#waywire

Cenk Uygur’s answering your questions now! #redditama

inothernews:

WORTH THE WAIT  Time magazine, NASA and the US Geological Survey have collaborated on something truly awesome, sifting through trillions of LANDSAT satellite images, culled from the past 30 years, to create “the world’s first multi-decade animated timelapse of the Earth.”  Click on the image for the complete series; you will be blown away.

theonion:

Billions Of Cicadas Begin Swarming East Coast | More American Voices

shortformblog:

aatombomb:

The Saul Bass Google Doodle is really good. 

Watch this. When you hear companies talking about using “Flat Design,” what they really mean is “kinda like Saul Bass.”

nationalpost:

Chilling details emerge from Cleveland of more women held captive and up to five other pregnancies
The last person to see Gina DeJesus before she disappeared in 2004 was her classmate Arlene Castro, the daughter of the man suspected of holding her captive with two other women for nearly a decade.

The revelation was the latest twist to the remarkable story of how the three women were kept prisoner in a rundown home in Cleveland while their alleged kidnapper cooked barbecues and listened to music with neighbours. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

shortformblog:

Breaking news in the ongoing saga of the 25-year-old man accused of killing 12 and injuring 58 during a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises on July 20.

sunfoundation:

YouTube Trends map shows most popular videos by region

I don’t know about you, but when I go to YouTube, I check my subscriptions and then look at what videos are currently popular. Because you know, it’s important to stay up to date on the most current news about kittens, people getting caught doing weird things, and movie trailers. The YouTube Trends Map is another way to see what’s popular, but from a geographic and demographic point of view.

(via npr)

glaad:

Delaware becomes the 11th state to approve marriage equality!