More random links

Shanghai's 26-year mega-city transformation captured
"Shanghai's dramatic transformation into a skyscraper-packed megalopolis with a population of around 23 million has been captured in two photographs taken just 26 years apart." Quite a difference between the photos.
University of Minnesota research reveals luxury products' role in relationships
According to one of the researchers: "a woman who is wearing luxury items and designer brands is perceived to have a more devoted partner and as a result other women are less likely to flirt with him" And this next bit makes total sense to me: "The fact that most women’s luxury products are aimed to impress other women helps explain why men have a hard time figuring out if a woman’s handbag costs $50 or $5,000 ... Women’s designer products are geared to show off to other women not men."
Police: Saggy pants may have contributed to Youngstown man's fall
Can we ban them now ... purely for safety reasons of course?
Teen dating abuse is common and complex, studies say
"29% of girls and 24% of guys said they had been both victims and abusers, in the same or different relationships." You might almost think that people have imperfect relationships and do stupid things every now and then.