Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Just How Bad Is America's Drinking Problem?

The Problem With Free Transit, How The World Ran Out Of Everything, He Robbed A Taco Joint With A Toy Water Gun For $264. He Got Life In Prison, Buried Alive In Mongolia's Worst Sandstorms In A Decade
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TRYING TIMES
COST AND EFFECT
How The World Ran Out Of Everything
nytimes.com
Global shortages of many goods reflect the disruption of the pandemic combined with decades of companies limiting their inventories.
'IT'S TIME FOR HIS BREAK TO COME'
He Robbed A Taco Joint With A Toy Water Gun For $264. He Got Life In Prison
thedailybeast.com
No one got hurt, no one got killed. But Rolf Kaestel's teenage delinquency landed him in jail — and 40 years later, he's still fighting to get out.
'IT WAS DARK LIKE THE NIGHT, I THOUGHT I WOULD DIE'
Buried Alive In Mongolia's Worst Sandstorms In A Decade
npr.org
Even the rescue teams could not go forward during one of the fiercest of many sandstorms this spring. Herders have lost their herds — an estimated 1.6 million livestock — and their lives.
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This Kickstarted Bag Is Made Sustainably With Vegan Grape Leather
kickstarter.com
Worn as a backpack, shoulder bag, cross-body bag or clutch, this crowdfunded project is an eco-conscious alternative to traditional leather bags.
NEITHER HERE NOR THERE
POUR ONE OUT, LITERALLY
Just How Bad Is America's Drinking Problem?
theatlantic.com
A little alcohol can boost creativity and strengthen social ties. But there's nothing moderate, or convivial, about the way many Americans drink today.
RIDE OR TRY
The Problem With Free Transit
slate.com
A growing movement wants to scrap bus and subway fares. That's not what riders need most.
OUTSIDE THE BUBBLE
What Happened To Home-Court Advantage?
theringer.com
Being the home team this NBA postseason has mattered as much as it did in the Orlando bubble.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
FRENCH WARS
Two Dogs Have Dramatically Different Reactions To Being Roommates
rumble.com
One is pretty chill. The other one is decidedly not.
IN THE NEWS
House Democrats Are Still Pursuing Trump's Tax Returns But Biden Administration May Not Play Ball
Meat Producer JBS USA Suffers Cyber Attack
Naomi Osaka Announces She Is Withdrawing From French Open
Amid Historic Drought, A New Water War In The West
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Books That Make Great Gifts For Father's Day
digg.com
It's time again to pay respects to the old man. We've already done a bit of cursory shopping, but what better way to honor the person who helped raise you than by giving him a book that will make him grin ear to ear.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
THE COUNTRY WITHOUT HAND-ME-DOWNS
I Was An Illegal Second Child In China
theatlantic.com
My mother risked her life to have me in an underground clinic. Now that Beijing has decided to loosen the one-child policy, it should deal with the consequences for families unluckier than mine. (From 2013)
'Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don't have.' — Anthony Bourdain