Weekly Filet #219: When I'm gone. And more.
1. When I’m Gone (Medium)
A wonderful story: A young father, who is dying at the age of 27, writes letters of advice to his young son, only to be read after he passes specific life milestones: «When you have your first kiss», «When you have the worst fight ever with your mom», «When you realize you’re gay» just to name a few. The son, now 85 years old, tells the story.
2. Puzzle: Are You Smarter Than Other New York Times Readers? (The Upshot)
Do you have a beautiful mind? This clever short puzzle will tell you.
3. Hannibal telling corny jokes (Tumblr)
I challenge you to find a funnier thing on the internet.
4. How the penis disappeared from the sex toy (Fusion)
An article about sex toys, sure. More broadly, though, it's an article about what happens when women enter a field previously dominated by male thinking.
5. The New Science of Sentencing (The Marshall Project)
Should prison sentences be based on crimes that haven’t been committed yet?