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Skywatchers are preparing for a “supermoon” after the moon made its closest approach since 1948.

Sorgente: ‘Supermoon’ viewers to get closest glimpse since 1948 – BBC News

Strong aftershocks have roiled New Zealand after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake killed two people.

Sorgente: New Zealand hit by aftershocks after severe earthquake – BBC News

At the Lisbon Web Summit last week, innovation scored high but solving social problems was not high on the agenda

Sorgente: Plenty of tech for the comfortable, but what about ideas for the hard pressed? | Anne McElvoy | Opinion | The Guardian

The best commencement speech ever.

In 1996, when Harper’s Magazine sent writer David Foster Wallace on a seven-night Caribbean cruise, they were expecting a magazine-article-length, fish-out-of-water adventure. What they got back was practically a novella about the dread of death, and how being pampered for a week aboard an unsinkable vessel is little more than a denial of death’s inevitability. About a decade later, Kenyon College was less surprised when, in place of the commencement speech Wallace had been invited to give to the class of 2005, he delivered an unforgettable sermon on the sadnesses of modern life — and their cure.

Sorgente: The Sermon on Sadness That Became a Viral Hit | Performance | OZY

We asked W’s roster of photographers to contribute images that express how they feel in the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election. They were free to capture what they wanted, or supply an existing image. Here are the beautiful and diverse results.

Sorgente: A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words: 29 Photographers React to the 201 Photos | W Magazine

Secrecy, mistrust and the shadow of interrogation at the American prison limited doctors’ ability to treat mental illness among detainees.

Sorgente: Where Even Nightmares Are Classified: Psychiatric Care at Guantánamo – The New York Times

Sorgente: UK, US young millennials turn back on sport | Media Analysis | Business

Post-it notes, many with politically themed messages, hang on a wall at the 6th Avenue subway station as part of a public art project entitled ‘Subway Therapy,’ November 10, 2016 in New York City. Artist Matthew Chavez, who goes by ‘Levee,’ created the ‘Subway Therapy’ wall to offer New Yorkers a chance to write down their feelings in the wake of the presidential election.

Sorgente: Subway Therapy in New York Voiceover artist Matthew Chavez from Brooklyn supplied sticky notes and pens Photo Album | Getty Images

People run after hearing what is believed to be explosions or gun shots near Place de la Republique square in Paris on November 13, 2015. At least 18 people were killed in several shootings and explosions in Paris today, police said.

Sorgente: Paris Terror Remembered One Year On Photo Album | Getty Images

A competent woman seeks peace while fearful men frame aliens as enemies. Sound familiar?

Sorgente: Movie Review: Arrival Is a Great Sci-Fi Movie—But an Even Better Election Allegory | WIRED

Classic games and a low price all but guarantee success for the mini-console.

Sorgente: Review: With the $60 NES Classic Edition, Nintendo Might Just Rule the Holidays | WIRED

After their success in the US election, the Kremlin’s hackers are setting their sights on other political processes around the world.

Sorgente: Russian Hackers Will Try to Impact More Elections After Trump’s Win | WIRED

The new book The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains In A High-Tech World makes the case for managing the tsunami of digital distractions to aid how we learn, absorb information and live.

Sorgente: Learning In The Age Of Digital Distraction : NPR Ed : NPR

Mr. Cohen was an unlikely and reluctant pop star, but his lyrics captivated other artists and gave him a reputation as “the master of erotic despair.”

Sorgente: Leonard Cohen, Epic and Enigmatic Songwriter, Is Dead at 82 – The New York Times

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) shakes hands with President-elect Donald Trump (L) following a meeting in the Oval Office November 10, 2016 in Washington, DC. Trump is scheduled to meet with members of the Republican leadership in Congress later today on Capitol Hill.

Sorgente: Album fotografico Trump Mends Fences in Washigton The president-elect made his first visit to the White House since winning | Getty Images

Cook celebrated diversity, as well as the differing political views among its 76,000 employees in the US.

Sorgente: Here’s what Apple CEO Tim Cook told employees after Trump won the election – Business Insider

On the social media company’s first flight test of an internet-beaming aircraft.

Sorgente: Inside Facebook’s First Test of its Millimeter Wave Internet Drone | WIRED