I suspect it is merely malicious compliance with mandates to do slideshow format.

They’re being manipulated into it. America needs to get a grip on the death march of late stage capitalism.

I wrote a long comment but basically demand is created and inflated via social media.  

IDK if this is about the fast food culture or about Halloween culture. There’s unfortunately a huge culture of collecting and reselling Halloween related items (and other things I am sure but the Halloween angle makes it bigger than say their summer line or whatever.)

As interesting as some of Button House’s mysteries are, the bulk of the BBC show’s episodes are really about Alison and Mike learning that yet another thing about the mansion is beyond their abilities to fix, and they’ll have to think of a new way to come into quick cash like renting the place out to a film crew…

which is literally what this article says so I don’t understand the headline

If you say slide deck this is what I picture, which is way more old fashioned than powerpoint.

I have a hard time judging what is a trend when I’ve been to exactly two restaurants in 18 months.  Literally anything appearing twice would seem like a trend in these circumstance.

Some of them will straight up kill your cat.

Essential oils are bad for a lot of pets.  Lots of pet owners do not know this.  

Considering it is just burnt wood juice, I would be tempted to mimic my own with water and small amounts of Liquid Smoke and vanilla extract.  In a cocktail with the syrup you might not be able to tell the difference?

I spend all my time supporting and engaging my employees, not having them do it for me.

Are all these complainers pulling out their pocketbooks so such events aren’t needed? Nope. How is it less disrespectful to let it go unmaintained? They don’t care about it being sacred, only that their arbitrary sense of decorum isn’t disturbed.  Pretty sure Jesus had something to say about that. 

IDK how old you are, Dharna. I would agree this is, in whole, very cringe. But it hits different if you’re of a certain age for sure. There was a year in elementary school when we played the EP on the school bus EVERY AFTERNOON. I only just realized it but know EVERY WORD to the original, deep in my lizard brain.

Nah.  If I was rich I’d be spending my money traveling to places to eat things that are a lot more interesting.  Can’t even imagine how far $600 would go at a few night markets.

Right? Stay home and choke on your own lung fluid. 

Kinda Netflix’s MO though. They threw down a commitment five shows about the Defenders right out of the gate.  This is actually more reserved...

The NYT opinion section is a cesspool and I try not to go there. This does remind me of this week’s Slate profile on Dan Savage and the evolution of what GGG mean.

Completely predictable and the reason Biden waiting for FDA approval before doing a mandate.

This is where I am at with AOC: I respect the hell out of her just for trying. Maybe she won’t be able to serve her values and her position at the same time. She’s going to break some ideals for sure, ours and her own.