"Stranger Things" and the Psychic Nosebleed

Where did we get the idea that using psychic or telekinetic powers makes a person's nose bleed?
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The Childhood of a Leader review – stunning origins story for a future fascist

First-time director Brady Corbet’s story of a privileged, petulant 10-year-old fated to become a fascist dictator exerts a lethal grip. By Peter Bradshaw. (Aug. 18, 2016)
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/aug/18/the-childhood-of-a-leader-review-brady-corbet?source=Snapzu

Closer

Frida Amundsen
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Why we should celebrate shyness

From Charles Darwin to Keira Knightley and Morrissey, the socially awkward and anxious have changed the world for the better. Have we forgotten the benefits of being shy? This is the paradox at the heart of a new book, "Shrinking Violets," by the cultural historian Joe Moran, which explores shyness in politics, literature and psychology.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160830-why-we-should-celebrate-shyness?source=Snapzu

100 Honest Women Portraits To Fight The Stereotypes Of Beauty

The photo series Underneath We Are Women, is a fight against standardization of beauty, that honestly depicts women of all professions, of all kinds of shapes and sizes. In the photos, they're broken free of judgements and opinions of the others, living their life and making the most of it.
Read more: http://www.ufunk.net/en/photos/underneath-we-are-women/?source=Snapzu

Chris Brown arrested after woman's gun threat claim, police say

The unidentified woman reported the incident to police, saying he pointed the gun at her before she left his gated estate in Los Angeles.
Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/chris-brown-be-arrested-after-woman-claims-he-threatened-her-n640126?source=Snapzu

"The Night Of" proves it's time for shows to start saying no to season two

When you really love something you want to hold on to it forever. Relationships; the car you had in high school; your stash of fun-size Twix. But the truth is, nothing good lasts—and if it does, the appeal fades long before the attachment does. You can’t tickle the same pleasure center in your brain over and over again without diminishing returns. The same holds true for our expectations of TV shows, though, and fans have to let go of that thinking.
Read more: http://www.wired.com/2016/08/no-more-second-seasons/?source=Snapzu

In This 2005 Interview, Gene Wilder Explains How He Learned To Get Laughs

When he was 8, Wilder's mother had a heart attack, and he took it upon himself to cheer her up. We'll listen back to a Fresh Air interview with the comic actor, who died Monday at age 83.
Read more: http://www.npr.org/2016/08/30/491944275/in-this-2005-interview-gene-wilder-explains-how-he-learned-to-get-laughs?source=Snapzu

Flâneuse by Lauren Elkin review – how women walk

This elegant book considers defiant female walkers from Martha Gellhorn and Virginia Woolf to the author, and celebrates the freedom of being on the move.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/aug/25/flaneuse-by-lauren-elkin-review-how-women-walk?source=Snapzu

Redskins Preseason Finale Moved to Wednesday Due to Inclement Weather

The Redskins final preseason game with the Buccaneers has been rescheduled due to incoming inclement weather in Tampa Bay.
Read more: http://www.csnmidatlantic.com/washington-redskins/report-inclement-weather-forces-redskins-buccaneers-game-be-rescheduled?source=Snapzu

Bugs Bunny - The Origins of an American Icon

A quick look at the history of America's most influential bunny.
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Shopping for the Afterlife in China

Chanel shoes, McDonald’s french fries, iPhones, cognac, lacy lingerie, and machine guns are just a few of the consumer goods you can purchase for the dead in China. Made from bamboo-based joss paper, they’re meant to be burned.
Read more: http://hyperallergic.com/292070/shopping-for-the-afterlife-in-china/?source=Snapzu

Girl, 7, Finds Olympic Gold Medal in Trash

An Olympic champion is thanking a 7-year-old Atlanta girl who found his gold medal in a pile of trash weeks after it got stolen, the AP reports. Joe Jacobi won the medal in men's canoe double slalom at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. Jacobi says it was stolen when somebody broke into his car in June. Weeks later, Chloe Smith was walking with her father when she spotted the gold medal discarded in a pile of garbage.
Read more: http://www.newser.com/story/230334/girl-7-finds-olympic-gold-medal-in-trash.html?source=Snapzu

The bogus claims of the NRA's favorite social scientist, debunked

Despite the effusive praise from gun advocates, and respectful treatment by the mainstream media, The War on Guns is riddled with errors and falsehoods that undermine most, if not all, of its major claims.
Read more: http://www.vox.com/2016/8/30/12700222/nra-social-scientist-claims-debunked?source=Snapzu

Rain is sizzling bacon, cars are lions roaring: the art of sound in movies | Jordan Kisner

Skip Lievsay, an unassuming-looking guy in his mid-60s with highly trained ears, stood before the stacks of speakers and giant movie screen in his office, fussing quietly. Lievsay is one of the preeminent sound designers working in film today, and whatever he does – whether it’s fussing or making jokes or padding down the hall of his New York offices to murmur instructions to employees – he does it quietly, as if his personal volume dial operates in inverse correlation to the often noisy task at hand.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/22/rain-is-sizzling-bacon-cars-lions-roaring-art-of-sound-in-movies?source=Snapzu

A Critical History Asks, What Does It Mean to Be Modern?

Steven B. Smith’s “Modernity and Its Discontents” is a survey of Western intellectual history from Machiavelli to Saul Bellow.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/28/books/review/modernity-and-its-discontents-steven-b-smith.html?source=Snapzu

Doctor Who | A Hero

*** "Sometimes, on a good day, if I try very hard, I'm not some old Time Lord who ran away. I'm the Doctor. " After a long pause of Doctor Who, I bring you new video ! Well I know not much, but I love this song, I just wanted to flow with it... I hope I didn't let you down in this one...And for the GoT fans be careful I might upload Robb Stark tribute ! and for you all, as always, STAY AWESOME !
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Royals rout Red Sox 10-4 with a monster eight-run sixth inning

The Royals trailed by two runs when they scored eight times in the sixth inning and beat the Red Sox 10-4 on Sunday night in Boston. Raul Mondesi’s bases-loaded triple was the big blow in the inning as Kansas City clinched another series victory and prolonged its wild August surge.
Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/article98528662.html?source=Snapzu

Gene Wilder, Star of 'Willy Wonka' and Mel Brooks Classics, Dies at 83

The comic actor was at his best in 'The Producers,' 'Blazing Saddles' and 'Young Frankenstein' and teamed with Richard Pryor in four films.
Read more: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gene-wilder-dead-willy-wonka-828477?source=Snapzu

Anthony Weiner just blew his second chance at a second chance

He broke the most important rule of redemption in politics: come clean.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/08/29/anthony-weiner-just-blew-his-a-second-chance-at-a-second-chance/?source=Snapzu

Ursula Le Guin Has Earned a Rare Honor. Just Don’t Call Her a Sci-Fi Writer.

The 86-year-old author will become one of the few living writers recognized by the Library of America, and she did it on her terms.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/29/books/ursula-le-guin-has-earned-a-rare-honor-just-dont-call-her-a-sci-fi-writer.html?source=Snapzu

Kubo and the Two Strings: Behind the Scenes Time Lapse

Wow!
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Are We Really So Modern?

For all  our technological breakthroughs, we’re  still wrestling with the same basic questions as the Enlightenment philosophers. By Adam Kirsch.
Read more: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/09/05/the-dream-of-enlightenment-by-anthony-gottlieb?source=Snapzu

Ancient Zen Advice On How Not To 'Be A Jerk'

While author Brad Warner's approach to 13th-century Japanese Zen master Eihei Dogen may be unorthodox, its freshness might be exactly what the doctor ordered, says Adam Frank.
Read more: http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/08/28/490811579/ancient-zen-advice-on-how-not-to-be-a-jerk?source=Snapzu

WWE Hall of Famer Mr. Fuji passes away

WWE is saddened to learn that WWE Hall of Famer Mr. Fuji has passed away at the age of 82.
Read more: http://www.wwe.com/article/mr-fuji-passes-away?source=Snapzu

Why Growth Will Fall

William D. Nordhaus reviews "The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The US Standard of Living Since the Civil War" by Robert J. Gordon.
Read more: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2016/08/18/why-economic-growth-will-fall/?source=Snapzu

Women and writers of color win big at Hugo Awards and the Puppies are even sadder

The winners of the Hugo Awards were announced at a gala ceremony in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday, marking a good night for women and authors of color, and a very bad one for the “Puppies.” By Michael Schaub.
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-ca-jc-hugo-winners-20160822-snap-story.html?source=Snapzu

The Fierce, Forgotten Library Wars of the Ancient World

The dark trade of collecting books used to get really messy.
Read more: http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-fierce-forgotten-library-wars-of-the-ancient-world?source=Snapzu

‘Hot’ Sex & Young Girls

Zoë Heller reviews “American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers” by Nancy Jo Sales, and “Girls and Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape” by Peggy Orenstein.
Read more: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2016/08/18/hot-sex-young-girls/?source=Snapzu

New Books Coming Out Late August and September

Look for new books by Louise Penny, Tom Wolfe, Dav Pilkey and Ransom Riggs.
Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2016/08/28/books-new-and-noteworthy/88961544/?source=Snapzu

Divorce rates double when people start watching porn

There’s an oft-quoted rule on the internet: “If it exists, there is porn of it.” Even if that’s an exaggeration, there’s no question that men and women have been consuming more sexually explicit content since the world went online. Now, a new study looks at how this consumption might affect marriage in the United States. The study, a working paper presented this week at the 2016 American Sociological Association’s annual meeting, suggests that men and women who begin to consume pornography partway through their marriages are more likely to get a divorce than their non–porn-consuming peers.
Read more: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/08/divorce-rates-double-when-people-start-watching-porn?source=Snapzu

A Rebel Against Rebellion

Richard Cocks reviews "Conversations with Roger Scruton" by Roger Scruton and Mark Dooley.
Read more: http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/bookman/article/a-rebel-against-rebellion/?source=Snapzu

Naming America’s Own Genocide

In a commanding new book, Benjamin Madley calls California’s 19th-century elected officials “the primary architects of annihilation” against Native Americans in the state. Reading it is like watching bodies being piled on a pyre. By Richard White.
Read more: https://www.thenation.com/article/naming-americas-own-genocide/?source=Snapzu

Altamont, The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock’s Darkest Day

I could feel it before I got there. Several miles out and the dark vibes curled through the air like a toxic vapor. Serpentine streams of people twisted through the hills, uncertain of exactly where they were going. There were no maps. No trails. No signs. Nothing pointing toward our destination: Altamont." By Marc Campbell.
Read more: http://dangerousminds.net/comments/altamont_the_rolling_stones_the_hells_angels_and_the_inside_story_of_rocks_?source=Snapzu

Reconstruction Amendments and the Federal Judiciary

Judges discuss the impact of the Reconstruction Amendments on both legal history and their personal careers in the federal judiciary.
Read more: https://www.c-span.org/video/?400212-4/reconstruction-amendments-federal-judiciary?source=Snapzu

Mugabe orders arrest of Zimbabwean Olympic Team after Rio Olympics

President Robert Mugabe has reportedly ordered the arrest of the entire Zimbabwean Olympic team for failing to win a medal at the just concluded 2016 Rio Olympics. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter President Mugabe According to the NTA, Mugabe met with the commissioner general of Zimbabwe police republic, Augustine Chihuri and asked him to arrest and detain the whole Zimbabwean Olympic Team members immediately they arrive the Harare International Airport.
Read more: https://www.naij.com/941992-mugabe-orders-arrest-zimbabwean-olympic-team-rio-olympics.html?source=Snapzu

Why Doctors Once Treated Fevers and Hysteria With Mashed-Up Bedbugs

From Ancient Greece through the 18th century, bedbugs were used as medicine.
Read more: http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-doctors-once-treated-fevers-and-hysteria-with-mashedup-bedbugs?source=Snapzu

Chatham Manor

Historian Donald Pfanz talks about Chatham Manor, the only known house in the U.S. visited by both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
Read more: https://www.c-span.org/video/?310012-1/chatham-manor?source=Snapzu

A Writer’s Guide to Hacking the Reader’s Brain (in 5 Steps)

When you’re lost in a story — any story — what, exactly, is it that has you so mesmerized that the real world seems to have vanished?
Read more: https://medium.com/@penguinrandomus/a-writers-guide-to-hacking-the-reader-s-brain-in-5-steps-f5a4062ff8b6#.aexjirlkc?source=Snapzu

Criticism’s Sting: The Author Curtis Sittenfeld on Book Reviews

The novelist describes how she reacts to unsparing reviews and has come to take criticism less personally: “Sometimes fate smiles on you and sometimes it doesn’t.”
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/24/books/criticisms-sting-the-author-curtis-sittenfeld-on-book-reviews.html?source=Snapzu

The Paradox of Doping in Mountain Climbing

We’re usually comfortable deciding whether or not an athlete is doping. Lance Armstrong was definitely doping by using erythropoietin. Tennis player Novak Djokovic, on the other hand, was definitely not doping when he slept in an egg-shaped barometric chamber. We tell one from the other by a kind of cultural gestalt, sorting out those who dope and those who don’t. Then we take that one step farther and reason: Those who don’t, compete cleanly—those that do, cheat. But what if a substance is both performance-enhancing and a benefit to an athlete’s health? What if that substance is oxygen?
Read more: http://nautil.us/issue/39/sport/the-paradox-of-doping-in-mountain-climbing?source=Snapzu

Composer apologises to Hans Zimmer for 12 Years a Slave lawsuit

Richard Friedman sued Zimmer in January 2015 for copyright infringement but now regrets doing so after his case was dismissed from court
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/aug/26/hans-zimmer-composer-12-years-a-slave-lawsuit-copyright?source=Snapzu

Talent Doesn’t Win Oscars. Money Does.

No, money can't act--but it CAN make voters act differently.
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Could This Be the Year Movies Stopped Mattering?

There are great films out there, and people who want to see them. But in a year of endless pop-cultural distractions, movies have never felt less important.
Read more: http://www.wired.com/2016/08/do-movies-still-matter-2016/?source=Snapzu

U.S. Open Pressure Points: No. 1 seed Serena Williams and her race against time

Approaching 35 and with a new challenger to her throne, can the all-time great do it again?
Read more: http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2016/08/serena-williams-2016-us-open-angelique-kerber-steffi-graf-22-grand-slam-titles/60188/?source=Snapzu

Caleb Carr Lives in a Very Dark Place

In 1960, the writer and military historian Caleb Carr was five years old and living with his family in a small house on Horatio Street in Greenwich Village. His journalist father Lucien Carr would have loud, wild parties with the writers Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs, and the poet Allen Ginsberg, the literary trio at the heart of the Beat Generation in the 1950s. The drunken parties would often end in screaming and fighting, with furniture breaking. “I would sit at the top of the stairs, listening,” said Caleb Carr, from his home in upstate New York, “trying to figure it out. What the hell was going on? It never made any sense.”
Read more: http://lithub.com/caleb-carr-lives-in-a-very-dark-place/?source=Snapzu

10 street art movies.

Here are the ten most fascinating documentaries and fictional street art movies that tell stories of the global movement and its impact on urban culture.
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Belgians are hunting books, instead of Pokemon

Inspired by the success of Pokemon Go, a Belgian primary school headmaster has developed an online game for people to search for books instead of cartoon monsters, attracting tens of thousands of players in weeks.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-belgium-books-pokemon-idUSKCN1110RG?source=Snapzu

How long can we expect the Pokémon Go craze to last?

Data suggests game could retain tens of millions of players for a long while.
Read more: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/08/how-long-can-we-expect-the-pokemon-go-craze-to-last/?source=Snapzu

Baseball needs a USA Dream Team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

The next Games provides baseball a rare opportunity to sell itself on the world stage – and it needs its best players to showcase the sport.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2016/aug/25/baseball-olympic-games-2020-tokyo-mlb-team-selection?source=Snapzu