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Saturday 8 January 2022

Denzel And Colbert's Epic Shakespeare Recitation

Please Appreciate Stephen Colbert And Denzel Washington Nerding Out Over Shakespeare; The Best Cities To Start A New Job In This Year, Ranked, America Doesn't Have Enough Teachers To Keep Schools Open
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Sat, Jan 08
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
NEW YEAR, NEW YOU
The Best Cities To Start A New Job In This Year, Ranked
wallethub.com
Here are the best cities to get work in this year since the unemployment rate has gotten better than its previous pandemic peak.
SCHOOL'S OUT FOREVER
America Doesn't Have Enough Teachers To Keep Schools Open
vox.com
The problem started way before omicron.
FROM THE GYM TO YOUR HOME
How The Rise Of The Celebrity Instructor Has Transformed Fitness
theringer.com
In March 2020, the fitness industry was forced to adapt to the onset of a global pandemic. Nearly two years later, many of the changes are here to stay — for good and for bad.
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The World's Warmest Jacket Comes After Six Years Of Research
lifelabs.design
Made with a proprietary material called WarmLife, this incredible jacket can keep us cozy in terrible weather without ever weighing us down.
WHAT NOT TO WATCH
'MESA BORING'
The 15 Most Boring Movies Of The Past 20 Years
mentalfloss.com
A sampling of IMDb reviews has netted a list of recent movies that put audiences to sleep, including a disappointing Nickelodeon adaptation, a killer doll and Jar-Jar Binks.
EDITOR'S PICK
'PREPARE FOR A BUMPY JANUARY'
When Epidemiologists Expect Omicron To Peak, Visualized
nytimes.com
Jeffrey Shaman, an infectious disease modeler and epidemiologist at Columbia University, plots out in a data visualization when he believes Omicron will peak in the United States.
FOR YOUR AMUSEMENT
WHEN YOU GOTTA GO, YOU GOTTA GO
The Secret MVP Of Sports? The Port-A-Potty
espn.com
It's not the most glamorous side of sports, but most game days simply couldn't happen without portable toilets and the people who maintain them. We look at how the stalwart stalls have helped bring fans closer to the game.
PLATE IT BY EAR
Please Enjoy This List Of Rejected Vanity License Plates From Ohio Last Year
cincinnati.com
Vanity license plates let you choose what you want your car to tell the world — but unfortunately, there are limits on what you can express. In 2021, the state of Ohio rejected a lot of, uh, creative applications.
'CUT THAT SH*T IN HALF'
Comedian Perfectly Sums Up The CDC's Guidance On COVID In 2022 In Less Than Five Minutes
youtube.com
Trevor Wallace reveals that Rhett the CDC intern was the one responsible for shortening recommended isolation times and it was mostly so he could get with the ladies.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
'DO NOT SAW THE AIR THUSTLY'
Take A Moment To Appreciate Stephen Colbert And Denzel Washington Expertly Reciting Shakespeare On Command
youtube.com
This clip from a couple of weeks ago features Denzel Washington and Stephen Colbert reciting Shakespeare together line-for-line — and we're lucky to have such next-level talent in show business.
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Pop A Cork And Pop A Corn
eatable.com
This selection of gourmet popcorn is infused with the flavor of wine, spirits and cocktails. Even better, you can save $5 with coupon code QEQMPK.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
FROM THE ARCHIVES
A Recorded History Of Brands On Twitter
vulture.com
A history of "Brand Twitter," from companies' earliest attempts to be funny and go viral on social media to their experiments with humanization, and both the success and criticism their presence on Twitter has inspired. (From 2019)
Happy birthday Elvis!

Friday 7 January 2022

How To Master (Or Cheat At) Wordle

How To Beat The Internet's New Favorite Word Game; A Man Who Cried Out 'All My Apes Gone,' A Guy Who Thinks Tim Cook Isn't Rich And More Of This Week's 'One Main Character', A Dealer Surprised That Kid Who Got His Car Repoed After Paying Cash For It
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Fri, Jan 07
FRIDAY THINGS
YOU FINALLY MADE A MONKEY OUT OF ME
A Man Who Cried Out 'All My Apes Gone,' A Guy Who Thinks Tim Cook Isn't Rich And More Of This Week's 'One Main Character'
digg.com
This week's characters include a man who became an instant meme after his NFTs were stolen, a guy who thinks a CEO who earns $1.5 billion isn't rich, a "Sesame Street" character who had a meltdown over a rock and a pundit with an opinion so bad it was dubbed "the worst take of 2022."
MAYBE WE CAN HAVE NICE THINGS
A Dealer Surprised That Kid Who Got His Car Repoed After Paying Cash For It
jalopnik.com
A local dealership stepped up and did the right thing.
MAN, WHAT A YEAR
Twenty-Two Trends That Will Define The Lives Of American Men In 2022
insidehook.com
We don't want to bore you with more talk of NFTs and the metaverse. But it was pretty much impossible not to mention those things.
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These Boots Are Designed To Take A Beating
huckberry.com
Are you rough on your boots? The design of the MACV-1 from GoRuck is inspired by the Vietnam-era jungle boot, and it's made to hold up under some of the worst conditions imaginable.
INSTRUCTIONAL
WORDLE TO THE WISE
How To Master (or Cheat At) Wordle, The Internet's Favorite Word Game Of 2022
lifehacker.com
Want to be part of the Wordle fun? Here's how to solve Twitter's new favorite daily word game.
WHEN WILL MY BAG RETURN FROM WAR
What To Do When Your Luggage Gets Lost
washingtonpost.com
So an airline lost your bag. Here's how to track it down, and how to get compensation if the airline owes it to you.
BRRR, IT'S COLD IN HERE
If You're One Of Those People Who's Always Cold, Here's How To Get Warm
lifehacker.com
Avoid being cold and miserable this winter, inside and out, with these tips on how to stay warm.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
THIS DOESN'T END WELL
This Morning News Show Goes Off The Rails When The Founder Of 'Birds Aren't Real' Does A Spit Take Live On Camera
youtube.com
Peter McIndoe, the founder of Gen Z-based conspiracy theory "Birds Aren't Real," had a bit of a snafu with his beverage on live television.
IN THE NEWS
Kazakhstan Leader Orders Security Forces To 'Kill Without Warning' To Quell Violent Protests
Supreme Court Poised To Decide Limits Of Biden Vaccine Mandates For Businesses, Health Care Workers
Here's When We Expect Omicron To Peak
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Release Antonio Brown
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Thanks, Shirt, We Needed The Reminder
teepublic.com
We're regularly on the brink of fooling around with something electrical. The vintage-style shirt helps keep us away from that mess.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
THE STRUGGLE WAS REAL
Someone Booted Up Windows 98 And Demonstrated How Hard It Was To Get On The Internet Back In The Day
youtube.com
Kids these days with their wireless broadband don't know what it was like to wait endlessly for a dial-up modem to connect to the internet. Here's a demonstration of what it's like to try to do it the old way in modern times.
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