Random stuff worth reading on the internet thread

[Art Vandelay]

An excellent write up in GQ about the Uber Killer in Michigan

http://www.gq.com/story/the-uber-killer?mbid=synd_digg

...what if one day a man became a mass killer and there were no real clues at all about why in the life he’d lived beforehand? Could such a person exist?

[wuapinmon]

The lady who named Toronto's SkyDome has gotten two free tickets to every event ever held there since it opened, even after they changed the name. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/201...ree_shows.html

[Art Vandelay]

A well written, and surprisingly interesting, article about competitive archery.

http://harpers.org/archive/2016/08/arrow-heads/1/

.... in a matter of months, most anyone could become a very, very good archer. Becoming an Olympian was a more difficult task, and more difficult to explain. Stanwood, for starters, seems to be something of a savant when it comes to noncardiovascular competition: he is a scratch golfer and a pool shark, and played competitive video games before that became a more lucrative career than professional archery. “The thing that’s gonna take you to my level is some thing that can’t necessarily be taught,” he said, comparing firing a bow to an internal symphony whose movements only work as a whole. “How do you teach that?” he said. “People have to learn that for themselves.”

[Northwestcoug]

This is a long article, but worth the read. Very interesting how NYC's policy of unclaimed deceased people has medical training and legal ramifications.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...land.html?_r=0

We kind of discussed quality journalism in the movie thread when "Spotlight" came up. This is another example of how professional journalism is needed.

[Joe Public]

From the Russians - http://mentalfloss.com/article/54461...siting-america

US etiquette also forbids lamenting the troubles of life, or sharing your problems with others. Sharing in this country can only be positive emotions—sorrows and frustrations are impermissible. In the US you only complain to acquaintances in the most extreme cases. Serious problems are for close friends and relatives only.

I had a business call with a woman this week; she is in NYC. This was the first time we spoke, and I said hello and asked her how she was. In her thick Russian accent, she said, "I am good. Well, actually, not good. Not good at all. But anyway." My initial instinct was to ask what was wrong, etc., but then I remembered the Russian accent and figured she was just making conversation.

[Bo Diddley]

Tips for visiting America:

From the Japanese - http://mentalfloss.com/article/55140...siting-america

From the Russians - http://mentalfloss.com/article/54461...siting-america

From the French - http://mentalfloss.com/article/55306...siting-america

Timeless tips from foreigners for making your way in the U.S. of A. such as "You cannot abandon ugly children" or "If you are not acquainted with a woman, do not look at her legs" and "Nobody is impressed by how much you drink".

[I.J. Reilly]

Tips for visiting America:

From the Japanese - http://mentalfloss.com/article/55140...siting-america

From the Russians - http://mentalfloss.com/article/54461...siting-america

From the French - http://mentalfloss.com/article/55306...siting-america

Timeless tips from foreigners for making your way in the U.S. of A. such as "You cannot abandon ugly children" or "If you are not acquainted with a woman, do not look at her legs" and "Nobody is impressed by how much you drink".

[creekster]

The human body is amazing. Even more amazing is how little we know about how it all works. The brain has a whole interconnected system of vessels, no one realized existed.

https://news.virginia.edu/illimitabl...rite-textbooks

Ha. I read about that article in March and was going to post about it but didn't want to seem too lymphatically creepy

[Art Vandelay]

The human body is amazing. Even more amazing is how little we know about how it all works. The brain has a whole interconnected system of vessels, no one realized existed.

https://news.virginia.edu/illimitabl...rite-textbooks

[Art Vandelay]

I AM F***ING SPECIAL.

Deal with it guys.

[Flystripper]

what the hell am I doing here?

[creekster]

You're so very special, Art. I wish I was special.

You don't belong here,.

[Art Vandelay]

You're so very special, Art. I wish I was special.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Ha. I read heard about that article yesterday, and was going to post but didn't want to seem too creepy. Jeff on the other hand has no problem being creepy. I bet he has a marauders map of this place.

You're so very special, Art. I wish I was special.

[Art Vandelay]

Some guy in Denver bought a hotel and rigged up some vents so he could peek on this guests (with his wife's help). He observed guests for fifty years and kept a detailed journal. Yowza.

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/20...OTAwNTQyMDg0S0

Ha. I read heard about that article yesterday, and was going to post but didn't want to seem too creepy. Jeff on the other hand has no problem being creepy. I bet he has a marauders map of this place.