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A Shark Attack Probably Won’t Kill You, And Other Lessons From The Science Of The Beach
washingtonpost.com 1 day, 6 hours agoMemorial Day serves as the unofficial start of summer for most of America, with many trekking out to the beach and soaking up some sun. Here at Wonkblog, we’re taking a different sort of trip: a journey through the science of a visit to the beach. It’s not quite seaside reading, but scientists have learned a decent amount about how we change when we’re close to water. So, without further ado, here are a few of their most choice findings. Read full article >>
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Lisa Kereszi Finds Beauty In Forgotten Treasures
fashion.elle.com 3 days, 7 hours agoPlastic shark in lake behind sports bar, Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania, 2005. Photo: © Lisa Kereszi, Courtesy of the Artist and the Yancey Richardson Gallery There is something profoundly sad about disco balls. Once a symbol of glamour and excess, the disco ball has been reduced to kitsch,a ridiculous, ersatz object that is laughably out-of-touch. Yet for all its tackiness, it retains something poetic. Disco balls, with their mirrored surfaces, confront us with our own mortality: a reminder that nothing,tr










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