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Saturday 3 October 2020

I'm Sorry For Your Boss

These Workplace Screwups Will Make Your Job Look Like A Cakewalk, Do Millennials Really Believe The Holocaust Was 'Exaggerated'?, Eight Frightening Facts About 'The Turn Of The Screw'
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MYTHS AND LEGENDS
'SHOCKING LEVELS OF IGNORANCE'
Do Millennials Really Believe The Holocaust Was 'Exaggerated'?
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A new survey revives a decades-long debate over how to measure public attitudes about Jews and genocide.
WORKING IT OUT
What Mind Games Do You Play On Yourself During Exercise?
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As I'm slogging through a run, I never tell myself I'm halfway. Everything I just did, I have to do it all again? Not a helpful thought. Instead, I use some more creative math.
THEY TOLD YOU THIS WAS MELODRAMA
October Is The Longest Decade, COVID In The White House, And A 20-Foot Skeleton: Here Are The Week's Best Tweets
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This week was… a lot! Please come with us on a retrospective journey through the week in great tweets.
SCREW YOUR COURAGE TO THE STICKING PLACE
Eight Frightening Facts About Henry James's 'The Turn Of The Screw'
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Learn about the classic ghost story that inspired (among many other things) Netflix's "The Haunting of Bly Manor."
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PICTURE THIS
The Drag Scene In Russia, And Other Best Photography Of The Week
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A look into the drag community in Novosibirsk, Russia, the lives of Irish traveler children and more best photos of the week.
EDITOR'S PICK
AND YOU THOUGHT YOUR DAY WAS BAD
This Reddit Thread Of Workplace Screwups Will Make Your Worst Day On The Job Look Like A Cakewalk
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Someone posed a question to r/AskReddit about times people "massively f*cked up" at their job and what happened. Dozens of Redditors obliged.
ICONS AND I-CAN'TS
LOTS TO THINK ABOUT
35 Thoughts About Mario On Super Mario's 35th Anniversary
nytimes.com
Insights and observations about Super Mario, what he means to video game culture and why he remains popular today.
SHE'S A QUEEN TO US
Barefoot In Quarantine
thecut.com
Writer Matthew Schneier profiles chef, author and TV personality Ina Garten, who's spending quarantine at her home in the Hamptons. The home cooking guru might have just the recipe we need to get through the pandemic.
PROUD'S A CROWD
The Proud Boys, Explained
vox.com
The far-right street fighting group has embraced violence — and Donald Trump.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
THIS JUST IN
Here's A Supercut Of How News Stations Around The World Reported Trump's COVID Diagnosis
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Donald Trump's coronavirus diagnosis broke as much of America was asleep. Here's how international news stations reported the story as it happened.
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PRIME LOCATION
The Everything Town In The Middle Of Nowhere (2019)
theverge.com
Why thousands of Amazon packages converge on a tiny Montana town.
SADLY, NOBODY CAN SEE HIS GHOST TROPHIES
The Secret Life of a Ghost Hunter (2013)
narrative.ly
Far from the staged spookiness of cable TV, part-time paranormal investigator Dan Sturges pulls back the curtain on a decade spent searching for spirits.
Have a spooky start to Halloween season!

Friday 2 October 2020

Well, That Happened

How Newspapers Reacted To Donald Trump Testing Positive For The Coronavirus, Researchers Have Discovered A Hidden Drawing Behind 'Mona Lisa,' 'Am I The A-Hole?' Reveals America's Sexist Underbelly
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STOP THE PRESSES
How Newspapers Reacted To Donald Trump Testing Positive For The Coronavirus
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Donald Trump's announcement to the world that he had tested positive for the coronavirus sent shockwaves around the world, and newspaper editors scrambled to keep up.
WHAT LIES BENEATH
Researchers Have Discovered A Hidden Drawing Behind 'Mona Lisa'
popularmechanics.com
No, this isn't the plot of a Nicolas Cage movie. A special camera was used to go deep into the famous painting's nooks and crannies.
WHO IS THAT JERK I SEE?
'Am I The A-Hole?' Reveals America's Sexist Underbelly
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One of the most thorough looks at inequality between men and women can be found on the Reddit forum Am I The Asshole. (The answer is usually "yes.")
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BEST OF THE BEST
RELATIONSHIPS SHOULD BE 50/50
The Week's Best Memes, Ranked
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This week, we've got "That was the worst thing I've ever seen," "Relationships should be 50/50," "Did you really ever experience NYC?", "Will you shut up, man?" and "Now from the top, make it drop."
ONE-STOP SHOP
The Best Movies And TV Shows Coming To Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime, And Hulu In October
slate.com
"Schitt's Creek's" final season, "Emma," "Southside With You" and "Scream 4" are just a few of the great titles coming to streaming this month.
THE KNIGHT IS DARK AND FULL OF HONORS
The Best And Worst Movies From Oscar-Winning Directors, Visualized
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Which movies from directors like Christopher Nolan and Steven Spielberg have the highest and lowest IMDb ratings?
VIDEO OF THE DAY
PALM BEFORE THE STORM
Guy Tries To Trim A 100-Foot Palm Tree, Is Taken On A Wild Ride
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A brave arborist in San Bernardino, California, climbed a 100-foot palm tree to chop off some fronds that might cause damage to humans and property.
IN THE NEWS
Dow Futures Plunge More Than 400 Points After Trump Says He Tested Positive For Coronavirus
Secretly Recorded Tapes Show Melania Trump's Frustration At Criticism For Family Separation Policy And Her Bashing Of Christmas Decorations
Flight Of Doomsday Planes Amid Trump's Coronavirus Announcement 'Purely Coincidental': Strategic Command
The US Economy Added 661,000 Jobs In September, Signaling A Slowdown In Recovery
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'I WANT RAMI MALEK TO RUN ME OVER'
Love, Death, And Begging For Celebrities To Kill You (2019)
newyorker.com
In punch-me-in-the-face discourse, pain and joy seem increasingly convergent, at least in the ways that people express themselves online.
VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE
What Happens If A Presidential Nominee Can No Longer Run For Office? (2020)
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How would the parties — and the public — respond to such a tragic event?
This will be a day to remember.