Meanwhile: Friday, May 22
I overslept, but here I am—still meeting deadlines. "Significantly exceeds expectations" amirite?
As always, there’s nothing more important right now than staying up-to-date on COVID-19. They do a good job of that here.
But meanwhile…
Are Shady Instagram Giveaways The New MLMs? — Oh boy. As if we hadn’t all seen enough leggings, makeup and shakes in our feeds. (BuzzFeed News, Tanya Chen, Stephanie McNeal)
NYU researchers have discovered one secret to happiness that will come in handy during lockdown — Well, if that isn’t click bait, I don’t know what is. (Fast Company, Arianne Cohen)
Kendall Jenner Pays a Literal Price for Her Fyre Festival Promo — Remember like, a year ago, when all we cared about was Fyre Festival? Man, take me back. (Vanity Fair, Kenzie Bryant)
29 Summer Books You Won't Be Able To Put Down — (BuzzFeed News, Arianna Rebolini, Tomi Obaro)
The podcasting world is now Spotify versus everyone else — (The Verge, Ashley Carman)
Microsoft Solitaire turns 30 years old today and still has 35 million monthly players — But how many monthly users does KidPix still have? (The Verge, Tom Warren)
And juuuuust because I like feeling validated and feeling like I really had my finger on the pulse of humanity early: Are you avoiding c*r*n*virus news? You aren’t alone.