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The Most Scathing Book Reviews Of 2019

Happy Holidays, fellow Schadenfreuders. As longtime devotees will know, for one day and one day only here at Book Marksa wholesome and benevolent institution dedicated to helping readers find the books theyll love by spotlighting the best in contemporary lit…

bubmagDecember 30, 2019

Water Scarcity

The Looming US Water Crisis

According to the World Economic Forum, the global water crisis is the fourth major threat of our civilization. In fact, studies warn that two-thirds of the global population could be living in water-stressed countries by 2025 — just a few short years away. W…

bubmagDecember 30, 2019

Elon Musk

Sharon Stone Was Blocked From Bumble, Just Like Us

Proles were enthralled to discover in the wee hours of this morning that Sharon Stone is on Bumble, the dating app where ~ladies~ make the first move. Around 1 AM EST, she tweeted a screenshot showing that her account had been disabled; after what must have b…

bubmagDecember 30, 2019

Electric Car

Kia Imagine concept heads to production, with stricter emissions rules in mind – Roadshow

It's unclear if we'll see the Kia Imagine in the US, but anything's possible. Kia The world is cracking down on vehicle emissions, and even though that may not be true at a larger scale in the US, we'll absolutely feel the effects. Don't expect automakers t…

bubmagDecember 30, 2019

Old-Age Poverty

10 Myths That Shape How Americans Think and Act

As traditional stories that help define the norms of a particular society, myths serve an important cultural role. This is especially true in the United States, a society whose national identity is heavily steeped in mythologies that have over time been cons…

bubmagDecember 30, 2019

Air Pollution

Report: India Prime Minister Proposes Helping the Coal Industry Survive Amid Climate Crisis

Coal may continue to reign in India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proposed to skip a carbon tax on this dangerous fossil fuel, according to documents Reuters reviewed. Given how urgent the climatecrisisisbecoming, the world simply cannot afford any more h…

bubmagDecember 30, 2019

Barack Obama

Donald Trump and Barack Obama are tied for 2019’s most admired man in the US

Obama Trump REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque President Donald Trump and his predecessor President Barack Obama are tied in Gallup's 2019 annual poll for the most admired man in the US. In 2019's poll, conducted from December 2 to 15, 18% of responde…

bubmagDecember 30, 2019

Google

Google Pixel 4A renders include a headphone jack and hole-punch display

Its the slowest week of the year for gadget news. Christmas is in the rearview, and its a few days until the new year. After that, its a straight shot to CES and then MWC. Meantime, best weve got going for us are a handful of rumors, including a peek…

bubmagDecember 30, 2019

NASDAQ

The stock market could tumble as much as 20% in early 2020, traditional bull Ed Yardeni says

CNBC screengrab The S&P 500 surged through the end of 2019 and is set to close out the year at a two-decade high, but traditional market bull Ed Yardeni thinks the market may need to cool in 2020 before reaching new peaks.Stocks are gain…

bubmagDecember 30, 2019

eSports

Sketchy Rumor Claims Apple Plans to Announce High-End Gaming MacBook or iMac at WWDC 2020

Apple plans to announce a high-end gaming computer at its annual WWDC developers conference in 2020, according to a questionable and as-of-yet unsubstantiated report from Taiwan's Economic Daily News. Details are slim, but the report claims that the computer…

bubmagDecember 30, 2019

The Most Scathing Book Reviews Of 2019

The Looming US Water Crisis

Sharon Stone Was Blocked From Bumble, Just Like Us

Kia Imagine concept heads to production, with stricter emissions rules in mind – Roadshow

10 Myths That Shape How Americans Think and Act

Report: India Prime Minister Proposes Helping the Coal Industry Survive Amid Climate Crisis

Donald Trump and Barack Obama are tied for 2019’s most admired man in the US

Google Pixel 4A renders include a headphone jack and hole-punch display

The stock market could tumble as much as 20% in early 2020, traditional bull Ed Yardeni says

Sketchy Rumor Claims Apple Plans to Announce High-End Gaming MacBook or iMac at WWDC 2020

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