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- From the archives -   "Naked female scientist tames belugas in freezing Arctic" (Warning: naked female Arctic scientist)

- The Jussie Smollett hoax perpetrators re-enacting that fateful night - awesome.

-  Vitamin D may reduce dementia risk by 40%. Vitamin D is one of the two supplements I take every day (along with Omega 3 fish oil)

- Diamond Sports files for bankruptcy. Diamond is the owner of 19 regional sports networks (RSN) with rights to 46 pro teams from MLB, NBA, and NHL teams.

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- What it was like to eat with Anthony Bourdain (from the archives).

- Gambling revenue in Macau - was this drop due to Covid (Las Vegas recovered) or due to economic changes in China?

- Morgan Housel: The luckier you are - the nicer you should be.

- Is the collapse of RSN's a problem or opportunity for MLB? Article misses one of the biggest issues - for years teams like the Yankees and Red Sox squeezed the cable companies to get top dollar for their games. When streaming became the norm the cable companies turned around and said you can't offer a streaming service at a price below what we pay per sub. That's in part how you wind up with NESN streaming (Red Sox and Bruins) at a monthly cost of $29.99. Who wants to pay that?

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- Warner Brothers tells teams its leaving the regional sports network business. Fans in Denver, Houston, and Pittsburgh must feel like they're in limbo.

- The Russian economic sanctions have been an epic failure.

- Good for Penguin!

- Heh Heh

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- How Beautiful We Were. An example of how gifted Gerard wrote. 

- Sinclair's sports channels prepare for bankruptcy. This is bad news for sports TV rights and for smaller market teams in general. An ongoing story to keep an eye on.

- How Tim Ferriss changed (and continues to impact) how people look at "work," 

- The definition of a badass

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- This problem with RSN (Regional Sports Network) profitability will shortly lead to problems with pro sports collective bargaining 

- The Boy Scouts of America have filed  for bankruptcy protection.

- Niall Ferguson on the Killer Apps of Western Civilization

- Ray Dalio on some of Washington and Lincoln's principles.

- News you can use! Cocaine does not kill the coronavirus (but it will kill your bank account and sleep schedule)