Afflictor: Thinking American tabloid culture finally came to a fitting conclusion in Manhattan this week when Amanda Bynes’ flying bong…
… coldcocked a campaigning Anthony Weiner.
Heh heh. He said “cocked.”
- Old Print Article: Gabriel Poulain powers a small plane with his bicycle. (1921)
- Classic Photograph: Edward Payson Weston, Ready For A Stroll. (1909)
- Featured Videos: Amy Schumer riotously remakes A Star Is Born + Merv Griffin meets Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in California (1975) + Merv Griffin recalls how Clint Eastwood taught him about meditation (1975).
- Recently Posted on NYC’s Craigslist: No one has yet told me that there is a thing called the Internet and that it contains much pornography + A Caucasian person with brown hair and blue eyes–what could go wrong? + I’m looking to purchase a building that can be converted into a brothel.
- A 1985 Theodore Roszak essay recalls modern tech’s idealistic, naive origins.
- George Saunders just curated a new reading list.
- Wolf Blitzer attempts to pander to the “Real America,” is foiled by atheist.
- William S. Burroughs may have been deeply into Scientology.
- Paul Krugman explains how we link financial austerity and morality.
- You can now learn to shoot and kill at great distances, in just minutes.
- Mason Peck, Chief Technologist at NASA, did an AMA at Reddit.
- George Packer writes of the things he likes about the contemporary U.S.
- Steven Johnson pushes back at George Packer’s assertions about Silicon Valley.
- Tea Party groups are suddenly opposed to profiling.
- Time is just an illusion. Wait, maybe not.
- We may be on the verge of creating a genetic supermarket.
- Luxury automobiles are being abandoned during Dubai’s downturn.
- Driverless cars create privacy concerns, but no one will care.
- Governor Jerry Brown 2.0 is profiled by James Fallows.
- Richard Linklater, compassionate Libertarian, did an AMA at Reddit.
- Steven Soderbergh explains the ridiculousness of modern film finance.
- The Vatican is commemorating Laszlo Toth’s Pieta outrage.
- The U.K.’s first anti-aging expo just happened.
- The trend of Chinese military fantasy writing must mean something.
- The most-highlighted Kindle phrases must mean something.
- Is Resiliency better than Prevention when it comes to disaster?
- Bill Gates’ drive to end diseases is complicated by misinformation.
- Old Sears outlets are becoming new data centers.
- A brief note from 1907 about a New Jersey hangman.
- A brief note from 1898 about a lucky man.
- This week’s Afflictor keyphrase searches.