Friday morning news drop
Libor, Long the Most Important Number in Finance, Dies at 52 Bankers used it until the end. Regulators say good riddance after its infamous fall. (New York Times)
Why Apple’s iMessage Is Winning: Teens Dread the Green Text Bubble The iPhone maker cultivated iMessage as a must-have texting tool for teens. Android users trigger a just-a-little-less-cool green bubble: ‘Ew, that’s gross.’ (Wall Street Journal)
Artists say NFTs are helping thieves steal their work at a jaw-dropping rate NFT art sales are booming. Just without some artists’ permission. NFTs were hyped as a way to make sure artists get paid for their work. Now, many creators are struggling to stop a wave of piracy. (NBC News)
The Architecture of Tomorrow Mimics Nature to Cool the Planet It’s not just about minimizing environmental harm, but finding ways to regenerate construction materials and restore natural habitats. (Bloomberg)
‘Cage-Free’ Is Basically Meaningless, and Other Lies Your Egg Carton Is Telling You All the language you see printed on a carton of eggs are supposedly there to help you make your egg-related purchases. (Lifehacker)
Four charts that analyze how omicron’s wave compares to previous coronavirus peaks The United States continues to see a huge spike in coronavirus cases driven by the omicron variant, with numbers surging to double that of the previous January 2021 peak. (Washington Post)
Videos of the Week
CREATIVE SPACE | Max Fredriksson In Creative Space, Max films at an indoor skatepark, to avoid the harsh Swedish winter. The short edit takes us away from the big jumps and focuses on perfection and creativity that some of us only dream of doing.
Haro Sessions - North Carolina - Day 2: Crew: Ryan Nyquist, Dennis Enarson, Matthias Dandois, Alex Leibrock, and Michael Mogollon. Day two of our trip to Wilmington, North Carolina we head to a local concrete park for way more laughs than riding, but there was riding in there for sure. Michael, Alex, and Nyquist all killed the park as Dennis manned the camera while was on the DNR list from casing the box jump 36 times in a row at Ryan's ramp the day before. We found a gritty street spot under a bride down by the river where Matthias filmed a promo for his upcoming La Bastille Frame release and Michael decided to ride a water landing because that's the new hot thing. We ended the day at maybe the nicest indoor bowl in the world, or one of the nicer ones at least.
éclat - Catching L's: The éclat team hit the highway and took a trip to sin city... Vegas! Missed flights, bloody noses, and a broken van to name a few. The L's piled up. Ty Morrow, Julian Arteaga, Bruno Hoffmann and Pat Freyne kept things moving as they scoped out the offerings in the desert.
Nick Matthews' "Venture X Uprise" Part Nick Matthews' "Venture X Uprise" Part
Nightmare's "Instrument" Video The brutal trailer hinted at the bloodshed and disfigurement, but nothing could prepare us for this Nightmare. These kids are insane.
Micah Evangelista - Bourn: The idea of “home” resonates differently for everyone. For some, your hometown can be a place you’re trying to escape from, but for others it has a magnetic pull that can’t be broken. In this two-year film project, Micah and his mother Julianne reflect on some of the moments and mindsets that have shaped his skiing and his youth. In an entirely foot-powered journey through the Mt. Baker backcountry, he now returns to some of his favourite zones and features with an eagerness to explore them like never before. A film by Micah Evangelista and Doug Jambor. Featuring: Micah Evangelista, Julianne Evangelista, Sophia Rouches, Cody Cirillo, Lucas Wachs, Hank Kennedy, and Cameron Munn.