This content is appropriate for people of all ages. And that's the point. The days of targeting media and products at people based on their age are over. I don't aim this publication at a certain age group, demographic, or gender. I'm targeting those who share a common curiosity about current events and a passion for keeping up with what's fascinating. My 16 year-old nephew can relate. So can my mom. (And I even have some pretty enthusiastic readers from outside my family.) My wife has been doing a lot of thinking on this topic, and together we came up with a word to describe these cross-generational, interested and interesting folks who share a common level of hipness. Meet the Perennials. Because age ain't nothing but a number (and thanks to the Internet, we know a lot more about you than your age anyway...)

Tonight's debate will give us yet more evidence that we're deeply divided. And our online exchanges won't do much to change that perception. MIT's Alex Pentland argues that we might get along better if we met in the physical world instead of on the Internet: "When we interact through social media, we self-identify and seek out like opinions. In real life, we have less control over that selection—we never know who we'll run into. Physical interactions are also very powerful. They are much better at changing opinions than digital media ... So the next time you get mad at a tweet, or are upset by a news item about the growing inequality in our country, turn off your computer or TV, get up, and go talk to someone. For real." (But if you get punched in the face, don't blame the messenger.)

+ What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Sadly, that won't be true during tonight third presidential debate. On the plus side, it's the last one and this is almost over. From WaPo: Vegas bookies are setting the odds in tonight's debate. (I'd imagine the worst and then bet the under.) And as I mentioned in yesterday's top story, keep your kids away from the TV.

+ Trump is slumping big time in the battleground states. Meanwhile, in the scandal that never ends, we're now getting details from emails about Hillary's emails.

+ And this: Skittles Photographer Sues Trump for Copyright Infringement. Seriously, make it all stop. Please.

"Fifteen months after its pilot program ended, Seattle has yet to agree on its answer to the simple question about bodycams: Whom do they serve?" Do police body cams make for a better police force and a safer society? We think so, but we're mostly basing that assumption on one study. Do they end up deeply violating the privacy of those they're intended to protect? We've seen examples of that as well. In other words, it's complicated. From the NYT Mag: Should We See Everything a Cop Sees?

+ The conversation is important. But ultimately, we're all going to be "on" all the time. From The Atlantic: Half of American Adults Are in Police Facial-Recognition Databases.

We know we have a massive opiate addiction problem powered in large part by the pill pushing practices of big pharma. But the heavy consumption of this class of drugs isn't limited to the US. Here's the WSJ on Tramadol: The Opioid Crisis for the Rest of the World. "Not long ago, a Dutch neurobiologist announced a surprising discovery: A root used by rural West African healers to treat pain contains an apparently natural version of a man-made opioid. The root from northern Cameroon had such high levels of a painkiller called tramadol that mice given an extract and placed on a hot plate didn't feel their feet burning at first." (Note: I'm linking to a tweet with a link to the actual article so you can bypass the paywall.)

As I mentioned before, I worry about the normalization of the willy-nilly dissemination of leaked information and the way that data can be used to frame public opinion and potentially destroy a person. So I was happy to see the way Larry Lessig responded when he was presented with highly negative emails that were written about him, and then shared via WikiLeaks: "I'm a big believer in leaks for the public interest. That's why I support Snowden, and why I believe the President should pardon him. But I can't for the life of me see the public good in a leak like this -- at least one that reveals no crime or violation of any important public policy. We all deserve privacy. The burdens of public service are insane enough without the perpetual threat that every thought shared with a friend becomes Twitter fodder."

+ Marco Rubio made a related point: "As our intelligence agencies have said, these leaks are an effort by a foreign government to interfere with our electoral process, and I will not indulge it. Further, I want to warn my fellow Republicans who may want to capitalize politically on these leaks: Today it is the Democrats. Tomorrow it could be us."

+ WaPo: Ecuador cuts off Internet access for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. (Dear Julian, your internet provider will be out to fix the problem between 2:00 and 4:00pm on November 9th...)

"On Monday, Iraqi forces began an operation to expel ISIS from Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, with U.S. air strikes clearing the way. Thousands of Shiite militiamen, from groups with horrific records of sectarian killings, are preparing to join the fight." Dexter Filkins on the dangers of the Iraqi coalition headed toward Mosul.

+ Let this sink in a bit. Civilians who have suffered under ISIS are now fleeing the area to cross the border into Syria (where it's safer).

"The emails that induce you to buy right away, the apps and games that rivet your attention, the online forms that nudge you towards one decision over another: all are designed to hack the human brain and capitalise on its instincts, quirks and flaws. The techniques they use are often crude and blatantly manipulative, but they are getting steadily more refined, and, as they do so, less noticeable." And even the people who designed these behavioral systems are worried about the way they're being used. Meet the scientists who make apps addictive.

"Think about your own 10 best memories of childhood, and chances are most of them involve free play outdoors. How many of them took place with a grown-up around? I remember that when the grown-ups came over, we stopped playing and waited for them to go away. But moms nowadays never go away." From the NYT Magazine: "A Silicon Valley dad decided to test his theories about parenting by turning his yard into a playground where children can take physical risks without supervision. Not all of his neighbors were thrilled."

Iceland was remote. It was cool (in every sense). It was beautiful. And then the Americans starting coming. And then more and more of them. And now this: American tourists in Iceland will outnumber Iceland's population this year.

Firefighters rescued a man who "was stuck in his chimney for four hours after he said he locked his keys in the house and was attempting to go back inside." (I'm guessing he was just trying to avoid tonight's debate.)

+ Chimpanzee seen smoking at North Korea's reopened zoo. (She didn't inhale.)

+ Slate: Can I Train My Cat to Be Less Annoying?