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redfiona99) wrote2016-06-05 09:55 pm
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Links
Archaeology:
Italy unearths huge Roman barracks during Rome metro dig - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36311156
Films:
Split Face Portraits of Warcraft Actors and Their CGI Counterpart - http://twistedsifter.com/2016/05/split-face-portraits-of-warcraft-actors-and-their-cgi-counterpart/
Language:
A Linguistics powered "Theme Thesaurus" that crawls Google-News finding words mentioned most commonly with any "target" word - https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/4ju4zi/a_linguistics_powered_theme_thesaurus_that_crawls/
THE GLOSSARY OF HAPPINESS - http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/the-glossary-of-happiness
Law and Order:
Pfizer acts to stop its drugs being used in lethal injections - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36292193
There’s No Separating the Death Penalty and Race - http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2016/05/foster_v_chatman_race_infects_death_penalty_to_the_core.html
Miscellaneous:
Teenage mothers tell their stories - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-36277031 Warning may upset.
The albino who confronted a witchdoctor - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36131711 Also may upset.
Susannah Mushatt Jones, last US woman born in 19th Century, dies - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36285083
The man who helps students to cheat - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36276324
French Periscope death stirs social media safety fears - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36274051
Inside England's only gender identity clinic for children - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36275877
Why do women get more university places? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-36266753
India's dying mother - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-aad46fca-734a-45f9-8721-61404cc12a39
Teachers put Shanghai ahead in global tests - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36312064
A guy just transcribed 30 years of for-rent ads. Here’s what it taught us about housing prices - https://medium.com/@andersem/a-guy-just-transcribed-30-years-of-for-rent-ads-heres-what-it-taught-us-about-sf-housing-prices-bd61fd0e4ef9#.u4gzlv79j
Is there any point in planting new trees? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36078295
Banks close more than 600 branches over the past year - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36268324 Most are in rural areas, where things like internet banking probably won't have the same uptake due to poor internet rollout.
Mustang movie channels female 'power' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36225698
Creating the world's new chess capital - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36257742
Music:
Bob Dylan and the Manchester Free Trade Hall 'Judas' show - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36211789 I recommend the radio show that gets mentioned at the bottom of the article. I listened to it when it first went out and it's really interesting.
News:
Life for asylum seekers inside the former prison of De Koepel in Haarlem, Netherlands - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-36314536 Not using the actual headline because the BBC headline editor once again decided to go for melodrama.
Rise in 'poor, female teens' poisoning themselves - http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/36302758/rise-in-poor-female-teens-poisoning-themselves
UN says turning migrants away 'won't work' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36299835
Politics:
Is there a sexist data crisis? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36314061
No News Is No News - Why it’s virtually impossible to cover Merrick Garland. - http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2016/05/why_it_s_virtually_impossible_to_cover_merrick_garland.html
Sport:
Football:
Gordon Wallace: The Welsh-voiced Scot who scored Liverpool's first goal in Europe - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36293901
Premier League season review: Leicester’s triumph, Mourinho’s meltdown, Lescott’s ‘accident’ - http://lebuzz.eurosport.co.uk/viral/premier-league-season-review-leicesters-triumph-mourinhos-meltdown-lescotts-accident-14108/ Even if you don't like football, scroll down for Andrea Bocelli singing 'Nessun Dorma'. To quote the article 'I cried. You cried. We all cried.'
Manchester United fan from Sierra Leone sees first Old Trafford match abandoned – but supporters save day - http://lebuzz.eurosport.co.uk/viral/united-fan-from-sierra-leone-sees-first-old-trafford-match-abandoned-but-supporters-rescue-day-14429/ Football fans can be awesome sometimes.
Forest Green Rovers: Five things you may not know about Gloucestershire club - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36277085
Formula 1:
Spanish Grand Prix: Why Michael Schumacher's epic 1996 win matters - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/36277172 I am frequently mean about Andrew Benson but this is a cracker of an article.
Statistics:
The dirty little secret that data journalists aren’t telling you - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/04/11/the-dirty-little-secret-that-data-journalists-arent-telling-you/
Italy unearths huge Roman barracks during Rome metro dig - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36311156
Films:
Split Face Portraits of Warcraft Actors and Their CGI Counterpart - http://twistedsifter.com/2016/05/split-face-portraits-of-warcraft-actors-and-their-cgi-counterpart/
Language:
A Linguistics powered "Theme Thesaurus" that crawls Google-News finding words mentioned most commonly with any "target" word - https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/4ju4zi/a_linguistics_powered_theme_thesaurus_that_crawls/
THE GLOSSARY OF HAPPINESS - http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/the-glossary-of-happiness
Law and Order:
Pfizer acts to stop its drugs being used in lethal injections - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36292193
There’s No Separating the Death Penalty and Race - http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2016/05/foster_v_chatman_race_infects_death_penalty_to_the_core.html
Miscellaneous:
Teenage mothers tell their stories - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-36277031 Warning may upset.
The albino who confronted a witchdoctor - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36131711 Also may upset.
Susannah Mushatt Jones, last US woman born in 19th Century, dies - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36285083
The man who helps students to cheat - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36276324
French Periscope death stirs social media safety fears - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36274051
Inside England's only gender identity clinic for children - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36275877
Why do women get more university places? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-36266753
India's dying mother - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-aad46fca-734a-45f9-8721-61404cc12a39
Teachers put Shanghai ahead in global tests - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36312064
A guy just transcribed 30 years of for-rent ads. Here’s what it taught us about housing prices - https://medium.com/@andersem/a-guy-just-transcribed-30-years-of-for-rent-ads-heres-what-it-taught-us-about-sf-housing-prices-bd61fd0e4ef9#.u4gzlv79j
Is there any point in planting new trees? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36078295
Banks close more than 600 branches over the past year - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36268324 Most are in rural areas, where things like internet banking probably won't have the same uptake due to poor internet rollout.
Mustang movie channels female 'power' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36225698
Creating the world's new chess capital - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36257742
Music:
Bob Dylan and the Manchester Free Trade Hall 'Judas' show - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36211789 I recommend the radio show that gets mentioned at the bottom of the article. I listened to it when it first went out and it's really interesting.
News:
Life for asylum seekers inside the former prison of De Koepel in Haarlem, Netherlands - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-36314536 Not using the actual headline because the BBC headline editor once again decided to go for melodrama.
Rise in 'poor, female teens' poisoning themselves - http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/36302758/rise-in-poor-female-teens-poisoning-themselves
UN says turning migrants away 'won't work' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36299835
Politics:
Is there a sexist data crisis? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36314061
No News Is No News - Why it’s virtually impossible to cover Merrick Garland. - http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2016/05/why_it_s_virtually_impossible_to_cover_merrick_garland.html
Sport:
Football:
Gordon Wallace: The Welsh-voiced Scot who scored Liverpool's first goal in Europe - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36293901
Premier League season review: Leicester’s triumph, Mourinho’s meltdown, Lescott’s ‘accident’ - http://lebuzz.eurosport.co.uk/viral/premier-league-season-review-leicesters-triumph-mourinhos-meltdown-lescotts-accident-14108/ Even if you don't like football, scroll down for Andrea Bocelli singing 'Nessun Dorma'. To quote the article 'I cried. You cried. We all cried.'
Manchester United fan from Sierra Leone sees first Old Trafford match abandoned – but supporters save day - http://lebuzz.eurosport.co.uk/viral/united-fan-from-sierra-leone-sees-first-old-trafford-match-abandoned-but-supporters-rescue-day-14429/ Football fans can be awesome sometimes.
Forest Green Rovers: Five things you may not know about Gloucestershire club - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36277085
Formula 1:
Spanish Grand Prix: Why Michael Schumacher's epic 1996 win matters - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/36277172 I am frequently mean about Andrew Benson but this is a cracker of an article.
Statistics:
The dirty little secret that data journalists aren’t telling you - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/04/11/the-dirty-little-secret-that-data-journalists-arent-telling-you/