- The GOP Debate took place on Fox last night. Nobody thinks Jeb Bush did well. Donald Trump is a honey badger. Carly Fiorina is the breakout star. [Vox]
- Peanut gallery commentary on the debate via Gawker, of course. [Gawker]
- Well, the Daily Show has finally come to a close. I was kinda sad when I saw late night host David Letterman retire, but Daily Show host Jon Stewart leaving feels like a loss—even if the heyday of TV has well past. Will there be a sane political voice on TV any more? [The Internet]
- A study by Benno Nigg, an emeritus professor of kinesiology at the University of Calgary in Canada finds that the most comfortable running shoes are also the least likely to cause injury. Yeah, that’s an actual article. [The New York Times]
- The broad view on why your rent is so high and your pay so low. [Los Angeles Review of Books]
- Adult coloring books are not art therapy. Christian Loves Sparkle has to have an opinion on this. [ABC]
- A new app allows users to apply makeup and wigs to famous portraits. I guess this is targeted at the 12-year-old boy demographic? [Artnet]
- Art, by the numbers. [Hyperallergic]
Friday Links: Lots of News, Hardly Any of it Art-Related
by Paddy Johnson on August 7, 2015 Massive Links
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