Thursday, August 8, 2024

How to Clean Your Home in 15-Minute Chunks (and Why You Should)

The Quiet Power of Car-Free Neighborhoods. Watching 73 Minutes of Cat Videos.

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August 8, 2024
Fake Meat, Car-Free Neighborhoods, and Cat Videos
Ten picks for today, curated by our editors. Plus, how to get through your day on no sleep.
 
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In the News
Why Are People Rioting Across England and How Many Are Involved?
More than 400 people have been arrested since far-right disturbances broke out, with unrest also in Belfast.
The Guardian
Emine Sinmaz
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Letter from Hawaii
A Year After the Worst Wildfire in Modern US History, the People of Maui Try to Heal
This week marks the first anniversary of the worst wildfire in US modern history, including a possible settlement of $4 billion.
Grist
Anita Hofschneider
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Lagging Indicators
America's Hiring Boom Is Officially Over
The job market is tumbling. How did everyone miss the warning signs?
Business Insider
Emily Stewart
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Reality Check
Fake Meat's False Promise: Why Silicon Valley Can't Hack the Future of Food
Can alternative protein deliver on its promise of being better for the environment?
Fast Company
Julie Guthman
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Gender Gap
The Sports Where Women Outperform Men
From ultrarunning to shooting sports, in some competitions women have the edge.
BBC
Christine Ro
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Solutions Journalism
The Quiet Power of Car-Free Neighborhoods
Restricting or banning vehicles in congested city centers pays off with cleaner air and safer streets. We need to talk more about the other big benefit — less noise.
CityLab
David Zipper
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Personal Finance
How to Invest During a High Interest Rate Era
More people are in the market, but it's a confusing world for finance.
Bloomberg Businessweek
Suzanne Woolley
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Pro Tip
How to Clean Your Home in 15-Minute Chunks (and Why You Should)
If your home is a mess but you don't really know where to start, it's time to set a daily cleaning schedule, but don't feel the need to do everything all at once.
Lifehacker
Lindsey Ellefson
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Side Hustles
The Self-Proclaimed GOAT of Cybersquatting Sold HarrisWalz.com for $15k
Jeremy Green Eche of Brooklyn buys and saves websites for hypothetical presidential tickets. On Tuesday, he sold HarrisWalz.com to a person seemingly unconnected to either campaign.
NPR
Rachel Treisman
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Just Because
I Went to a Movie Theater to Watch 73 Minutes of Cat Videos
Welcome to Cat Video Fest, which is less a festival than a film and screened in more than a hundred movie theaters across the U.S. and Canada, to be exact.
Variety
Ethan Shanfeld
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Further Reading
 
Collection of the Day
How to Get Through Your Day on No Sleep
So you had a terrible night's sleep. Here's a comprehensive guide to handling everything you can't move and how to wriggle out of what you just can't handle.
Pocket Collections
Amy Maoz
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Yesterday's Most Read Story
Dairy Queen's Soft Serve Isn't What You Think It Is
Everybody loves Dairy Queen's soft serve ice cream. But this sugary treat isn't quite what you think it is, thanks to some surprising ingredients.
The Takeout
Cara J Suppa
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