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Announced this week by the city's tourism board, the new Los Angeles logo has locals "divided", according to CBS Los Angeles. READ THE REST

From 1967 through the 1980s, Emory Douglas was the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party, the revolutionary social justice and political organization founded in Oakland, California. Douglas was the art director, designer, and primary artist for The Black Panther Newsletter and created the iconic Black Panther flyers, handouts, and posters. (Learn more about his work… READ THE REST

The BBC Developer Portal appears to be a bland, password-protected internal area fronted by a similarly bland stock photo of someone authoring code. But the code in the stock photo is editable, an easter egg showing off the kind of subtle expertise the BBC presumably expects of its coders. Andrew Taylor cited the effect in… READ THE REST

Exploring the ocean is a pretty magical experience, with so much to see and do almost everywhere you turn. But while out snorkeling, scuba diving, or just paddling around in the water, you're almost always struck by how big the ocean actually is. It's massive — and your tiny human arms and legs are oh… READ THE REST

Americans spend almost three hours a day watching TV, and another half-hour playing games or surfing the web. And so how much time does the average American spend reading for pleasure? 16 minutes. A measly 16 minutes. And the saddest part of that is that number is down six full minutes from just 15 years before.  You're… READ THE REST

If you want to learn data science, you're going to need to understand exactly how that data is stored and organized first. That means those with an interest in knowing how to read and interpret data have to start by learning the most universal language of organizing it: SQL.  Data in a database is basically… READ THE REST