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NYT Best-Seller!
Who’d have thought an elk book, a horror novel, a story set on the Blackfeet Rez, a revenge tale out of Montana could, after six months, make it to #12 on the NYT best-seller list? So amazing. Or, really, who’d have thought a kid who grew up out in the pastures of West Texas would
Best Stuff I’ve Read Lately
Electric eels hunt in packs, ‘extraordinary’ research reveals – CNN https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/when-did-ancient-humans-begin-to-understand-death https://collider.com/damon-lindelof-lost-original-ending-plan/ https://magazine.lensvid.com/article/1112023854/inspiring-photos-to-restore-our-faith-in-humanity/ Santa’s New York Roots | The New York Public Library The Movie Theater as We Know It Is Dying. We Can Make Something Better https://variety.com/2021/film/news/silence-of-the-lambs-anthony-hopkins-jodie-foster-1234887270/ How Neanderthal DNA affects human health — including the risk of getting Covid-19 – CNN Covid-19 masks:
Bear
Always wondered where he’d retired off to. Figured he’d got his own cabover with a stolen booster seat, so he could pull that airhorn whenever he wanted, but, nope: he’s got a pizza fix, seems:
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