Text analysis of Trump's tweets
— he writes angry tweets on Android, gentler tweets authored by staff on iPhone/web #
Generating fantasy maps for Uncharted Atlas
— beautiful Twitter bot; from the same author, how placenames are generated #
Vlogbrothers' How to Vote In Every State
— big project with 54 videos to get out the vote for the Nerdfighter/VidCon community #
Rick and Morty recreate State of Georgia Vs. Denver Fenton Allen
— this is a word-for-word voicing of an actual, incredibly NSFW court transcript #
Fan video for Macintosh Plus's "Floral Shoppe"
— the 2011 remix album that defined the vaporwave genre #
Tilt Brush adds audio reactive brushes
— like anything VR-related, it really has to be experienced to appreciate it #
A Field Guide to China's Most Indispensible Meme
— more remixable than reaction GIFs, and the most popular platforms don't support animation #
Only 9% of America chose Trump and Clinton as the nominees
— elegant visualization from the New York Times #
Kickstarter's Impact on the Creative Economy
— academic study finds Kickstarter contributed $5.3 billion to the economy and 8,800 new companies #
Quadrilateral Cowboy is out
— Brendon Chung's stunning cyberpunk hacking heist game, years in the making #
Jason Kottke closes Stellar
— it's been touch and go for a while, and I miss it daily; thanks for making something great #
I'm With the Banned
— ferocious and sad Laurie Penny piece on MIlo, Trump, and weaponized insincerity #
XOXO 2016 launch lineup and registration
— in case you missed it, we're not doing XOXO next year, or maybe ever again #
Cabel Sasser's annual 4th of July fireworks packaging roundup
— likely the last time because Vancouver, WA banned fireworks #
FiveThirtyEight launches 2016 U.S. election forecast
— don't miss the methodology, including lessons learned from forecasting the primaries #
Mother Jones' Shane Bauer's investigation as a private prison guard
— astounding work of journalism, four months of life in the prison system #
Felix Salmon on Brexit
— a "senseless, self-inflicted blow," "isolationist catastrophe," and a grim warning for the U.S. #
C-SPAN broadcasts Periscope from House members
— Republicans turned off the cameras during the sit-in on gun control #
Vi Hart on internet fame, violence against women, and dealing with tragedy
— in the context of Christina Grimmie and the Pulse nightclub shootings in Orlando #
The Atlantic on Ev Williams and the open web
— the open web's fading away in favor of consolidated convenience and algorithmic relevance #
Animated evolution of the NYT homepage during the Orlando shooting
— breaking crises are one of the few times a homepage still matters #
The Guardian looks back on lonelygirl15
— nicely timed, the channel posted its first new video in seven years #
Field Trip to Mars
— Lockheed-Martin's school bus motion ride with real-time imagery based on geolocation #
Bandcamp's feature on the cottage industry of indie game soundtracks
— interviews with Jim Guthrie, Chipzel, Toby Fox, Chris Remo, and Disasterpeace #
Interview with a woman who recently had an abortion at 32 weeks
— losing a child is tragic enough, but the pro-life right insists on compounding women's suffering #