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Worth a Click: 13 Stories You Should Read Today

By DNAinfo Staff | May 24, 2016 3:21pm | Updated on May 24, 2016 6:51pm

 New York Magazine's Beta Male argues that Gillian Anderson should be the next James Bond.
New York Magazine's Beta Male argues that Gillian Anderson should be the next James Bond.
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John Oliver Unpacks Our Convoluted and Undemocratic Primary and Caucus System

In his latest segment, John Oliver critiques the warped world of primaries, revealing some states whose delegates chose their candidate even before the primary and other cases where they disregard who the voters picked. [Last Week Tonight]

The Real Hurdles Created by Voter ID Laws

The Washington Post takes a frustrating look at the difficulties created by new voter ID laws, and how getting the proper identification required by them can be a lot harder than most people think, especially for the poor, elderly or minority residents. In Texas, for example — the state with most restrictive voter ID law — “residents can vote with their concealed-carry handgun licenses but not their state-issued student university IDs.” [Washington Post]

Several Trump Haters That Have Had a Change of Heart

They love him, they love him not. That’s the name of the game with several Republican leaders, who less than a year ago, thought Donald Trump was too much of “narcissist” and “egomaniac” to lead our country. But now he’s the Republican presidential nominee, top party leaders like Nikki Haley, who delivered GOP’s official response to President Obama’s State of the Union address in January, and former Texas governor, Rick Perry, are jumping on the Trump-bandwagon saying they’ll likely support the Republican nominee for president. [Mic]

Attorney Instrumental in Clinton Impeachment Now Sings His Praises

As Trump dredges up sexual assault allegations against Bill Clinton, one of the former president's foremost critics during the scandals of the '90s, Kenneth Starr, has changed his tune. He has come out to praise Clinton's “genuine empathy for human beings” and expressing remorse over past “unpleasantness.” Meanwhile, Starr is reportedly being removed from his position of president of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, for mishandling sexual assault allegations against the school’s star athletes. [NYT]

Your Financial Success Could Come Down to the Very Block You Live On

Success could come down to the very block on which someone lives. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania followed 84 participants of a program called ACHIEVEability, which requires members of low-income families in West Philadelphia to enroll in college in exchange for subsidized housing. They found that those who lived on blocks with higher poverty and violent crime, and lower education levels, were more likely to drop out or take more time to accumulate college credits. Meanwhile, those who lived on more educated blocks did slightly better in school, earning about five more college credits on average. [The Atlantic]

Ethics and The Eye of the Beholder

One of the world’s most prominent ethics academics is accused of manipulating his students for his own sexual gain. [BuzzFeed]

Say “Goodbye” to Subway Newsies

If you’re used to getting your free morning paper as you step out of the train, you’ll have to start searching for a metal rack. The MTA is restricting hawkers for amNY and Metro from handing out papers in subway stations because it says the paper contributes to excess garbage and track fires. [WNYC]

A Father’s Beautiful Story of His Daughter Becoming His Son

Political reporter Jon Ralston couldn’t contain his emotion after his 20-year-old child called to tell him that he was no longer Madeline Ralston, but now officially Jake Ralston. The father penned his thoughts in a blog post that has received an outpouring of support since he posted it. [Washington Post]

A Chinese-Speaking Ambulance Service Grows in Brooklyn

As the Asian-American community in southern Brooklyn has grown, so too has the need for services for people who do not speak English fluently. To address that need, a local ambulance company that has been in the community for generations has branched out and is now operating two ambulances staffed by Chinese-speaking healthcare workers. [NYT]

Trump Acknowledges Climate Change — At His Golf Course

Trump wants to build another wall, but this time he has no problem paying for it. The billionaire, who isn’t shy about being included in the growing chorus of voice denying climate change, now wants to build a seawall “to prevent erosion” at his coastal resort, Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Ireland. He's applying for permission to build the wall and “explicitly cites global warming and its consequences — increased erosion due to rising sea levels and extreme weather this century — as a chief justification for building the structure.” [Politico]

It’s Time For a Lady Bond

New York Magazine’s new men’s blog Beta Male has the perfect reason why Gillian Anderson should be the next James Bond. [New York Magazine]

Real-Life Carrie Bradshaw Discovers Tinder And We Can’t Look Away

"Sex and the City" writer Candace Bushnell got divorced a few years ago, moved back to New York recently and, naturally, got on Tinder — for journalism. The famous relationship writer, age 57, tried out the dating app for this Cosmopolitan piece, which is not especially illuminating (romance is dead, dating sucks, etc.), but quite entertaining. Our favorite part: Bushnell’s perfect usage of “mansplained,” when describing her 31-year-old date’s take on the male gaze. [Cosmopolitan]

The One Rock Star Who Future Historians Will Remember

After stating that John Phillip Sousa has come to define marching music basically all by himself, Chuck Klosterman takes a look at which rock musician will do the same for their genre of music hundreds of years from now. Read the piece yourself to find out his final answer, but just in case you were wondering, he doesn’t land on The Beatles, Elvis, Dylan or The Rolling Stones. [NYT]

This column was compiled by DNAinfo reporters Dartunorro Clark, Eddie Small, Danielle Tcholakian, Gwynne Hogan, Alexandra Leon, Jeanmarie Evelly, Carolina Pichardo, Noah Hurowitz, Shaye Weaver, Rachel Holliday Smith, Irene Plagianos, Nikhita Venugopal and Allegra Hobbs.