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Soaring beef prices have put burgers out of reach for some Americans [ [link removed] ]
I’ll bet you never thought ordering a Big Mac was going to become a social flex, but here we are…
Singles in America survey reveals how relationships, marriage, money and family are changing [ [link removed] ]
One of the key findings is that there is renewed interest in committed relationships and marriage. That seems to run contrary to everything we hear about with the single folks these days
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The Unobserved Observer by F. Davies-Mouncher - Late for school and dreading the stares of her classmates, Olivia gets an anxiety she never asked for when she suddenly realizes no one around her can see or hear her at all. What starts as a terrifying morning quickly turns into something else entirely, as Olivia begins to understand exactly what she can get away with when nobody’s watching.
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Also Worth A Look…
Merriam-Webster’s latest ‘glow-up’ adds 1,400 new words and definitions to its dictionary [ [link removed] ] - Additions include ‘parasocial,’ ‘compute,’ ‘vibe coding,’ and ‘superfood,’ they also added ‘cuffing season’ which is apparently a time when single people seek short-term romantic partners
The city that pays people to put down the phone and read a book [ [link removed] ] - I guess you could verify the person isn’t using a phone after they sign up, but how could you verify they were using one to begin with? That smug friend of yours who has never had a cell phone could scam the system
Why You Keep Waking Up At 3 A.M., According To Sleep Researchers [ [link removed] ] - I used to have to wake up at 3am every day when I produced morning radio shows. You never get used to it, you just tolerate it
Study shows marvels of the Roman Empire’s road network [ [link removed] ] - Meanwhile, today we end up with three new potholes every time the city plows our streets
Yellowstone Workers Pull Record Amount of Junk From Hot Springs [ [link removed] ] - Among other things, they found a FIFA 2026 Men's World Cup hat, five AirPods, a Roblox bucket hat, 54 camera lens caps and 36 sunglasses
Scientists Fuse Human Neurons Into Brains of Mice [ [link removed] ] - Great. Now we’re creating mannimals and invertabroads. I see this ending well
Woman Strips Naked On American Airlines Flight, Engages In Indecent Acts; Arrested After Landing [ [link removed] ] - It’s like some people saw my comment about the dearth of people behaving badly on airplanes and said “Hold my tiny liquor bottle”
Nearly 600 books were banned from Florida schools last year [ [link removed] ] - At this point it would be much easier to create a list of the books you’re actually allowed to read in Florida schools
Snake found browsing bread aisle at grocery store [ [link removed] ] - That’s just Jock’s pet snake Reggie
Part of Lake Erie Is Now the 'Gulf of Cleveland' [ [link removed] ] - It’s easily identifiable, because it’s the part that’s always on fire
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