☀️ Awesome Things by John Suder, Volume 140
Another week of internet awesomeness.
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On to this week’s Awesome Things:
As a 188-page lawsuit details the chaos surrounding Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz’s £2.85m wedding, Ellie Muir speaks to real-life event planners about some of their wildest experiences with elite brides and grooms
Then and Now Photos Show People as Young Adults and at 100 Years Old
In his sentimental series, Faces of Century, Opava-based photographer Jan Langer visually presents the inevitable changes that accompany aging. With 100-year-old Czechs as his muses, Langer explores the effects of time through a collection of then-and-now photos.
Inside Lebowski Fest, Where the Dude Abides by the Fans
Nearly 20 years after The Big Lebowski hit theaters, its rabid fans are still gathering together to celebrate the cult classic.
Worker asks Elon Musk on Twitter: Have I been fired?
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Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi on How to Create a Happy Life
Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi has been studying happiness for over 40 years. He started by asking the question “what makes people happy” and surveyed a large number of people in a wide variety of occupations, from artists and chess players to business leaders, and from ordinary people to the elite.
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“Just a bunch of idiots having fun”—a photo history of the LAN party
An interview with Merritt K, chronicler of a crucial, awkward time in PC gaming.
The best tippers in the U.S. are in Cleveland
Cleveland was revealed to have the country's top tippers in the fourth-quarter 2022 restaurants trends report released last week by Toast, a digital platform for restaurants.
Tent pitched as a temporary home for Fort Myers Beach strip club
“A strip club in a tent… That’s not something I’ve ever heard of,” said Demetrius Brown.
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Leftovers
🐀 I ate muskrat for dinner. Inside the enduring N.J. tradition.
📍 The Most Popular Slang Words by State
👒 When Claudia Schiffer Rode Through Paris On A Motorcycle While Wearing Haute Couture
💺 What's the safest seat on a plane? We asked an aviation expert
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