In an example of what seems to be a regression of technology, the pioneering (hahahaha) computer game of yore, Oregon Trail, is now a card game. Would totally play this. [HT Jen]
Barack Obama on feminists (he's one): "Yes, it's important that their dad is a feminist, because now that's what they expect of all men." [HT Jessie]
A brief history of the Magnificent Seven (1996 Olympics) before and after Kerri Strug's vault.
Sports Illustrated has a run-down of the Refugee Olympic Team. (Auto-play video warning.)
Here is a tourism (?) promotional video for Dubai from 1986. They milked the heck out of that clock tower roundabout thing (it's still there today and it is quite lovely).
What Hillary meant to say on her historic night. You guys, this piece gave me all the feels. I think I was mostly meant to laugh, and I did, but dad gummit if I didn't get a little teary-eyed at the end.
In map-related news: we have Buzzfeed playing with country size in fascinating ways (Greenland, you are the worst for hogging map space) and Kottke taking a slightly different slant on it + bonus West Wing. [HT Kathy and David]
Jeremy and I snort-laughed our way through this list of the most boring jobs. I mean, there are a LOT of boring jobs out there when you think about it. Even boring stuff needs to get done, you know? [HT Jeremy]
I also snort-laughed at Top 10 Songs in Musicals.
Foreign Policy investigates what really happened with those Mexican tourists who were killed in the Egyptian desert last year.
Time to do your Olympics homework: I found this article ranking all the medal events in the Olympics to be extremely helpful for Rio prep. Be warned: it will lead to tons of Google rabbit holes and youtube-ing past Olympics moments. (The most intriguing rabbit hole for me was this link about intersex athletes competing in women's track and field.) [HT Blair]
