Piano performance in Gezi Park tonight (via @NYCJim)
Not Anymore - A documentary about Syria by Matthew Van Dyke
Background (via Circa): A protest that started after developers began removing trees in Istanbul’s Gezi Park has developed into a wider anti-government protest, which has been violently countered by the police. By May 31, over 100 people had been injured, including tourists. Protests also occurred in Turkey’s capital, Ankara.
“Journalists are getting big stories wrong, over and over again.” - Scott Pelley
The Atlantic is using a company called NowThis News, and it’s a bunch of young kids and it’s real snappy and clever and fast-paced and quick. And it’s interesting. It’s along the lines of Huffington Post — very young. But you think about that for The New York Times, and that doesn’t feel right for us. We want to be quick and clever and interesting, but how do we do it in a way that leans into the web without being disrespectful to our audience?
How Reddit is attempting to break the case of the Boston Marathon explosions.
Is this right or wrong? Do you think this is crowdsourced vigilantism or networked problem solving?
(Source: reuters)
WAR IS OVER: BLUR AND (ONE HALF OF) OASIS SHARE STAGE
What’s next? North and South Korea start making out?
For the first time scientists have printed human embryonic stem cells using a 3D printer.
The Heriot-Watt University team’s research could eventually lead to human organs being printed on demand and an end to animal drug testing. Jim Drury of Reuters reports.
Starbucks CEO tells shareholders disappointed with company support for marriage equality can invest somewhere else
Native American tells anti-immigration protesters “You’re all fucking illegal”
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