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One of the most elegant games to grace your App Store 

http://www.monumentvalleygame.com

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 PlayStation TV, the pocket-sized Sony set-top box that brings older and handheld games to the television, will be released in stores in the United States on Oct. 14.

The PlayStation TV plays handheld games from the PlayStation Vita, either from the cartridge or download, as well as older games from the PlayStation 1 and PlayStation Portable handheld. It also works with streaming services like PlayStation Now to stream PlayStation 3 games.

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Miss America Pageant (HBO)

The Miss America Pageant…how is this still a thing? They claim to give more scholarships to women than any other organization, and, unfortunately, they’re right. To illustrate these problems, John Oliver stages his own pageant with the help of Kathy Griffin. Here are the links to the women's scholarship funds that John mentioned on air: Society of Women Engineers: http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/ Jeanette Rankin Women’s Scholarship Fund: www.rankinfoundation.org Patsy Mink Foundation: www.patsyminkfoundation.org

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Hey everyone! Betsey Stevenson here from President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers. In honor of Women’s Equality Day, I’ll be taking over I Love Charts to tell the story of the progress we’ve made in closing the earnings gap between women and men, and the challenges women still face in the workforce. 

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Betsey says it better than we can. Have a look at the results. 

Also, hey, Happy Women’s Equality Day, Tumblr. 

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Laser-Etched Produce Brings Food Access Issues To The Table

We've dabbled with our fair share of fair trade grub, but we've never been fortunate enough to munch on some laser-etched produce. Rahul Bhargava, a research specialist from MIT, could change that, however, as he's carving crops to raise awareness about food access in a collaborative project with the Somerville Food Security Coalition.

Using a literal laser, the researcher is etching, well, hard-to-swallow facts on to watermelon, zucchini, and other produce. The data viz veggies were then brought to the Somerville Arts Council’s 2014 Ignite Festival, in an effort to see local reactions to the food-related facts.

 “I buy what I need first," notes one cucumber. "If I have some extra money I get some fruits and vegetables” and “70% of Somerville Public School students receive free or reduced lunch” state other fruits and vegetables, bringing ethical issues to the attention of local residents in a fresh manner. 

Bhargava explained the project's goal: 

“In public settings, it can be quite hard to get folks walking by interested in a data-driven argument about your cause. We often argue that a creative data sculpture can grab their attention… like maybe a vegetable laser cut with some data about food security!”

[via thecreatorproject.com]

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If Disney Movie Posters were honest...

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Robin Williams lived an amazing life before his death at the age of 63. In the beginning of his career, Williams struggle as a street mime in front of New York's Museum of Modern Art; by the end, he was the type of performer who could lift the spirits of a long-time friend in the hospital to our nation's troops in Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait and everyone in between.

Here are some of the little moments of Williams' inspiring career.

5 Facts You Didn't Know About Robbin Williams

Robin Williams improvised most of Genie for Aladdin

Robin Williams dressed in scrubs and surprised his friend Christopher Reeve in the hospital following his career-ending accident.

During the filming of "Schindler's List,"Robin Williams called Steven Spielberg to tell him jokes and lift his spirits. 

In high school, Robin Williams was voted by his classmates as the "Least Likely To Succeed."

Robin Williams' favorite childhood book was "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," which he'd read to his kids.

[via Huffingtonpost]

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Hollywood lost another of its greats. Actress, Oscar Nominee, Tony Award winner and Kennedy Center Award recipient Lauren Bacall passed away this evening at the age of 89. Her career spanned five decades of prominent stage and film roles. Hers was a bright light among us, and she will be missed.

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Dress their future - A child is still a child even when you take away their childhood

Children Rights

By LevenLab, Rome, Italy

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Via adteachings:

(H/T to Paul Ruta!)

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California voters may be deciding whether or not to break up the state into six parts in 2016, thanks to a Silicon Valley millionaire's plan.

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"Weird Al" Yankovic - Word Crimes

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36 Realistically Colorized Historical Photos Make the Past Seem Incredibly Real

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Germany Wins the 2014 World Cup!!!

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Tourists at Yellowstone National Park are being barred from areas of the park because the massive underground supervolcano beneath it is melting the asphalt roads.

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We've seen London streets turned into water slides and hi-tech cameras slowing down the action on extreme slip 'n slides , but photographer Krista Long offers the world a chance to see the glory of these thrill rides frozen in time. Her series  (appropriately titled) I Love Summer implements high-speed cameras to capture water park visitors just as they surge out what we can only imagine is an adrenaline-raising slide.