What is the metaverse, and do I have to care? – The Verge
A ‘Historical Event’: W.H.O. Approves the First Malaria Vaccine: The disease kills about 500,000 people each year, about half of them children in Africa – NY Times
What’s Driving the Huge U.S. Rent Spike? – Bloomberg
If you want to prevent yourself from doing substance X for a period of time, just put it in the box and set a time in the future for it to open. Works with junk food too! – Amazon
Is Oakland Safe To Visit? Everything You Need To Know – Van Life Wanderer
How to Get Someone to Tell You Their Secrets, According to an Investigative Journalist – Life Hacker
The Best Horror Comedies of the 21st Century – Den of Geek
What Happened When Facebook Became Boomerbook – The Atlantic
Former cops claim to have identified Zodiac Killer and linked him to another victim – Yahoo
Oct. 5 is World Teacher’s Day—here’s how much teachers around the world are paid – Make It
Update: Remember the girl who rear-ended the Lambo and blamed the driver? Turns out she was right – Streamable
Inside the secretly vibrant business of porn MP3s – Input
The Kindle Paperwhite is 42% off right now. The e-ink is so much easier on the eyes than with an iPad or a screen. It’s super lightweight too, which is prefect for travel – Amazon
20 Pictures of Things People Born After the Year 2000 Will Never Understand – Linkiest
Mark Zuckerberg posts refutal of whistleblower’s claims, and it’s exactly what you thought it’d be – Mashable
The power of ‘Squid Game,’ Netflix’s surprise smash hit – The Hustle
Mapped: Where are the World’s Ongoing Conflicts Today? – Visual Capitalist
Third Sandy Hook parent wins defamation suit against Alex Jones – News Time