DON'T GO POWER RANGERS
Imagined Dialogue For: The 'Power Rangers' Reboot
"A Power Rangers movie? Now? Like, why? Who wants this? Who asked for this?"
Observer
GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK
How To Get By On Four To Five Hours Of Sleep
Whether because of work stress, a crying baby, or some other late-night disturbance, we are sometimes forced to function on 4–5 hours of sleep (or less). Here's how to make it less awful.
'MY FATHER-IN-LAW IS NOT AN ANTI-SEMITE.'
Jared Kushner: The Donald Trump I Know
Observer publisher Jared Kushner responds to open letter written by one of his employees, calling out his father-in-law — Presumptive Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump — for an anti-semitic tweet.
'WELL, HERE I AM, AND HERE WE ARE'
Observer Writer Pens Open Letter In Response To Trump's Anti-Semitic Tweet
Donald Trump is currently under fire for a tweet with anti-Semitic undertones. Dana Schwartz is Jewish and a writer at The Observer — which is owned by Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. On Tuesday she wrote an open-letter to Kushner.
GAY UNTIL LABOR DAY
The Women Who Are Stretching Female Sexuality In The Hamptons
After a writer move to the upper east side of Manhattan, she began to hear rumors about "the pussy whisperer," a female trainer who had erotic encounters with her clients. Not one to say no to a good tip, she dug deeper.
FROM PAPERS, TO CANVAS
Panama Papers Out Owners Of Alleged Nazi-Looted $25M Painting
The Nahmad family has been proven to be owners of a stolen painting through an offshore company.
THEY'RE JUST BLUE, INSIDE AND OUTSIDE
The Anatomy Of A Blues Song
What the blues can teach you about life, art, and everything in-between.
GRINDING YOUR TIME AWAY
Coffee Is Killing Your Productivity
When you begin to create, start a business, write a blog, or generally do interesting stuff a funny thing happens: lots of people want to have coffee with you. Most of the time it’s a bad idea.
SCREEN BERN
Tumblr Has Become A Giant Bernie Sanders Campaign Rally
He was named the most reblogged 2016 candidate and the number two overall politician discussed this year on Tumblr, second only to current President Barack Obama.
THINKING OUTSIDE THE GRID
BuzzFeed Is Revolutionizing The Crossword Puzzle
Led by puzzle wunderkind Caleb Madison, a new generation of crossword constructors is pushing the boundaries of the word grid.
HOW WILL THE 'LOPES COPE?
Scientists Inch Closer To Uncovering Why Half An Endangered Species Suddenly Died
The mysterious mass death of 140,000 critically endangered antelope in Kazakhstan has puzzled researchers since May. Now scientists think they've found the culprit.
HIP CHECK
Vox’s Victorian Couple Is Twitter’s Latest Punching Bag
Today Vox published a piece called “I love the Victorian era. So I decided to live in it.” In the article, Sarah Chrisman describes how she and her husband decided to live like the Victorians. They power their home with oil and kerosene, and keep food cold using an icebox. The off-putting tone of her piece and failure to acknowledge that the Victorian era was not exactly fun for anyone who was not a well-off, white male property owner. Naturally, Twitter was abuzz.
MILLENNIAL DREAMS
How Startups Are Cashing In On Our Obsession With Getting A Good Night’s Sleep
The suggestion of sex once inherent in the notion of beds has given way to a fantasy of stylish people just hanging out in matching sleepware. Click on a couple of links and, within days, everything from the mattress to candles with scents like 'fireside' or 'bourbon blood orange' can be yours.
BREAK YOUR LEASE RIGHT NOW
The SETI Institute And NASA Announce Discovery Of 'Habitable' Earth-Like Planet
The SETI Institute and NASA have confirmed the discovery of Kepler 452b, the most Earth-like planet ever encountered. Located in the Goldilocks zone of its host star, this planet would have “just the right” conditions to support liquid water and possibly even life.
CALLED OUT
Star Of Viral Catcalling Video Sues Its Creators For $500,000
If you were on the Internet in the last year, you probably saw the viral video of a woman walking around New York and being subject to countless catcalls. Well, apparently she feels like the catcalls weren't the only unfair things about the video. She is suing the video's creator, Youtube, Google and TGI Fridays (huh?) for unfairly benefiting off of her creative content and likeness.
MUSCLE MATTERS
How The World’s Hottest Fitness Craze Really Is Like A Cult
In the last few years, a number of my friends have taken up CrossFit. I know this because they don’t shut up about it. When I’m around more than one of them at a time, it completely changes the way we socialize and speak.
INSIDE BASEBALL
The Perks And Perils Of Owning A Small Share Of A Sports Team
Minority owners might not be able to make trades or fire the coach, but for a fraction of the investment amount, they enjoy many of the perks of ownership, like luxury box seats, invitations to team events, and access to current and former players.
GOOD VIBRATIONS
New App Prevents Your Phone From Shattering When You Drop It
Here's how you can get free early access to Chute, the app that will replace your phone case.
BITCOIN 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO
The Race To Replace Bitcoin
There’s an epic battle for the future of money, and the outcome is murky. It might have several winners. It might have no winners. But one thing is crystal clear: The most exciting battle in this long war is taking place in San Francisco, and the town isn’t big enough for both Ripple Labs and Stellar, two of the contenders hoping to replace not just Bitcoin but the almighty dollar.
'SIMULATED TRADES'
New York Mag’s Boy Genius Investor Made It All Up
It’s been a tough month for fact-checking.
