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 Icy temps, canceled flights across America NPR · Ashley Ahn A historic winter storm is hammering much of the country on the eve of Christmas weekend.   To my firstborn on the last Christmas you (kind of don’t) believe in Santa TODAY · Jacque Gorelick You’ve not come right out and said it, but I, my dear, can feel it. The jig is up. |
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 What to stream Christmas weekend United Press International · Ben Hooper Daniel Craig returns as Detective Benoit Blanc in “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.” Here’s a list of films and shows to fill your holiday downtime.  Untangling the history of Christmas lights Smithsonian Magazine · Jamie Malanowski It all started with a hand-wired string of red, white and blue light bulbs strung around a tree on a revolving pedestal. |
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 Quick science-backed tips to improve your Christmas cocktails sciencefocus.com · Dr Stuart Farrimond Gone are the bleary-eyed kitchen parties where drunken revelers slosh together random selections of alcohols and call it a cocktail.  ‘Being a girl is a heavy crime’ The Guardian · Zahra Joya Afghan women in despair over university ban.  Dolly Parton really is making a rock album Entertainment Weekly · Gerrad Hall “Rock Star” will feature classic covers and original tracks — with a little help from some legendary performers.  A football player’s unique journey after tragic injury Associated Press · Paul Newberry A spinal cord injury changed Devon Gale’s life forever. His inspiring response could bring new meaning to yours.  2022: Year in Sports flipboard.com · Year in Review Athletes showed us how the human spirit can rise and deliver a catalog of unforgettable moments.  How millennials became cringe Vox · Rebecca Jennings That there is zero edge to LOLspeak is part of what makes it cringe, in the same way watching people who are bad at improv do improv is cringe. |
