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A new language of visual digital messaging evolves ASCII emoji gave way to pic emoji, and that in turn has given way to 'sticker' messaging. It's evolving most noticeably in Japan, and the messaging app Line is one of the more interesting platforms. Read the rest... Can you guess which 2 states make up half of global military expenditure? Frienemies United States and China make up about half of the entire world's military expenditure, according to this infographic by SIPRI. Read the rest... Sorrow in the Balkans Jasmina Tesanovic on the recent floods drowning the Balkan region, in which, it seems the sorrow never stops. Read the rest... GMOs, past and future From Modern Farmer, an interesting story about the 1987 test of the first GMO crops, and the changing perspective that's adding new nuance to the debate today. Read the rest... Meet the man who remade Middle Earth Ethan Gilsdorf interviews John Howe, Tolkien Illustrator and Conceptual Designer of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Movie Trilogies Read the rest... Easy homemade yogurt recipe Making yogurt at home is fun, easy and satisfying, it doesn't require any specialist equipment or ingredients, and is healthier as it only contains the milk you choose to use. Joshua Naylor shows you how. Read the rest... Hannibal's last supper "Mizumono" finale review [s2, e13] Everybody is invited to the table in Hannibal's bloody season-two finale. And Theresa DeLucci does mean everybody. She loves a good surprise--or five. Read the rest... Follow us online:   forward to a friend   unsubscribe from this list