Meet the $2.8 Million Dollar Lunch Box

Just issues, news, and other stuff that matters to you [Fusion] August 24, 2016 As we get closer to the 2016 election, it seems more and more like [Donald Trump has got some splainin to do]. He certainly is excelling at [riling people up] (and providing [specious medical diagnoses]). If you’re like us, all the hateful rhetoric is probably [giving you very real anxiety]. The good news: soon AI will be able to [improve psychiatry]. Think you’re too old for robot shrinks? One scientist claims [this pill] just might be the fountain of youth. Since women [are expected to do all the chores, all of the time], they’ll probably be needing that extra energy. And speaking of youth, apparently they’re [all murderers]. We disagree, as demonstrated by a newly resurfaced video of a cherubic [17-year-old James Corden interviewing Meatloaf]. In less amazing news, Ghostbusters actress Leslie Jones is [having an awful day]; French police handled a delicate situation in [the worst possible way]; and Marvel has already bungled the launch of [this black superhero franchise]. However, if you’re looking for inspiration to help fight general-news-of-the-world-and-election-cycle-fatigue, look no further than JFK’s [bizarre attempt to use four-legged livestock to “goat out the vote].” That’s #RealAmericanHistory folks 🇺🇸 🇺🇸. —[Laura Feinstein] TODAY IN... IT’S 2016, PEOPLE The[racist note] sent to this grandmother with black grandchildren will literally make your blood boil. STRANGER DANGER Why small towns can’t handle [sudden Airbnb booms]. FADS Prepd is a lunch box. [It also has an app]. Fundamentally, that’s it. So how did it raise $2.8 million and capture the internet’s fickle attention? INSPIRATION South Africa’s first black female pilot is [empowering other African women] to soar higher. THE READ [How Kuwait's New DNA Collection Law Could Destroy Lives—and Sets a Terrifying New Norm] [DanielRivero_b&w] by Daniel Rivero Horrible laws often follow major terrorist attacks. After 9/11, the U.S. Congress passed the Patriot Act. After the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris last year, European powers[contemplated sweeping, strikingly bold] internet surveillance laws. Following a July attack in Nice, French officials have passed laughably absurd laws [against Muslim women wearing burkinis] at public beaches. But after an ISIS-linked man[ignited a bomb in a Shiite mosque in Kuwait last year], killing 27, the mother of all troubling laws was rushed through the country’s Parliament. The law requires that all citizens, residents and visitors to the country submit DNA samples to enter or stay in the country. It was passed in the name of national security and in helping identify victims of large scale attacks. Only recently are we starting to understand just how powerful and potentially intrusive the new DNA law, which is expected to fully go into effect late this year, will be. In a wealthy nation where citizenship is passed down by bloodline and is extremely restricted, officials have been letting on about a mission creep that will give citizenship enforcement an unprecedented scientific grounding, and possibly leave thousands stripped of their nationalities. [Read more.] LET’S TALK ABOUT STUNNING South African photographer [Pieter Hugo]’s collaboration with fashion line Hood by Air celebrates Kingston, Jamaica’s vilified “Gully Queen” subculture—[a community of gay men forced by hatred to live in the city’s storm-drainage systems]. The results are beautiful, but the message of acceptance is the real star. [Facebook] [Twitter] [Vine] [Instagram] [Youtube] Remember, you can always [click here to unsubscribe] and never see another one of these emails until the apocalypse (at which time it'll be nothing but emails). This email was sent to {EMAIL} Fusion · 419 Lafayette St · New York, NY 10003 · USA