Saturday, July 24, 2021

Bone Appetit

Body Preserved In A Bog Since The Iron Age Still Contains Undigested Last Meal, A Failed 'Today' Show Host Bullies A Tennis Star For Some Reason, And More Of This Week's 'One Main Character'
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A DATE WITH FATE
'I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO SAY THIS'
A Failed 'Today' Show Host Bullies A Tennis Star For Some Reason, And More Of This Week's 'One Main Character'
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This week's characters also include a guy who took too much acid and went on a Twitter tirade about a gift of $100K from his mom, a CNN anchor praising private space launches and a guy who correctly said he shouldn't tweet.
'INCREDIBLY WELL-PRESERVED'
Body Preserved In A Bog Since The Iron Age Still Contains Undigested Last Meal
gizmodo.com
Dubbed "Tollund Man," the natural mummy offers a window into what life was like in Europe 2,400 years ago.
AND SCENE
Eric Bana Is A Character Actor At Heart
vulture.com
The Australian stand-up turned dramatic Hollywood actor can't help but still see the world in sketches and bits.
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WHAT TO WATCH
BEACH, PLEASE
Is M. Night Shyamalan's Horror Film 'Old' Any Good? Here's What The Reviews Say
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M. Night Shyamalan's latest movie has an intriguing premise, but is "Old" one of Shyamalan's best recent movies or is it a clunky misfire? Here's what the reviews are saying.
EDITOR'S PICK
THE MAYOR OF WHAT
Reading For Pain, Spreading The Word Of God In A Ferrari And More Of The Week's Funniest Tweets
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This week we are taking advantage of summer weather to venturing outside and socialize again. And honestly, it's not worth the effort, because no one knows how to behave anymore.
MY GOD, WHAT HAVE WE DONE
DIALING UP
How AOL Got 14,000 People To Work Remotely For Free
tedium.co
Considering the fact that many early online networks relied on volunteers to help build up their base — until one such network, AOL, got too big.
FOOD IS CRUEL
'Pig' Cuts Straight Through American Foodie Hypocrisy
newrepublic.com
The heavy-handed film from Michael Sarnoski, starring Nicolas Cage, contains a fundamental truth about a very sick industry.
FLIPPING BURGERS, FLOPPING BURGERS
Why Was McDonald's Arch Deluxe Burger A Marketing Failure?
eater.com
In the '90s, Chicago fine dining chef Andrew Selvaggio was tasked with creating the Arch Deluxe, which turned out to be McDonald's biggest flop.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
FRONT CROW SEAT
This Birder Foiling A Bike Theft Has Us On The Edge Of Our Seat From Beginning To End
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The chase starts at 3:20 and is heart-pumping to watch.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
SQUASHING THE BEEF
Where Are All The Vegetarian TV Shows?
thrillist.com
Vegetarians are "usually made to look like kooks, then thrown off the show before the first commercial break." When will the conversation change? (From 2018)
Have some vegetables this weekend. They could use the morale.