Athletic Gods: Sports have evolved from fighting for honor to fighting for a brand, argues author Stephen Amidon in his fascinating new book Something Like the Gods: A Cultural History of the Athlete From Achilles to LeBron. (Only a Game / Soundcloud)
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Tome of the Day: Private Empire by Steve Coll describes how ExxonMobil and the oil and gas industry power the news cycle. (Columbia Journalism Review)
On the Road: See Jack Kerouac’s original sketch for a possible cover of his classic book. It was rejected. (The Daily What)
Dater-in-Chief: Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac. Here’s how U.S. presidents courted their sweethearts. (mental_floss)
Vintage: Check out these photos of some of the world’s great landmarks under construction. (Flavorwire)
‘Like’ Button: Here’s a look inside Facebook’s new headquarters, which includes a ’60s-style bar. (TIME.com)
Come Together: Listen to this mashup of The Beatles’ “Come Together” and Ke$ha’s “Tik Tok,” and you’ll never think about The Beatles the same way again. (BuzzFeed)
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Hope and Change: A disenchanted Obama fan found solace in Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know”: “The change I got is that I moved in with my mother.” (Viral Viral Videos)
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