Men are picking up ‘attraction hobbies’ to get dates. Does it work?

Trend piece alert. They say 16% of men have picked up a hobby for the purposes of dating. I’m shocked it’s that low. Hasn’t everyone done something like that at one point or another?

In some states, a push to end all property taxes for homeowners

I always thought it was an odd idea to charge people for having jobs and homes, so I’d be inclined to support that. But I think it would have to be paired with a plan for where tax dollars are going to come from, if not income and houses

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Tales From the Blue Line - The Final Commute - When a night-shift train operator on Chicago’s Blue Line realizes a recurring passenger is actually a ghost from a 1983 accident, he decides to break every protocol to help her finally reach the stop she missed decades ago.

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Also Worth A Look…

• Prediction market traders raise odds of a government shutdown to 80% - There really is a prediction market for everything. At this point it’s becoming more of a surprise if you look up and the government actually isn’t shut down

• The share of Americans medically obese is projected to rise to almost 50% by 2035 - That’s less than ideal. Would it hurt you to choke down a salad once or twice a week?

• New study warns night owls have higher heart risk - Also, after you eat a salad, be sure to get some sleep

• NASA Completes First Nuclear Propulsion Tests Since 1960s - Nukes in space. What could possibly go wrong? (A lot. If you’ve seen the TV series For All Mankind, you know what I’m talking about)

• Gold blasts past $5,500/oz to record high on safe-haven demand - All of you people buying gold are going to look pretty foolish when someone finds an asteroid with more gold than the entire planet and gold is suddenly worthless…

• United Center Becomes First Major US Arena to Sell THC Beverages - The way the Blackhawks are playing this season, we’re definitely going to need it

• Tourist mauled by snow leopard while trying to take photo, Chinese media reports - I’m just happy to read that Americans aren’t the only ones doing stuff like that. I can’t believe I have to say this, but don’t take selfies with wild animals

• Coyote gets ‘much fatter’ while indulging in prison diet after making daring swim to Alcatraz - Now all of the coyotes are going to be moving to Alcatraz

• Colo. man wins two big prizes from same scratch-off lottery game - Well that hardly seems fair