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Not Safe for Anything: Don't Watch This Cicada Cam

By Alexis Madrigal
theatlantic.com — Live video by Animal Planet L!ve Oh, god, Science Channel! What are you doing to us? As if a continental-scale INSECT INVASION was not enough. As if the fact that the cicada invasion is a " frenzy of sex and death was not enough. As if widespread interest in eating these insects was not enough.
Aubrey Whelan Staff Writer, Philadelphia Inquirer @aubreyjwhelan
IT BEGINS ‏RT @pittsburghliz @aubreyjwhelan CICADA LIVE WEBCAM theatlantic.com/technology/arc… …
Derek Thompson Senior Editor and Business Writer, The Atlantic @DKThomp
An important video that will change the way you see Washington theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
Ted Alvarez Managing Editor, Grist @Tedster
Terrifying Live Cicada Cam shows how the world ends theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
Caitlin Kelly Senior Web Producer, The New Yorker @atotalmonet
nopenopenopenopenopenopenopenopenopenopenopenopenopenopenopenopenopenopen RT @tylerbarstow: @(me) Independence Day 2: theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
William Pannapacker Columnist and Blogger, The Chronicle of Higher Education @pannapacker
Is it true that #cicadas can be made into a savory pate'? For someone else to eat? theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
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The Girl Who Turned to Bone

By Carl Zimmer
theatlantic.com — When Jeannie Peeper was born in 1958, there was only one thing amiss: her big toes were short and crooked. Doctors fitted her with toe braces and sent her home. Two months later, a bulbous swelling appeared on the back of Peeper's head.
Elaine Kurtenbach Business Writer, Associated Press @ekurtenbach
RT @marynmck: ooh. @carlzimmer #longread in @TheAtlantic on "2nd skeleton" rare disease. bookmarked. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
Olga Khazan Global News Editor, TheAtlantic.com, The Atlantic @olgakhazan
Not to be a fan girl, but this is a totally fascinating piece about a rare disorder that causes extra bone growth theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
Scott Stossel Editor, The Atlantic @SStossel
RT @jj_gould: The Mystery of the 2nd Skeleton: An amazing story about the unexpected benefits of research into a rare bone disease: http://…
JJ Gould Deputy Editor, TheAtlantic.com, The Atlantic @jj_gould
The Mystery of the 2nd Skeleton: An amazing story about the unexpected benefits of research into a rare bone disease: theatln.tc/11Kb6gQ
Amina Khan Science Reporter, LA Times @aminawrite
What a read! “It’s like trying to harness a chain reaction at the heart of an atom bomb…" The Girl Who Turned to Bone bit.ly/189rHfq
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Xbox One: Our Servers Will Have More Power Than All the Computers in 1999! Us: Really?! Expert: Almost.

By Alexis Madrigal
theatlantic.com — Watching the reveal of the Xbox One this week, one particular claim about Microsoft's new console caught my ear. Marc Whitten, the executive in charge of Xbox Live, the company's online gaming network, charted its historical progression. "When we launched Xbox Live in 2002, it was powered by 500 severs.
Mathew Ingram Senior Writer, GigaOM @mathewi
RT @alexismadrigal: This 1 gaming network will have more computing power than the whole world in the 90s bit.ly/16WBTYU
Derek Thompson Senior Editor and Business Writer, The Atlantic @DKThomp
RT @alexismadrigal: This 1 gaming network will have more computing power than the whole world in the 90s bit.ly/16WBTYU
Alex Bruns Writer, Editor and Digital Content Producer, Bloomberg View, Bloomberg News @ABBruns
RT @alexismadrigal: Crazy: it's worth considering that 1 gaming network will have more computing power than the whole world in the 90s http…
Manuel Valdes Reporter, Associated Press @ByManuelValdes
RT @alexismadrigal: Crazy: it's worth considering that 1 gaming network will have more computing power than the whole world in the 90s http…
Alexis Madrigal Senior Editor, The Atlantic @alexismadrigal
Crazy: it's worth considering that 1 gaming network will have more computing power than the whole world in the 90s bit.ly/16WBTYU
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Josh Barro, the Loneliest Republican

theatlantic.com — A week had passed since the 2012 election when Josh Barro finally said the unsayable. The 28-year-old Bloomberg View columnist is-or, arguably, was-the most precocious of a coterie of conservative reformists whose numbers have steadily swollen, those arguing that the GOP's product itself, not merely its marketing slogans, needs to change.
Clara Jeffery Co-Editor, Mother Jones @ClaraJeffery
Liked @jonathanchait's @theatlantic piece on @jbarro: bit.ly/10K4QPD But Q for them, @felixsalmon, & etc....
Anna Tarkov Reporter, Pioneer Press Chicago @AnnaTarkov
Apparently there is a schism in the GOP reform movement. So sayeth a @jonathanchait piece in this month's Atlantic: bit.ly/12yJRRn
Kyle Smith Film Critic, New York Post @rkylesmith
Except @jbarro is not a conservative, @JonathanChait. twitter.com/jbarro/status/… theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
Lachlan Markay Staff Writer, Washington Free Beacon @lachlan
I can't wait to make it big as a pundit and then start ripping on Republicans and land glowing center-left profiles. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
Molly Redden Staff Writer, The New Republic @mtredden
I can't wait to read this @jonathanchait profile of @jbarro, but it's going to be hard to surpass that illustration: bit.ly/14ArSwn
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What Mattered in Obama's Speech Today: Ending the Open-Ended 'War on Terror'

By James Fallows
theatlantic.com — This speech was very long -- nearly 7000 words, even longer than my profile of Jerry Brown! And I didn't expect anyone to listen to my read my article aloud. Also, I am not going to deal with the part of the speech that has been most thoroughly discussed: changes, or not, in the administration's drone policy.
Rebecca Rosen Associate Editor, The Atlantic @beccarosen
RT @JamesFallows: Obama's speech today was most important not for drone argument but for end of eternal 'war on terror' http://t.co/nPSEzwF…
Clara Jeffery Co-Editor, Mother Jones @ClaraJeffery
RT @JamesFallows: Obama's speech today was most important not for drone argument but for end of eternal 'war on terror' http://t.co/nPSEzwF…
James Fallows National Correspndent, The Atlantic @JamesFallows
Obama's speech today was most important not for drone argument but for end of eternal 'war on terror' bit.ly/10ooMew Or so I claim

Are We Truly Overworked? An Investigation-in 6 Charts

By Derek Thompson
theatlantic.com — Americans are laboring less than ever. So why do we feel so busy? Complaining about working too much is an American birthright. It distinguishes us from the vacation-happy French and the paid-leave-loving Scandinavians.
Jesse Drucker Investigative Reporter, Bloomberg News @JesseDrucker
RT @DKThomp: The average German works 991 fewer hours per year than in 1950. The average American? 200 fewer hours. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…”
Mythili G. Rao Associate Producer, The Takeaway, WNYC @MythiliRao
RT @marysdesk: Think you're working so much harder? Turns out that's all about class, and other ways our lives are shifting: http://t.co/3k…
Robin Lubbock Social Media Director, WBUR Boston @RLma
Six charts of data on whether we're overworked, from @TheAtlantic - ow.ly/lkDRG - Chart 2: women work more hours than men.
Quentin Hardy Deputy Tech Editor, New York Times @qhardy
RT @jhagel: Why do you feel overworked? Income inequality versus leisure inequality and other factors at work bit.ly/12Q9wGZ via @D…
Deborah L. Shelton Health Reporter, Chicago Tribune @deborahlshelton
RT @TheAtlantic: Americans are laboring less than ever. So why do we feel so busy? An investigation—in 6 charts: theatln.tc/16Eav1c
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The Future of Brick-and-Mortar Retailers? Turning Into Datacenters

By Alexis Madrigal
theatlantic.com — Sears! Once the catalog king, then an eminent brick-and-mortar retailer, and now, perhaps, a real-estate holding company that leases out space for computers that power the cloud. Data Center Knowledge reported today that Sears had created a new unit -- Ubiquity Critical Environments -- to look into repurposing its shuttered stores as datacenters, starting with this one in Chicago.
Marcus Wohlsen Writer, Wired @MarcusWohlsen
RT @alexismadrigal: The future of brick-and-mortar retailers? Turning into datacenters: bit.ly/10UVWSA This week's sign the 21st ce…
Jacob Adelman Energy Reporter, Bloomberg News @jacobadelman
RT @alexismadrigal: The future of brick-and-mortar retailers? Turning into datacenters: bit.ly/10UVWSA This week's sign the 21st ce…
Alexis Madrigal Senior Editor, The Atlantic @alexismadrigal
The future of brick-and-mortar retailers? Turning into datacenters: bit.ly/10UVWSA This week's sign the 21st century is upon us.

The Art of Staying Focused in a Distracting World

By James Fallows
theatlantic.com — The Atlantic brings you the smartest journalism on the Web. Just not right here. Oops. Seems that the page you're looking for has gone missing. Please check the URL, or let us know if we have a bad link on our site. You might also try our sitemap.
Barry Malone Correspondent, Reuters @malonebarry
"What you’re describing sounds like a society-wide autism." "In my opinion, it’s more serious than autism." bit.ly/17FhreL
Alexandra Chang Gadget Lab Reporter, Wired @alexandra_chang
Truth RT @MarcusWohlsen: … Really, children have a fascination with whatever Mom and Dad find fascinating. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…”
Chris Taylor Money Columnist, Reuters @christaylor_nyc
RT @TheAtlantic: The Art of Staying Focused in a Distracting World theatln.tc/17FhreK
Marcus Wohlsen Writer, Wired @MarcusWohlsen
… Really, children have a fascination with whatever Mom and Dad find fascinating." theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
Julianna Goldman White House Correspondent, Bloomberg News @juliannagoldman
RT @JessSeinfeld: The Art of Staying Focused in a Distracting World - Atlantic Mobile m.theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
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McKinsey Names the Most Over-Hyped (and Under-Hyped) Major Technologies Out There

By Derek Thompson
theatlantic.com — The McKinsey Global Institute specializes in measuring the unmeasurable. Who else has the audacity to appraise the Internet but MGI, who slapped a $8 trillion price tag on the global digital economy.
Aparna Mukherjee Contributor, Wall Street Journal @aparnamuk
RT @DKThomp: GRAPH: McKinsey Global Institute says it's identified the most over-hyped major technologies of our time theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
Philip Bump Writer, The Atlantic Wire, The Atlantic @pbump
This is a troll, right? p-bu.mp/qvy
Rebecca Rosen Associate Editor, The Atlantic @beccarosen
The question is, where will Glass end up? MT @DKThomp: The most over-hyped major technologies of our time theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
Derek Thompson Senior Editor and Business Writer, The Atlantic @DKThomp
GRAPH: McKinsey Global Institute says it's identified the most over-hyped major technologies of our time theatlantic.com/technology/arc…

Death of the Salesmen: Technology's Threat to Retail Jobs

By Derek Thompson
theatlantic.com — Ariana Lindquist/Bloomberg/Getty James Cash Penney had a dubious name for a department-store entrepreneur, sounding more like a fictional character from a capitalist comic book. For decades, the eponymous company he founded in 1902 lived up to the superheroic promise of his handle, becoming one of the most successful retailers of the 20th century.
Adam Baer Writer and Contributing Editor, Inc. @glassshallot
I miss The Wiz. | "Death of the Salesmen: Technology's Threat to Retail Jobs" - via @TheAtlantic theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
Harry Sawyers Web Editor, Chicago Magazine @harrysawyers
Surprising that online sales are only 8% of total retail in 2013. RT @TheAtlantic Death of the Salesmen m.theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
Lily Kuo Reporter, Quartz @lilkuo
RT @DKThomp: My 2 pieces in @TheAtlantic magazine: The end of retail theatlantic.com/magazine/archi… and the decline of the workweek http://t.co/HzG…
Niraj Chokshi Online Editor, National Journal @nirajc
RT @DKThomp: My 2 pieces in @TheAtlantic magazine: The end of retail theatlantic.com/magazine/archi… and the decline of the workweek http://t.co/HzG…
Derek Thompson Senior Editor and Business Writer, The Atlantic @DKThomp
My 2 pieces in @TheAtlantic magazine: The end of retail theatlantic.com/magazine/archi… and the decline of the workweek theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

A Video Letter From the Editor: The June 2013 Issue

By Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg
theatlantic.com — James Bennet, editor in chief of The Atlantic, shares highlights from the magazine.
Alexis Madrigal Senior Editor, The Atlantic @alexismadrigal
RT @geoffreygagnon: Not a service magazine?! bit.ly/12yFFRQ. Come on @JBennet, 150 years ago @TheAtlantic was on it... http://t.co/…
Geoffrey Gagnon Senior Editor, The Atlantic @geoffreygagnon
Not a service magazine?! bit.ly/12yFFRQ. Come on @JBennet, 150 years ago @TheAtlantic was on it... pic.twitter.com/FUkrTT2Lzi
Nicholas Jackson Digital Director, Pacific Standard Magazine @nbj914
RT @geoffreygagnon: Not a service magazine?! bit.ly/12yFFRQ. Come on @JBennet, 150 years ago @TheAtlantic was on it... http://t.co/…
Geoffrey Gagnon Senior Editor, The Atlantic @geoffreygagnon
Not a service magazine?! bit.ly/12yFFRQ. Come on @JBennet, 150 years ago @TheAtlantic was on it... pic.twitter.com/vYmJPgVQz7

Portraits of Uighurs, China's Embattled Muslim Minority

By Matt Schiavenza
theatlantic.com — China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region is the country's largest province, a vast land mass bordering seven countries that is almost as large as Mongolia. The region is the traditional home of the Uighur people, one of China's 55 official ethnic minority groups and one, along with the Tibetans to the south, whose relations with China's majority Han have are most strained.
Andy Carvin Senior Strategist, NPR @acarvin
RT @MattSchiavenza: Fascinating images of Uighur people by Shanghai-based photographer Eleanor Moseman. theatlantic.com/china/archive/…
Max Fisher Foreign Affairs Blogger, Washington Post @Max_Fisher
RT @MattSchiavenza: Fascinating images of Uighur people by Shanghai-based photographer Eleanor Moseman. theatlantic.com/china/archive/…
Matt Schiavenza China Channel Editor, The Atlantic @MattSchiavenza
Fascinating images of Uighur people by Shanghai-based photographer Eleanor Moseman. theatlantic.com/china/archive/…

Life Under the KGB's Watchful Eye in 1980s Russia

theatlantic.com — Last week, Russia expelled an American diplomat, accusing him of being a spy for the CIA. Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said that U.S. Embassy Third Secretary Ryan Fogle had been caught red-handed with disguises, spy equipment, and wads of cash, trying to recruit a Russian agent.
Laura Rozen Reporter, Al-Monitor @lrozen
RT @CFR_org: RT @edwardalden: Great story by CFR colleague. Life Under the KGB's Watchful Eye in 1980s Russia by Anya Schmemann http://t.co…
Spencer Jakab Columnist, Wall Street Journal @Spencerjakab
An interesting childhood - Life Under the KGB's Watchful Eye in 1980s Russia by @aschmemann tinyurl.com/ozec2qw
JJ Gould Deputy Editor, TheAtlantic.com, The Atlantic @jj_gould
Life Under the KGB's Watchful Eye in 1980s Russia theatln.tc/12xUpAc

Do You and Google Need a Relationship Counselor?

By Megan Garber
theatlantic.com — If you're not paying for a product, the saying goes, then you're the product being sold. Another way of saying this is that you and Google -- and you and Twitter, and you and Facebook -- do not enjoy an egalitarian relationship.
Anne-Marie Slaughter Contributing Editor, The Sexes, The Atlantic @SlaughterAM
Gr8 read. Crowd action v companies that created crowd. "Do You & Google Need a Relationship Counselor?" @megangarber theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
Ari Melber Co-Host, The Cycle and Correspondent, MSNBC @AriMelber
RT @felsull: Great read. @TheAtlanticTECH: Um, this is awkward, but ... should you and Google maybe get a relationship counselor? http://t.…
Ari Melber Co-Host, The Cycle and Correspondent, MSNBC @AriMelber
You and Twitter do not enjoy an egalitarian relationship -- but we can change that.... theatlantic.com/technology/arc… @hartzog @EvanSelinger
Ari Melber Co-Host, The Cycle and Correspondent, MSNBC @AriMelber
Great piece on our call for a new deal w. tech companies: Do You & Google Need a Relationship Counselor?theatlantic.com/technology/arc… @megangarber

What Was the Most Influential TV Show Ever?

theatlantic.com — Q: What was the most influential tv show ever? James Lipton, host, Inside the Actors Studio All in the Family gave us not stereotypes but archetypes-Archie, Edith, Meathead-and drew a line between all TV comedy that went before and everything that has come after.
Scott Stossel Editor, The Atlantic @SStossel
Three's Company. Duh! RT @TheAtlantic: What was the most influential TV show ever? #BigQuestion theatln.tc/10y7efs
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