Home Repo
You can go home again. And that’s not only true for Millennials. While that cohort has been given a hard time for returning to the nest, it turns out that they are hardly the only generation clicking their heels together three times. CityLab’s Kriston Capps takes a look at the numbers and what the trend could mean for the future of housing. Last time I hinted at staying over at my parent’s house, my mom sent me a link to their AirBNB listing.
Because They’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat
“When you have a boat that is equipped for ten fishermen and you have 400 people on board, including women and children, without life jackets, this boat needs to be rescued.” We’ve all read the stories about the often deadly Mediterranean journeys by migrants and refugees looking to escape poverty and war. Christopher Catrambone, an entrepreneur from Louisiana, decided to get a big boat and rescue as many of them as he could. And Outside’s Joshua Hammer went along for the ride.
+ The disturbing photos of children who have washed up on the shores have created a debate about whether we should be forced to see such images. That’s a non-issue (of course we should — If your kid has to take a flimsy boat across dangerous seas to escape a war zone, then my kid can definitely handle looking at the photos.). As Michael Daly writes, “The only medium- and long-term solution for this horrific global problem is to build peace in the war zones of Syria, Afghanistan, and Somalia.”
Nuke Box Hero?
“No deal is perfect, especially one negotiated with the Iranian regime. I have concluded that this Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is the best option available to block Iran from having a nuclear bomb.” And with that, Senator Barbara A. Mikulsk threw her support behind the nuclear deal, effectively securing its survival (at least in the U.S.)
+ Digg has a good collection of content related to the ‘officially unstoppable’ Iran nuclear deal
Animal Grouse
“The world of college education is different now than it was a generation ago, when many of the people driving policy decisions on education went to college, and the theoretical ideas about why college should pay off do not comport well with the reality.” As college tuition rises and the marketing of the importance of a college education grows louder, it’s a good time to join The New Yorker’s John Cassidy for some college calculus: What’s the real value of higher education?
That Bulge in Your Pocket
Quartz shares a couple lists of the most popular iOS apps and games of all time. You’ll see a lot of Facebook, Apple and Google represented in the app list. Big guys dominate apps. Apps dominate phones. And neither reality is likely to change.
+ MIT Tech Review: Your smartphone can tell if you’re bored.
+ BoingBoing: Watch ants weirdly circle an iPhone when it rings. It’s only weird if you’ve never seen people react to an iPhone.
Life is Like a Box of Heart
“The ‘heart in a box’ is a wheeled cart with an oxygen supply, a sterile chamber, and tubing to clamp onto a donor heart and keep it fed with blood and nutrients.” Antonio Regalado on the latest medical technology that is keeping organs alive outside the body and provoking ethical debates.
Lanced a Lot
“After Lance Armstrong had all of his success at the Tour de France, a lot more people were riding, and there were a lot more older riders that took up the bicycle for sport.” And as NPR reports, more adults pedaling means a lot more adults getting injured (or worse) while riding.
+ If your kid just started second grade in D.C., then they’re about to get a crash course on riding a bike.
Legomania
Only a decade ago, “private equity firms hovered around the 83-year-old company.” But thing are a lot different these days as Lego’s profits are going through the roof (and, as of today, into outer space).
+ “Based on preliminary test results, all-day breakfast is a significant business opportunity and a marketer’s dream that leverages our strengths and will generate positive media news and social media energy.” That’s marketing speak for: You’ll soon be able to get hashbrowns during the afternoon at McDonald’s.
Champagne Wishes, Caviar Dreams (and Lettuce)
“And, of course, there was the salad bar. Like the steaks, it was also the American dream epitomized, in all its shiny brass-and-glass glory. It was all-you-can-eat — you could never go hungry in America. All the vegetables, fruit, and lettuce you could ever possibly eat were here.” Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee shares some memories from her early days in the United States: Sizzler and the Search for the American Dream.
Bottom of the News
“I think you could characterize our operating model as stubbornness and stupidity.” Welcome to the last audio cassette factory, where sales have never been higher.
+ Slate: Meet the branding geniuses behind some of minor league baseball’s craziest logos and mascots.
+ If you missed it yesterday, I explained why, yes, we are definitely in a bubble.
+ Kanye’s speech with Seinfeld’s theme song. The Internet at its best.