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 Is American media dead?
flipboard.com · The Features Desk
Thousands of layoffs. Publications shutting down. News deserts. The press is collapsing, as old business models no longer work.
 How social media apps rely on young users but don’t protect them
theconversation.com · Joan Donovan and Sara Parker
Two scholars discuss if these are “dangerous products.”
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 The hidden ways sleep deprivation warps your reality
bigthink.com · Jonny Thomson
Sleep deprivation makes it harder for us to process sensory input — so much so that it can even lead to hallucinations.
 What you need to know about the origins of Black History Month
Associated Press · Jesse J. Holland
How it started, how its founder, Carter G. Woodson, came up with the idea, and why it changed from a week to a month.
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 The climate grannies who will do whatever it takes to protect their grandchildren
The 19th · Jessica Kutz
They have the generational wisdom, environmental activism experience, free time — and they’re not afraid of getting arrested.
 Groundhogs are more than weather predictors
USA TODAY · Eric Lagatta
Here are some lesser known facts about them.
 Who were Truman Capote’s ‘Swans’?
hollywoodreporter.com · Brande Victorian
The cast of “Feud” including Naomi Watts, Calista Flockhart and Demi Moore talk about their real-life counterparts.
 The bulletpointization of books
lithub.com · Maris Kreizman
“In a world where tech billionaires dominate so much of our culture, it’s troubling to see books treated like mere vessels for self-betterment.”
 For some bars, the best ice comes from 5,500 miles away
Punch · Jean Trinh
Made with water sourced from Japan’s Mount Haku and containing almost no impurities, imported Kuramoto Ice is gaining a following stateside.
 285-year-old lemon auctioned for $1,780
United Press International · Ben Hooper
It was found in the back of an old cabinet, which itself sold for $40.
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