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I wish I could think of something uplifting or witty to say by now, but I don’t. I’m sure that day will come soon, but today I’m just … tired. Hopefully these links will brighten your day a little.

Meet Armando Villarreal, the man behind college football’s coolest helmets. – via @theathletichq
Choose your decade and channel-surf the past on virtual TV sets. – via Laura Olin, who has a fantastic newsletter
Allegedly, you can now scrub your personal information from Google searches. Here’s how to do it.
JSON Crack is a free, open-source data visualization app capable of transforming JSON (and several other structured formats) into interactive graphs. – via @sung.kim.mw
“1500+ free HTML templates for websites, landing pages, blogs, portfolios, ecommerce and admin dashboards” – via @devluc
Great news for people who love bad news: This year won’t just be the hottest on record — it could be the first to surpass the 1.5-degree-Celsius threshold laid out in the Paris climate accord. – via @scientific_american
“Vanity Fair hits it on the nail.” via @deirdre.assenza
Related: “Unfriendly reminder that good people don’t support rapists.” – via @iamayortrightkay
Apropos of nothing: It’s nearly impossible to be a depressed ball of rage-filled anxiety while listening to Clair de lune. – via @gatordavid
Please tell me Taylor is working on a “The White House” version of “The Black Dog”. And if she’s not, maybe Weird Al can get on it. I hope it’s shitty / in the White House… – via @gatordavid

When Indiana Jones tells you he needs your help fighting Nazis, you help Indiana Jones fight Nazis. – via @laurenthomanwrites (Vote!)
If you’re looking for some good news: The population decline of honeybees has actually reversed! – via @dirtyrealism42
In 2034 people are going to rediscover these unhinged John Mulaney musical sketches and realize they were incredibly brilliant and hysterical. #SNL – via @gatordavid
The Boss opening his show in Montreal with a cover of Ghostbusters makes me really happy. – via @coachbennett
I wonder how many of the rabid anti-immigration folks in the US could pass a citizenship test?
Learn programming by playing games! – via @denicmarko_
I’m no rocket scientist, but this headline seems bad. The International Space Station Has Been Leaking for Five Years – via @laura.helmuth
The Athletic just published a great article about sports video game soundtracks that’s worth a read.
“Can you imagine the beautiful chaos if LinkedIn allowed commenting on open job positions?” – via @regina.thequeen.bee (I love this idea! Couldn’t someone make a browser extension for this?)