Monday, July 22, 2019

That's Gold, Jerry!

The Man With The Golden Airline Ticket, How Can I Tell Prospective Hires That Our Office Is Haunted, And Other Advice Column Questions, and more.
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HAUNTED BY THE PAST
GOOD QUESTION
How Can I Tell Prospective Hires That Our Office Is Haunted, And Other Advice Column Questions
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A roundup of the most interesting, thought-provoking and surprising questions that our favorite columnists addressed in recent days.
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE NAURU
A Dark History Of The World's Smallest Island Nation
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A combination of greed, colonial mismanagement and gross incompetence has brought Nauru, once dubbed "Pleasant Island," to the brink of collapse.
LOST IN THE SHUFFLE
A Minor Figure
longreads.com
While searching for photographs that depict black young women and girls living free in the second and third generations born after slavery, Saidiya Hartman finds a disturbing image.
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PURE GOLD
LAND OF PLENTY
The Man With The Golden Airline Ticket
narratively.com
My dad was one of the only people on Earth with a good-for-life, go-anywhere-you-choose pass from American Airlines. Then they took it away. This is the true story of having — and losing — a superpower.
WE MISS FRED
Watch: Here's Our First Look At America's Dad (Tom Hanks) Playing America's Other Dad (Mr. Rogers) In 'A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood'
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The film opens in theaters November 22.
AT THE CENTER OF IT ALL
Tarantinoesque: The Making Of The Last Great Celebrity Director
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He hosted "SNL," jousted with Spike Lee, and even starred on Broadway. Quentin Tarantino is a self-made, self-imagined auteur unlike any we've seen since. Just how did he do it?
'ANYTHING BUT NORMAL'
The Stock-Buyback Swindle
theatlantic.com
American corporations are spending trillions of dollars to repurchase their own stock. The practice is enriching CEOs — at the expense of everyone else.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
HOPE HE BROUGHT A NOSEPLUG
Teen With Expert Hide-And-Seek Skills Evades The Police
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If you're going to run from the law, you have to be prepared to get a bit stinky.
IN THE NEWS
Puerto Rico Governor Will Not Seek Re-Election, Leaves His Party
Armed Mob Attacks Hong Kong Protestors
India Successfully Launches Attempt To Land A Rover On The Moon
Desperate To Ease Homelessness, California Officials Look To New York 'Right To Shelter' Policy
'Apologize To America,' Trump Tells Democratic Congresswomen
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Play This Drinking Game But Pray You're Not The Last One On The Board
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Beeropoly is a handmade, pinewood drinking game with an overly mixed drink at its center.
The only haunted thing here is that it's Monday. But we'll get through it, together.