Reading

This blog post shares a list of online resources for learning about cognitive bias. via @Larryferlazzo

Learn how to care for suede, including spot cleaning and restoring it. via Valet.

A new documentary about Roger Stone, Get Me Roger Stone, is getting a lukewarm reception, with one review calling it "unblinking" but "disappointingly straightforward." via Consequence

This article explores four spirits - rum, mezcal, Armagnac, and Irish whiskey - as potential successors to bourbon's current popularity. via Drinkhacker.

Valet Magazine's Morning Report for May 10, 2017, features articles about the funniest people on earth, the biggest philanthropists, privacy as a commodity, and the bourbon boom. via Valet.

Album art for Radiohead's *OK Computer* was inspired by a location in Hartford, Connecticut. via Consequence

This article explores how tech companies grapple with governance issues as their influence grows, comparing their roles to priests, gurus, and nerd-kings. via Ribbonfarm.

A video explores the "Born Sexy Yesterday" trope in TV and movies, which involves naive but skilled women in sexualized adult bodies, often creating unbalanced relationship dynamics. Examples are found in sci-fi films like The Fifth Element and Star Trek episodes, with the video arguing this trope stems from male insecurity about experienced women and sexuality. via kottke.org

Astrophysicists are exploring if GPS satellite data can be used to detect dark matter. via MIT Technology Review.

This article from Put This On explores the reasons behind J. Crew's declining popularity. via Put This On.

Integrated Information Theory might help physicists solve puzzles like emergence and quantum measurement. via Nautilus.