about romantic love is true.
Greater Good
Sandra Langeslag
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Just Because
The 25 Most Misunderstood Movies Ever Made
No truly interesting movie can be subject to a single interpretation—even if the writer and director say it's about one thing, some viewers may have a different take.
Lifehacker
Ross Johnson
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Further Reading
 
Collection of the Day
These Laundry Hacks Will Make Your Life Easier
How to banish the gnarliest stains and gym clothes stink—plus, controversial takes on separating laundry and folding clothes.
Pocket Collections
Pocket Editors
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Yesterday's Most Read Story
Stop Setting Your Thermostat at 72
Let's settle the heated debate over your AC, once and for all.
Vox
Adam Clark Estes
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