Friday, January 3, 2020

@14:52, , 1/2/19, REC

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1
World

Apocalyptic Scenes in Australia as Fires Turn Skies Blood Red

Thousands of people fled from their homes as wildfires raged on the last day of the warmest decade on record in Australia.

The fires get attention.

2
Arts

Welcome to the Era of the Post-Shopping Mall

As the mall declines, American Dream — a “destination” at the height of capitalism — rises.

Another guaranteed loss.

3
Opinion

How to Protect New York’s Jews

Here are concrete steps to combat anti-Semitic violence.

There is no such thing as security.

4
Business

For China’s Pickup Artists, Sex Is the Goal and Urging Suicide Is a Tactic

In China, teaching men the manipulative ways of the pickup artist became big business. A crackdown is revealing a curriculum of abuse.

https://www.amazon.com/Game-Teresa-Toten/dp/1782118934/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1578021779&sr=1-1

I have not found a library of congress number.
The story could be elaborate fiction.

5
Opinion

I Can’t Even Trust Myself Anymore

I buy padded headbands I don’t need. I cancel plans I want to go to. I act like a better person than I am. The algorithms have broken my brain.

Could it be a developing social dependence?

6
Business

California Is Booming. Why Are So Many Californians Unhappy?

Fire, garbage and homelessness increasingly plague the Golden State.

Situation normal.
"systemic problems ultimately require systemic solutions"

The pursuit of personal happiness is always a personal responsibility.

7
Magazine

Should I Tell My Friend Her Husband Is Cheating on Her?

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to tell a friend of her spouse’s affair and what to do about a Title 1 school’s ineffective social worker.

"Maybe this social worker isn’t terribly good at the job. Maybe this isn’t a job that any person, however skilled, could do terribly well. Keep doing what you can to make things better, and keep trying to encourage others to pitch in. But systemic problems ultimately require systemic solutions."

Spreading gossip is bad practice.

8
Movies

50 Years Later, This Bond Film Should Finally Get Its Due

“On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” features emotional depth, solid action and a smart script. But it’s often overlooked because its star, George Lazenby, never returned as 007.

Ian Fleming wrote fantasy for income.

9
Opinion

Already Had Plenty of Trump 2020?

He’s a bad show, but it’s not low-flow.

How does Trump enunciate past his ankle?
He has small feet.

10
World

Inside China’s Push to Turn Muslim Minorities Into an Army of Workers

The Communist Party wants to remold Xinjiang’s minorities into loyal blue-collar workers to supply Chinese factories with cheap labor.

China is a sovereign nation.

Forced conversion has never worked well.


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