August 17, 2016

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Hackers appear to have accessed the NSA’s hacking tools, which the agency uses to hack into foreign governments.

“When Zillow starts warning about sea level rise, it may be time to start worrying about sea level rise.”

Baltimore PD consistently applies sexual violence to coercive ends, but there’s no one to call when your abuser is a cop.

Black incarceration is still higher than it was in 1990, but at least it’s come down.

Restrained interview with Colson Whitehead, whose painfully funny depictions of racism come to a head in The Underground Railroad.

“Erdogan’s government has shut down or taken over at least 45 newspapers, 16 television stations, and three newswires in the past three weeks.”

Are narcissists conservative, refusing to affirm beauty in others, or are they explorers who leave behind anything that’s not their best?

Univision wins auction for Gawker.

New research shows déjà vu might occur when the brain detects memory errors.

Try concentrating on your déjà vu to see if you can forecast your near future. Troubleshooting déjà vu.

“The loss of natural water purification capacity is systematically increasing the cost of water treatment around the globe.”

Almost every baby born in an American hospital gets the same pink-and-blue blanket. Its designer got his start making butchers’ aprons.

The Games have been avid partners with society’s reactionaries. Brief recap of the Olympics’ failed redemption.

The Cold War is over, but America’s antipathy toward Russian people and culture remains.

Seniors are particularly susceptible to computer abuse because they don’t have anywhere to learn about security.

The last time I went a week without a screen was in a different century. TMN’s Rosecrans Baldwin goes to adult camp.