More than 1 in 4 self-checkout shoppers admit they’ve stolen: Survey

That’s one way of dealing with the affordability crisis, I guess. It doesn’t seem like it would be any easier… or less dishonest… than stealing the old fashioned way

Psychologists have discovered a new personality type labelled ‘otrovert’

They’re people who have traits of both extroverts and introverts, depending on the situation. It’s almost like people don’t fit neatly into theoretical boxes

I’m sharing some of my fiction writing as a serialized story. Paid subscribers can read the story each week, but free subscribers will be able to follow what’s happening in the story through news reports from the in-universe site “NewsGator”

The Last Four Years Ch. 8: Nation Awaits President Goldsmith’s Address on Comet Impact Survival Plan

In The Last Four Years, a comet is four years away from hitting Earth. It’s not enough time to stop it, but long enough to get bored waiting for it. It is a story about what people do with the time they have left. Families trying to stay together, scientists trying to find a way out, and leaders holding civilization together

The Last Four Years Ch. 7 | The Last Four Years Ch. 6 | The Last Four Years Ch. 5 | The Last Four Years Ch. 4 | The Last Four Years Ch. 3 | The Last Four Years Ch. 2 | The Last Four Years Ch. 1

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• Water leak at Paris Louvre Museum damages books at Egyptian antiquities department - It probably doesn’t help that they can’t trust anyone who is dressed like they are there to do maintenance work

• Netflix agrees to buy Warner Bros studio and streaming business in $83bn deal - I hope their quaint little mom and pop operation will be able to find some success

• Having a Pet Dog Boosts Teenage Mental Health by ‘Changing Microbes in Their Bodies’ - We don’t deserve dogs

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