Wanted dead or alive: HodgePodge for Aug. 1

Reverse osmosis

Amid all the high-profile journalists leaving old-media companies to launch news start-ups, The Verge co-founder Joshua Topolsky is joining Bloomberg.

Hot, fresh news

Then there’s that time Thermos FedExed a hot cup of coffee to a journalist at The Atlantic.

In defense of the doodle

WSJ cites research claiming the practice has benefits ranging from helping with focus to venting emotions.

Moving news

Running for as few as five minutes a day could lower your risk of dying prematurely, says the NYT. (Or maybe not.)

Spoiler alert: it’s football related

How Jon Bon Jovi became the most hated man in Buffalo.

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