- A Utah high school alters yearbook photos they deem immodest. For the girls: sleeves were added, necklines raised, and tattoos removed. For the boys: nothing. [Washington Post]
- Ladypockets, where women in government get the fashion treatment. Wouldn’t you like to know how to get the Justice Sonia Sotomayor look? [Ladypockets]
- I woke up to a newsletter reading “Art can make people feel climate change in their gut.” This is not some miracle of art and science—it is a hyperbole and a lie. Artist Lars America Jan wants to create a cube full of water that you can stand in, while it floods and drains. [Kickstarter]
- Here’s a Kickstarter project everyone loves: LeVar Burton’s online Reading Rainbow Kickstarter reaches a million dollars in just over a day. And it keeps on going, and going. As of this writing, it’s raised $2.6 million dollars. [Kickstarter]
- Scientists have found a reliable way to teleport data. We’re talking about transporting quantum data—not anything that might be moved in Star Trek—but this puts scientists closer to proving Einstein’s disbelief in the notion of entanglement wrong. [The New York Times]
- Every summer MoMA PS1 looks like a Berlin rave with their Warm Up series; this year, expect more DJs you’ve never heard of. [MoMA PS1]
- Chicago is using zoning regulations to limit gun shops to less than 1% of the city’s geographic area in an attempt to curb gun related violence. This is a step in the right direction. [The New York Times]
- Critics seem to agree that Angelina Jolie is fantastic in Maleficent, even if the movie itself isn’t all that great. [The Los Angeles Times]
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