Monday, May 3, 2021

Why A Bob Ross Painting Is So Difficult To Buy

How Can I Tell My Boss That My New Hire Is Too Attractive For Me To Manage Them, And Other Advice Column Questions, The Making Of Fake Bands And Their Very Real Fan Bases, I Became An Influencer As A Joke — It Nearly Broke Me
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TOO WEIRD TO NOT BE TRUE
GOOD QUESTION
How Can I Tell My Boss That My New Hire Is Too Attractive For Me To Manage Them, And Other Advice Column Questions
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A roundup of the most interesting questions that our favorite columnists addressed in recent days.
A LEGACY PRESERVED
Why It's Nearly Impossible To Buy An Original Bob Ross Painting
thehustle.co
The famed TV artist was one of history's most prolific painters. But you're not likely to find his work on the open market.
I'M WITH THE 'BAND'
The Making Of Fake Bands And Their Very Real Fan Bases
theringer.com
The masterminds behind fictional acts like Stillwater, 2gether, Pink Slip and many others break down what went into making an inherently ridiculous concept something people could take so seriously.
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BAD NEWS
UNDER THE INFLUENCE
'I Was Addicted To The High': I Became An Influencer As A Joke — It Nearly Broke Me
theguardian.com
Comedian Bella Younger thought wellness Instagrammers were ripe for parody. Soon she was drawn in herself. Could Deliciously Stella find her way back to reality?
DON'T COAL ME, DON'T WRITE
Do You Know Where Your Charcoal Comes From?
newrepublic.com
Nigeria's forests are being decimated to make charcoal for cookouts in Europe and the United States.
'I'M ABOUT TO ABSOLUTELY WRECK YOUR SH*T'
She Called Out Health Care Misinfo On TikTok. Then, The Trolls Found Her
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Savannah Sparks made it her mission to hold health care workers she believes are behaving badly accountable on TikTok. When trolls started threatening her life, she stepped away from the platform.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
WHAT YEAR IS IT?
CNN Attempted To Investigate The Republican Effort To Recount Arizona's Maricopa County And Things Got Really Uncomfortable
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A Republican-led effort to recount 2.1 million ballots from the November election in Arizona is underway. CNN tried to report on what was happening on the ground and it didn't go very well.
IN THE NEWS
India Accounts For One In Three New COVID Cases Being Recorded. Here Is Its Second Wave In Five Charts
Four Dead, More Than 20 Hospitalized After Suspected Smuggling Vessel Overturns Off San Diego
Idaho's Transgender Sports Ban Faces A Major Legal Hurdle
Damage Reported In At Least Three Cities After Tornadoes Tear Through Mississippi
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The Business Of Kidnapping: Inside The Secret World Of Hostage Negotiation (2019)
theguardian.com
Official policy in the UK and US — unlike in many other countries — is to never make concessions to kidnappers. Those taken sometimes die as a result. Is it time to rethink?
TFW THE SHARK HASN'T BEEN JUMPED
When Do TV Shows Peak? (2018)
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Every television series has a high point. To find out when and why most of them get there and why they can't stay there forever, we crunched the numbers and spoke to the creators who craft the episodes where everything clicks.
In the words of Britney Spears: this is just so typically May.