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Why Do Teenagers Feel The Need To Act “Cool” Around Their Parents?

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Sincerity is vulnerable and teens already feel plenty vulnerable.

Also, if you drop the act around your parents, you are acknowledging that it’s an act. Some kids are okay with that because they’re aware of social masking and code switching, consciously or otherwise. Other kids, especially kids who might be struggling socially or are trying to “discover” themselves, would resist the idea that their more popular, more well-liked self is just an “act” and feel pressured to keep it up 24/7, because they assume all the other “cool” kids are naturally like that, too.

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Picture of the Day

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In 2016, a suicide bomber with explosives in his laptop boarded a Daallo Airlines flight, intending to destroy the aircraft. Twenty minutes after takeoff, the explosives detonated, blasting a hole in the plane, and instantly sucking the bomber out. He was the only fatality.

The explosive device was built into a laptop computer and blew a hole in the skin of the Daallo Airlines plane on February 2 but did not down the aircraft, because it detonated 20 minutes into the flight, before it reached cruising altitude. The suspected bomber was blown out of the plane, and his body was recovered on the ground near Mogadishu. The plane returned to the airport. Two people aboard were injured.

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Linkage

Girl Who Was Paralyzed For 11 Days Surprises Her Nurse – Leenks

How Painful is a Warrior Wasp Sting? – Ned Hardy

Donald Trump threatens to VETO relief bill demanding Congress increase checks from $600 to $2,000 and ditch ‘wasteful’ spending – Fox News

“Ladies and gents…. I’d like to introduce to you the best $50 bucks ever spent. This powered cleaning tool has cleaned more stuff than I can list in the last few days….”
– Amazon

No ‘Negative’ News: How China Censored the Coronavirus – NY Times

Exclusive: Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes ‘next level’ battery technology – Reuters

Here’s A Comprehensive Breakdown Of Everything Inside The $900 Billion COVID Relief Bill – Reddit

TESLA more valuable than top 7 automakers — combined! – Axios

The Best Way to Fry an Egg – Kitchn

Eccentric Thai King’s Official Mistress Has Hundreds Of Nudes Allegedly Leaked – The Daily Beast

How to spend your money for maximum happiness – Popular Science

How to Prevent ‘Lifestyle Creep’ from Eating Your Wealth – Barrons

Excellent survival guide that covers everything you need to know when your in the outdoors – Amazon

For 40 Years, This Russian Family Was Cut Off From All Human Contact, Unaware Of World War II – Smithsonian

Top 10 Fascinating Construction Site Secrets – Listverse

Women Are Pranking Their Boyfriends By Making Them Shop For Imaginary Feminine Products – Ruin My Week

This Experimental Drone Could Change America’s War Strategy –

A Massive Fraud Operation Stole Millions From Online Bank Accounts – Wired

10 Adult Film Stars Who Turned Christian – Brass Pills

Scientists Think This May Be the Farthest Galaxy in the Universe – Scientific American

The Best Cities To Buy Real Estate In America – Financial Samurai

How to Choose the Right Men’s Hairstyle According to Your Face Shape – Bright Side

What Does It Really Cost To Run A Restaurant? A Restaurant Opens Its Books – Eater

I Followed a Kilo of Cocaine From Field to Street – VICE

Alyson Stoner, Dove Cameron and Other Random Women – G-Celeb

The Mandalorian showrunner Jon Favreau clarifies what The Book of Boba Fett is – EW

Picture of the Day

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Portrait of an American Airlines stewardess posing in uniform on an airplane in 1967, part of an ad campaign for the airline.

The post-WWII America changed drastically and millions of Americans started to travel on airplanes and the stewardess profession expanded further.

Now, young working women did not have to change bedpans or take dictation; they could travel the world, meet important people, and lead exciting lives. The stewardess position was well paid, prestigious, and adventurous – and it quickly became the nation’s most coveted job for women.

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The Daily Man-Up

Advice from a Dying 24 Year-Old

Soon I will be gone forever, but that’s okay as long as someone reads this. I am only 24 years old, yet I have actually already chosen my last tie. It’s the one that I will wear on my funeral a few months from now. It may not match my suit, but I think it’s perfect for the occasion.

The cancer diagnosis came too late to give me at least a tenuous hope for a long life, but I realized that the most important thing about death is to ensure that you leave this world a little better than it was before you existed with your contributions . The way I’ve lived my life so far, my existence or more precisely the loss of it, will not matter because I have lived without doing anything impactful.

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The 50 Best Beers of 2020 – Vine Pair

United States is on track to see more than 3.2 million deaths this year, or at least 400,000 more than in 2019 – AP News

Perfect addition to any home gym. Sturdy and stable rack that allows for squats, bench press, dips, pullups and more – Amazon

Mnuchin says $600 checks will be sent out ‘next week’ – Market Watch

The Google spreadsheet with over 12,000 salaries—and counting – Google Docs

How To Get To Havasu Falls Without Hiking – Van Life Wanderer

Newsmax just aired this note to “clarify” its coverage of Smartmatic and Dominion – The Hill

Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny dupes spy into revealing how he was poisoned – CNN

Mr. Rogers Loved Farting in Public, According to His Widow – Mental Floss

When Elvis Helped to Conquer Polio: After a deadly mistake sapped public confidence in inoculations, the medical community found an unlikely ally in the King of Rock ’n Roll – Politico

How to save $2 million for retirement if you make $75,000 a year, broken down by age – CNBC

Trump Announces He Has Hidden 5 Golden Tickets Among Stimulus Checks – Babylon Bee

5 habits that will help your brain stay in peak condition – Ladders

The Ultimate Men’s Guide to Better, Stronger, More Intense Orgasms – Mel Magazine

This stuff is way better than duct tape and beats it in all tests of sturdiness, stickiness and water resistance – Amazon

The Ways We Remain Immature Children, Even as Mature Adults – The Art Of Manliness

Ranked: The Best and Worst States for Taxes in America – How Much

The Shockingly Simple Math Behind Early Retirement – Mr Money Mustache

10 Scams Ukrainian Girls Try To Pull On Foreign Men – Return Of Kings

9 Ways That Women Turn Men Off – Brass Pills

The Ultimate Guide for Beginner Backpackers – Outside

The 25 richest people in Silicon Valley – Insider

What It’s Really Like to Have a Trust Fund – The Cut

Sis Had Enough: Girl Manhandles Her Drunk Man After Clubbing – Fly Height

Top 10 Origins Of Controversial Stereotypes – Listverse

How Did This Piece of Art Sell For Over $86 Million Dollars?

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The thing to remember about contemporary art is that it doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Rothko wasn’t just saying “isn’t this pretty?” any more than Hemingway was just writing about an old man and the sea. Contemporary art is in a conversation with every painting that came before it. But since that conversation is long, entirely visual and not well-publicized (articles that mention how much a piece was sold for never talk about why), it can be really difficult to understand what an artist is saying just from looking at it.

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Picture of the Day

A Soviet propaganda poster from 1944 depicting legions of German soldiers destined to die in the Russian winter thanks to Hitler’s orders.

If you read the journal entries from Wilhelm Hoffman who was fought and died in Stalingrad, this poster hits even harder. When they showed up they thought it would be a quick fight and they would be home by Christmas. As time went on the entries go from arrogant to impressed with the “Russian spirit” to disheartened at how long its taking to sack the city and the lack or reinforcements to despair once they are resigned to their fate that they will either freeze/starve to death or be killed by the Russians.

“The street is no longer measured by meters but by corpses … Stalingrad is no longer a town. By day it is an enormous cloud of burning, blinding smoke; it is a vast furnace lit by the reflection of the flames. And when night arrives, one of those scorching howling bleeding nights, the dogs plunge into the Volga and swim desperately to gain the other bank. The nights of Stalingrad are a terror for them. Animals flee this hell; the hardest stones cannot bear it for long; only men endure.“

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The Scandalous Sex Lives Of Giraffes – Ned Hardy

Congress agrees to $900 billion coronavirus stimulus deal – CNBC

Grilling fish on cedar planks adds a whole new dimension to the flavor…highly recommend! – Amazon

U.S. Has Administered 556,208 Vaccine Shots in First Week – Bloomberg

What scientists know about the coronavirus variant spreading in the U.K. – NBC

Starting Sunday, cable companies can no longer ‘rent’ you the router you already own – The Verge

Leaked Documents Show How China’s Army of Paid Internet Trolls Helped Censor the Coronavirus – ProPublica

State senator dies from COVID-19 complications – ABC

The Internet Is Starting to Turn on MLMs – The Atlantic

Trump campaign will again ask U.S. high court to upend election results – Reuters

Incel Who Fantasized About Killing ‘Hot Cheerleaders’ Pleads Guilty to Bomb-Making Charge – The Daily Beast

Nifty gadget makes an old car a smart car. Gives you hands free calling and allows you to play music from your phone – Amazon

Brazilian president rhetorically claims coronavirus vaccine could turn people into alligators – Fox News

Ram 2500 Drivers Have the Most DUIs, More Than Twice the National Average – The Drive

How Disney and Lucasfilm Are Remaking Star Wars in the Image of Marvel Studios – Variety

A Girl With Down Syndrome Beats Doctor’s Odds and Grows Into a Stunningly Beautiful Model – Bright Side

IKEA Presents A Sustainable Tiny Home That You Can Get For $63k – Bored Panda

Golfer’s Awful Drive Kills A Seagull (video) – Leenks

How to Tell if a Used Car’s Odometer Has Been Tampered With – Life Hacker

2020 Wasn’t All Bad After All (30 Good News Stories) – Ruin My Week

Bellator Signs Russian Female Cage Fighter Who Knocked Out 529-Pound Male Opponent – Maxim

The economics of selling Christmas trees – The Hustle

Christina Milian Dropped a New Bikini Pic – G-Celeb

Some Things That Have Helped Me Worry Less – Scott Young

Damn fine collection of hot social media girls – The Viraler

If 2020 Taught Us Anything About Money, It’s the Importance of THIS – Bigger Pockets