Five Things: HodgePodge for Jul. 17

Boldly went

The new close-up shots of Pluto from the New Horizons satellite have us all nostalgia for the space age, so here’s a long read about the time Buzz Aldrin punched a guy in the mouth

Behind the music

I don’t know how much I believe the theory that the Beatles are the hardest band to cover, but the stories behind the three non-Beatles Lennon-McCartney-penned number one hits are pretty interesting.

Reddit and forget it

At an inflection point for the sometimes-troubled site, Reddit’s founder returns as CEO.

First in flight

What does innovation look like? It can be hard to tell in the moment.

The sharing economy

Why don’t Netflix, HBO and other entertainment companies do more to curb password sharing?

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