Sunday, July 21, 2013

50 Life Hacks to Simplify your World

Read more at Twisted Sifter. (Thanks, Olivia)

Fracking linked to well water methane

A boom in natural gas "fracking" has raised fears of water contamination. A Duke University study finds leaking drilling sites may be contaminating some nearby drinking water wells in the Northeast.

Read more at USA Today.

The treehouse is the new hotel

I want to vacation in a treehouse. Read more in Purewow.

The San Francisco Rent Explosion


Read more in Priceonomics. (Thanks, Jules)

Harvard's Imperial Coach

Check out more in the WSJ. (Thanks, Lucy)

What's The Dumbest Thing You Could Say To A Congresswoman Who Lost Her Legs In Battle? Um, THIS.

An IRS contractor named Braulio Castillo hurt his foot playing football in military prep school. He never served in the actual military. Then one day, decades later, he used it to get preferred treatment in government contracts. Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), who lost both her legs and still could lose her arm from combat injuries, felt that this might just be a touch inappropriate. It gets amazing around 4:30.



See more behind the story at UpWorthy. (Thanks, Cassie)

Watch A Bunch Of Little Girls Sing A Power Ballad Shattering What Little Girls Are Supposed To Like



Check out the UpWorthy post. (Thanks, Cassie)

Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were

"It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers." Read more in the NYT .