  When the End of Human Civilization Is Your Day Job The incident was small, but Jason Box doesn't want to talk about it. He's been skittish about the media since it happened. This was last summer, as he was reading the cheery blog posts transmitted by the chief scientist on the Swedish icebreaker Oden, which was exploring the Arctic for an international expedition led by Stockholm University. "Our first observations of elevated methane levels, about ten times higher than in background seawater, were documented . . . we discovered over 100 new methane seep sites.... The weather Gods are still on our side as we steam through a now ice-free Laptev Sea...."
As a leading climatologist who spent many years studying the Arctic at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center at Ohio State, Box knew that this breezy scientific detachment described one of the nightmare long-shot climate scenarios: a feedback loop where warming seas release methane that causes warming that releases more methane that causes more warming, on and on until the planet is incompatible with human life. And he knew there were similar methane releases occurring in the area. On impulse, he sent out a tweet.
  Barack Obama Has Shared His Annual Summer Reading List It's that time of year again, folks. Barack Obama, the renowned playlist curator, booklist creator, and former President of the United States, has just dropped his summer reading list. A time honored American tradition by now, Barry O's reading lists are as reliable as Punxsutawney Phil and his top-hatted entourage on Groundhog Day. Obama shared this year's list on his Instagram earlier this afternoon, and it's unsurprisingly full of poignant, dazzling reads, and a handful of unreleased books available now for pre-order. What can we say, the man is well-connected and has taste. So whether you're beach-bound or still sitting on your living room couch and looking for a novel or some timely non-fiction, make like a former President and get reading.
 20 Oscar-Winning Movies You Can Stream on Netflix Right Now The Oscars don't always get it right. Case in point: the very strange end of this year's ceremony. There's also a long track record of some questionable winners in the biggest categories (such as 2018 Best Picture winner Green Book. But despite their many faults, the Oscars remain the most prestigious award ceremony in American cinema, and some of the best movies of all time have won Academy Awards. And thankfully, if you're looking to expand your knowledge of prestige, award-winning film, Netflix has some great options for you to watch right now.  The Running Shorts So Good I Want to Wear Them Even When I'm Not Working Out "I reached a point during the pandemic when I realized I was doing laundry up to three times a week, but I was only washing the same workout clothes over and over," writes Matt Miller. "Since I wasn't going anywhere, the only stuff I really used with any regularity were my running shirts and shorts. Some days the only time I left the house was to run. I have a pretty good wardrobe of athletic clothes, but I kept finding myself only wanting to wear my favorite pair of shorts—and some days I'd wear them even when not working out. Those are the Surge shorts from Lululemon. They look like a very nice pair of athleisure shorts, but they function like gear for a serious runner. Most importantly, they're the most comfortable shorts I own, period. "
 The IceMule Jaunt Is a Backpack Cooler You'll Want to Take Everywhere "This is a story of heartbreak," writes Esquire's Sarah Rense. "Mine, not yours. I was supposed to go camping over Fourth of July weekend, and then the weather did that weather thing where it sucked enormously, so our campsite in the White Mountains of New Hampshire was bereft two people who would've sat and watched a campfire and drank beer that was very very cold. A perfect picture, right? And it would've been another opportunity for me to use this cooler backpack from IceMule to keep those campfire beers cold, which I was inordinately excited about, almost as excited as I was to coax fire from kindling and fall asleep listening to the night. Still, the summer is young, and there are many more places to take this IceMule Jaunt bag yet."  Lou Diamond Phillips Has Worked His Whole Life to Play a Filipino-American Character Lou Diamond Phillips is known as one of the nicest guys in Hollywood (watch out Tom Hanks!) as well as on Twitter where he often interacts with fans, much to their amazement. Diamond Phillips has been known and loved by audiences since his breakout role playing Ritchie Valens in La Bamba. For more than 30 years since, he's continued landing complex roles such as Henry Standing Bear in Longmire and Chilean miner Don Lucho in The 33. He's only played a character who has shared his actual ethnicity, Filipino-American, twice. Here's how the actor, director, and writer took matters into his own hands to play someone with his background.
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Sunday, July 11, 2021
When the End of Human Civilization Is Your Day Job
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