GrubHub buys LevelUp, and the company behind Settlers of Catan sells for $1.4B.

The Tour de France wraps today — check out this beautiful view of riders and their talismans. 

GQ with a deeper look at the whole Otto Warmer story.

A portrait of Charlottesville (thoroughly incomplete though it may be), a year after Nazi’s invaded our wonderful town.

Israel passed a measure to redefine themselves as Jewish, rather than a democracy of their inhabitants. 

Sean Parker (yes, that one) is working to develop what you may see as either a great way to uplift local communities or a spectacular tax haven.

A surprisingly worthwhile profile of Gwyneth Paltrow and Goop.

Sometimes things can go sideways even when you’re a nobody on the internet. 

A convention of spies requires a lot of spies in the same place in the real world, which creates some difficulties. Plus, a study suggests rideshare services exacerbate traffic issues. 

“Narratives are, in some ways, the opposite of data, and when you pit the two against each other, forget it.”

A presentation from an Economics conference provides well-considered view of intergenerational economic mobility (and is, unsurprisingly, a much less appealing presentation than the stories we tell about same).

Side-by-side views of how perception of data (here, election results) can change with your visualization. 

The blockchain has provided true innovation in Ponzi schemes. 

How to beat LinkedIn, The Game. 

Eater’s list of America’s Best New Restaurants. 

Great photos: from above, of good dogs, and of waves.