Saturday, November 2

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Yes, websites really are starting to look more similar
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TECHNOLOGY

Yes, websites really are starting to look more similar

Over the past few years, articles and blog posts have started to ask some version of the same question: “Why are all websites starting to look the same?” These posts usually point out some common design elements, from large images with superimposed text, to hamburger menus, which are those three horizontal lines that, when clicked, reveal a list of page options to choose from. My colleagues Bardia Doosti, David Crandall, Norman Su and I were studying the history of the web when we started to notice these posts cropping up. None of the authors had done any sort of empirical study, though. It was more of a hunch they had. We decided to investigate the claim to see if there were any truth to the notion that websites are starting to look the same and, if so, explore why this has been happen...
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What are the ‘reopen’ protesters really saying?
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IMPACT, VIDEO REELS

What are the ‘reopen’ protesters really saying?

The “anti-lockdown” and #Reopen protests in the U.S. have powerful and secretive backers, but there are real Americans on the streets expressing their opinions. As an ethnographer – someone who studies cultural participation – I’m interested in who those Americans are, and why they’re upset. I spent the last week in what you might call an online road trip, studying 30 posts of protest footage from events in 15 cities. I found some shared themes, which don’t fit well with popular narratives about these protests. Protesters object to handouts, but want work. 1. Poverty is taboo, but work is ‘essential’ Despite the economic toll the lockdowns are taking on America’s poor, no protesters put their own poverty on display, such as posting signs asking for help. Instead, they held signs with mo...
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What really works to prevent snoring?
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HEALTH & WELLNESS

What really works to prevent snoring?

Whether the sound emitting from the snorer is what NSF describes as a “light rustle” or a “buzz saw,” it can wreak havoc on a bed partner’s ability to enjoy a peaceful night’s sleep. We hope you love these items as much as we did! GateHouse Media may collect a share of sales from links on this page. People snore for a number of reasons. The National Sleep Foundation points to primary causes as aging, nose and throat conditions, sleeping style, alcohol consumption and weight. NSF estimates 37 million Americans are frequent snorers, “with men and those who are overweight responsible for the bulk of it.” Whether the sound emitting from the snorer is what NSF describes as a “light rustle” or a “buzz saw,” it can wreak havoc on a bed partner’s ability to enjoy a peaceful night’s sleep. Nymag...
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Can Your Burger Really Save the Planet?
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CULTURE

Can Your Burger Really Save the Planet?

Choosing a veggie burger won’t stop climate disaster, but here’s why you should do it anyway. Burgers have recently become a main course on the menu of climate action. Whether it’s the Impossible Whopper, the promise of cell-based meat, or the debate over grass-fed beef, hamburgers—and how they’re made—are being served as a symbol of how we can disrupt and reduce one of our greatest impacts on the planet. But that doesn’t mean the solution is as simple as changing what’s on your grill. Agriculture is responsible for up to 30 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. About half of that comes from livestock production, and the biggest culprit, by far, is beef production. Researchers say that countries like the United States will need to cut beef consumption by 90 percent to...
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IN OTHER NEWS

How to Really Divest From R. Kelly And Other Disgraced Celebrity Favorites

Withdrawing support, both intentional and inadvertent, from harmful entertainers begins with knowing how they make their money. Singer-songwriter R. Kelly has maintained a wildly successful music career for the past three decades, despite a long and disturbing history of sexual misconduct allegations against him. But in 2017, a social media campaign to bring down the so-called “King of R&B” was launched amid reports of Kelly holding several women—and girls—as sexual prisoners. And on the heels of Lifetime’s six-part docuseries Surviving R. Kelly, the Fulton County district attorney in Georgia reportedly opened a criminal investigation into sex crimes allegedly committed by Kelly in and around Atlanta, where the 52-year-old once resided. Also, the Cook County state atto...
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Journalism

Podcasting Couple Keeps It Really Real on ‘The Black Guy Who Tips’

Down in Charlotte, there is a married couple whose mission is to amuse and inform online listeners five times a week. Roderick and Karen Morrow, both 37, host The Black Guy Who Tips, a daily podcast they record out of their home, deep in the Tar Heel State. For six years, the duo has riffed on the news--everything from the headlines of the day, to the crazy stories that get Black folks talking. On any given episode, the Morrows will have segments like “Gay News,” a roundup of LGBTQ-related news items, usually punctuated by Sylvester's opening yell from "Do Ya Wanna Funk;" “Guess the Race,” where they ask their chatroom audience to guess the race of the lead figure in an usually embarrassing news story; and “Sword Ratchetry,” where they close out the show with the latest news item involving...
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