Friday, November 23, 2018

Whiskey Is Good, Money Is Hard

Some compare it to snooker, others to figure skating. But for those who have given their lives to competitive ploughing, it's more than a sport, it's a way of life.
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CULTIVATING COMPETITION
Field Of Dreams: Heartbreak And Heroics At The World Ploughing Championships
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Some compare it to snooker, others to figure skating. But for those who have given their lives to competitive ploughing, it's more than a sport, it's a way of life.
GOD BLESS US, EVERYONE
'Scrooged' Is Still The Perfect Christmas Movie 30 Years Later
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It's loud, cartoonish and misanthropic, but the 1988 Bill Murray vehicle is remarkably well-suited for our fraught present moment.
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FROM RICHES TO RAGS
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
Some People Just Don't Know How Money Works, And Other Facts
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Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: two adults who really don't know how to use money, the human cost of Amazon's free shipping and influencer marketing is out of control.
'I HAVEN'T LEARNED MY LESSON'
The Credit Daredevils Who Risk It All For The Points Game
melmagazine.com
Are they being shrewd, or are they conspirators in wire fraud?
PENNY PINCHING, FRIEND KEEPING
I'm Cheap But I'm Still Fun And Have Friends
thecut.com
In a city as expensive as New York, I take budgeting very seriously. If I can commute by foot in less than an hour, barring a blizzard or torrential downpour, I'll skip the $2.75 subway ride and hoof it.
STORIES OF SURVIVAL
'FOR FIVE HOURS, WE WAITED'
How My Brother Survived The Camp Fire
buzzfeednews.com
My brother lives in Paradise, California. For five hours on November 8, while wildfire devoured the town, I had no idea if he was alive or dead.
CARE, GIVEN
How Our Relationship Survived When My Partner Got Sick
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Nearly 18 million men are caring for a sick loved one right now. Here's how one of them survived the slippery terrain of a partner's illness.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
DON'T GET SHAFTED
Car Expert Breaks Down The Real Difference Between Four-Wheel Drive And All-Wheel Drive
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Jargon and marketing have muddied the waters, but there is a clear cut difference.
IN THE NEWS
People Are Dragging Hillary Clinton After She Said Europe Should Halt Immigration To Stop Right-Wing Populism
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Alabama Mall Shooting Leaves Gunman Dead And 2 Wounded, Including A 12-Year-Old Girl
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