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

A damn fine collection of babes, awesomeness and everything in between – Leenks

Whistleblower to Congress: Facebook products harm kids and democracy – NPR

Being alone with your thoughts is a skill you can practice – Psyche

No more soaking or scrubbing! These things reduce your slow cooker cleanup time to eight seconds or less – Amazon

How to spot the psychological manipulation behind ‘dark design’ online – Fast Co

This Reddit Thread About The Easiest Way To Ruin Your Life Is A Sobering Dose Of Reality – Reddit

How Ted Bundy’s Killing Spree Launched a Legion of Feminist Karate Masters – Narratively

Facebook blames ‘faulty configuration change’ for nearly six-hour outage – Reuters

Can You See The Northern Lights In Georgia? The Answer Might Surprise You – Van Life Wanderer

A Body Paint Model Wore Nothing But Body Paint In Public. Here’s How Many People Actually Noticed – YouTube

NFT mastermind says he created Ethereum because Warcraft nerfed his character – Polygon

How ’80s and ’90s SUVs Became the Hottest Used Car on the Market – Inside Hook

The best way to move heavy and bulky items and furniture. Avoid damage to floors, walls & doors. Ease Strain to back, knees and hands – Amazon

Jony Ive Breaks His Silence About Steve Jobs For The First Time Since His Death – WSJ

A single ticket hit Powerball’s $699.8 million jackpot. Here’s the winner’s tax bill – CNBC

Slowing Things Down with the Preeminent Academic on Premature Ejaculation – Mel Magazine

10 people who mistakenly thought that they met celebrities – Linkiest

Ten Stats That Sum Up Shohei Ohtani’s Historic 2021 Season – The Ringer

Pennywise with the Thick Thighs and Other Videos of the Day – Drunken

Kate Upton Spilling Out of Her Swimsuit – Egotastic

Why Did Two Twentysomethings from Central California Try to Join ISIS? – Mel Magazine

These awesome Sony Noise Canceling Bluetooth Headphones are almost 50% off today! – Amazon

Pandora papers: biggest ever leak of offshore data exposes financial secrets of rich and powerful – The Guardian

McDonald’s targets net zero emissions by 2050, from meat to energy – Reuters

Is Milwaukee Safe To Visit? Dangers And Warning To Know – Van Life Wanderer

Learn to Drive a Manual With This One Easy Trick – Car And Driver

Homeowner Finds Intruder Mauled To Death By Two Pitbulls After Attempted Break-In – NY Post

TikTok Millionaire: How Khaby Lame Went From Penniless To Millionaire Without Saying A Word – The Richest

20 Great Tips That Will Improve Your Productivity – Linkiest

Facebook’s new whistleblower is renewing scrutiny of the social media giant – NPR

Hot Girls on Homelessness and Other Videos of the Day – Drunken

The Difference Between Pathological and Compulsive Lying (and Why It Matters) – Life Hacker

A home blood pressure monitor is a cheap way to keep tabs on your health. I use mine every few days – Amazon

World’s Most Expensive Rolex Resurfaces for First Time in 4 Years – Maxim

“What’s The Sad Reality Of Being An Adult That Young People Should Know? – Ruin My Week

‘Thank God I grew up in the early 2000s’: Viral TikTok of modern-day Schoolastic book fair disappoints viewers – Daily Dot

A $3.4M Police Car That Can Hit 245 MPH? In Some Places, That’s a Reality – Inside Hook

The 20 Scariest Movies Ever Made, According to Science – Mental Floss

A cartoonist with a $100,000 Al Qaeda bounty on his head for drawing the Prophet Muhammad as a dog died when a truck crashed into his car – Insider

Scientists who discovered how our bodies feel hugs and heat win Nobel Prize – Mashable