"Links" Weekend Edition: Let's put this to rest

GOOD NEWS, Dog People of the Internet: The darkest dogspiracy of our time has been debunked. There is (almost definitely) no way that someone pulled a bark-and-switch with Hank the Ballpark Pup. Hank, as I learned this week, is an adopted bichon frise and the mascot of the Milwaukee Brewers. He was also recently killed and/or stolen and replaced with a lookalike, per his truthers.

ANYWAY, the Brewers released Hank's notarized vet records today, and there's only one Hank, so -- let's put this to rest. There's no way they could've faked this one. Unless..........

maybe he's just less recognizable without the hot dog vest

Psst, new readers: On Fridays, the newsletter takes a slightly different form! I put together a little ebook of reads from the week to help you catch-up and/or unplug.) You can download this week's round-up of digital culture #longreads as ~an ebook here~, OR you can click directly into the links that strike your fancy. In either case, your regularly scheduled Links will be back Monday!

I’ve Had a Cyberstalker Since I Was 12 (Backchannel)
Does Encouraging Suicide Make You a Killer? (NY mag)
Life and Death in the App Store (The Verge)
How Snapchat Built a Business By Confusing Olds (Bloomberg)
AI & The Future Of Civilization (Edge)
An iPhone Is an Extension of the Mind (Slate) Joe Cool (The New Inquiry)
Happy reading!
@caitlindewey

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