☀️ Awesome Things by John Suder, Volume 178
Another week of internet awesomeness. Awesome Things is read across 40 US states and 34 countries.
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On to this week’s Awesome Things:
Shane MacGowan – a life in pictures
Shane MacGowan, musician and songwriter with the Pogues and the Popes has died aged 65. Here are snapshots from his brilliant and at times broken life, both on and off stage
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What's the Actual Difference Between 'Use By' and 'Sell By' Anyway?
Here's when to toss and when to save your food.
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What It's Actually Like to Buy an Old Chateau in France
How one woman left Seattle for life in a French countryside fixer-upper.
In 1970s Ireland, Pubs Briefly Replaced Banks — and It Worked
In theory, almost any business could strike at any moment. But there are certain industries most of us could hardly imagine functioning without on a daily basis, and one of them is banking. In 1970, Ireland’s citizens got a taste of life without bank tellers when most of the nation’s banks closed for roughly a year.
Research Shows That Dogs Definitely Smile — Learn Why
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The Bankrupt American Brands Still Thriving in Japan
Cultural cachet, licensing deals, and density explain why Toys ‘R’ Us, Tower Records, Barneys, and other faded U.S. retailers remain big across the Pacific.
The teenager who lives like it's the 1940s
Callum Grubb is only 19 but he lives his life as if it is the 1940s.
Nearly everything he owns is from the time period, including his clothes.
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Rizz, the word of the year, explained
We aged, we decrepit, we ancients of the internet, we people over 30, hear my word and shudder, for the hour of our obsolescence is at hand. Oxford University Press has announced its word of the year for 2023. Beware, for the dread word of our doom and destruction is: “rizz.”
Your brain’s ‘master switchboard’ is an underappreciated marvel
When you're sleepy or hungry, that's the hypothalamus at work.
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"Champions keep playing until they get it right."
- Billie Jean King
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