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2 longer reads for today:
First, the surprisingly interesting world of Xmas Tree Vendors in New York City:
Link: https://www.curbed.com/article/christmas-tree-trade-secrets-gregs-trees-nyc.html?utm_source=digg
The second, a few excerpts from the predictably droll life of an English 2nd Hand Bookseller:
If either of the above links don't work, try "incognito mode". I find that I read so much online pretty much everything has to be opened "incognito" otherwise I'm prompted for free - or paid - subscriptions. Ad nauseum.
And - the second article made me remember the tale of UK 2nd Hand Booksellers, told from the other side of the counter:
Link: Driff's guide to all the secondhand & antiquarian bookshops in Britain
Which is every bit as hilarious, more so even, given the eccentric character of the narrator.
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Yet another gem that highlights the importance of "Informed Consent". Not just consent, folks...
Link: https://digg.com/internet-culture/link/abigail-johnson-stock-photography-model-guardian-PSQRt1fjZk
Although I have trouble feeling sorry for them, this is just too amusing...
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...That every man is a shitbag. You knew, this just confirms it. Via that most credible of news-sources "The Daily Mail".
The Headline and Lead:
Woman who 'married' a rag doll claims their relationship is 'hanging on a thread' after he 'cheated' by texting another woman
- Meirivone Rocha Moraes, from Brazil, who married rag doll reveals he cheated
- The mother has since admitted their relationship is 'hanging on by a thread'
- The duo got hitched in a ceremony attended by 250 people last December
- The mother-of-three and her rag doll lover are now sleeping in separate beds
Link: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11434073/Woman-married-rag-doll-claims-cheated.html
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A bit of time on your hands? Clearly, you're here.
Visit Floor796.com, a massive animated .gif filled with detail and amusing pop-culture references.
A throwback to when the internet used to be a fun place...
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Basically, a list of every pop-psychology buzz-word, pseudo-science "news" articles you've ever read the last 20 or so years.
Worth reading, because any article that uses them needs clarification and unambiguous interpretation. Upon the slightest perusal you quickly realize that very little "news" is, in fact, news, it is simply verbiage to fill your time while the notes from the sponsor creep in the edges
Link: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01100/full