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• The Final Frontier for Helicopter Parents

  The Cut, Nov 15, 2023

  Inside the Facebook and WhatsApp groups where moms arrange playdates for their college kids.

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• “What Is Your Visibility For?”

  The Cut, Nov 15, 2023

  Activist Raquel Willis on her new memoir and the fight for trans equality.

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• Live vicariously (and deliciously) with this Japanese food review channel

  Boing Boing, Nov 15, 2023

  Culinary tourism is a big deal as of late, but if you can't head over to Osaka for genuine takoyaki every night (or you're just curious about what Shake Shacks are like over there), Japan Eat has you covered. The channel posts near-daily about strange or interesting food from all across Japan, delivered in a short, digestible format packed full of of engaging narration. — Read the rest

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• 20 great gifts for the TV fans on your holiday list

  AV Club, Nov 15, 2023

  As we brace ourselves for the holiday season, we need to gear up for holiday shopping. And there’s nothing more fun than browsing gifts that will entertain the TV fans in your life—and it’s okay if that person is you, of course. To help everyone get started, The A.V. Club has put together a guide of 20 perfect… Read more...

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• Microplastics Could Be Affecting the Weather, Too

  Gizmodo, Nov 15, 2023

  New research this week is the latest to show that microplastics have polluted just about everywhere on Earth. Scientists discovered plastic particles in cloud samples collected from atop a mountain in Eastern China. The team also found evidence from lab experiments that these microplastics could potentially affect… Read more...

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• Disney's rules for theme park influencers are hilariously ridiculous

  Boing Boing, Nov 15, 2023

  I'm not a Disney theme park influencer who receives benefits or freebies from the Disney company, so I didn't receive their new rules outlining the "Brand Guidelines for Influencers" that all their content "must" adhere to. But I did get my hands on a copy of the rules, and they are pretty hilariously impossible to abide by. — Read the rest

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• The Society of Illustrators' Original Art Exhibition launches with Lifetime Achievement Awards to William Joyce and Dahlov Ipcar

  Boing Boing, Nov 15, 2023

  Last week, the Society of Illustrators in New York City officially launched its Original Art Exhibition of the best of children's book illustration with an awards ceremony. Winning the 2023 Original Art Lifetime Achievement Awards were William Joyce and Dahlove Ipcar. — Read the rest

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• Rep. Joaquin Castro asks Justice Dept. to review Warner Bros.' practice of permanently shelving movies for tax breaks

  Boing Boing, Nov 15, 2023

  In the past couple of years, Warner Bros. Discovery has withheld completed movies from release in order to get tax breaks. "Batgirl" and "Scoob! Holiday Haunt" were fully completed and intended to be released on the streamer Max, but permanently shelved so the studio could cut losses and get tax breaks. — Read the rest

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