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Looking for modern board games beyond the classics? This list has 15 recommendations, from strategic empire-building to cooperative chaos.

Valet Magazine shares a simple technique for pan-searing a restaurant-quality steak on your stovetop in about ten minutes.

via Valet.

David Byrne explores the idea of rebuilding a more secure internet in response to NSA surveillance and corporate data collection. via The Guardian

Sales & deals worth checking out from brands like Nike, J.Crew, and more. via Valet.

Malcolm Gladwell's Sacred and Profane examines the FBI's negotiations with David Koresh and the Branch Davidians during the Waco siege. via Longform.

xkcd comic #1346, titled "Career", humorously depicts a character describing their unrealistic dream job. via xkcd

A writer humorously recounts his struggle with a "swag slump," detailing exaggerated plans to regain his style credibility and confidence. via Complex.

This article from The Verge recommends articles on topics including a history of San Francisco and the impact of the EU on the "pickup artist" community. via The Verge

An engineering team races against time to develop a revolutionary new computer in this excerpt from Tracy Kidder's book "The Soul of a New Machine." via Longform.

Originally published in *The Toronto Star* in October of 1923, read Ernest Hemingway's piece "Bullfighting Is Not a Sport — It is a Tragedy". via Longform

Walter Kirn details how he was conned by Christian Gerhartsreiter, infamously known as "Clark Rockefeller," in this excerpt from his book, "Blood Will Out." via Longform

Pocket unveils a prototype app that allows Android Wear users to save articles directly from smartwatches. via Mashable