The Wizard of NYC, How To Grieve a Show & Save an Awkward Date

Howdy, it's the 5/29 Lunch Read!

Lunch reads from around the web...since 2013! //   //   View this email in your browser An Apology To Alexis We at The Lunch Read made a mistake last week. In our subject, we incorrectly referred to Alexa (Amazon Echo lady) as Alexis. This most likely confused many Alexises (including the one on our team) and for this we are very sorry. We could blame auto-correct... we could blame stress, war, poverty - but no - we just kinda effed up. Whoopsie!  Pictured above: someone probably named Alexis. Enjoy your lunch. - Today's Menu - 'I'm Weird, but I Get Results': Have You Met This Wizard on the Subway? We're off to see the wizard! The wonderful wizard of odd. Appetizer (6 min) | The New York Times How Refugees Die "Wars and heightened border security have created a humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean." Entrée (9 min) | Longreads This Is Why You Grieve The Ending Of Your Favorite TV Show Don't cry because it's over. Cry because of how the ending happened. Starter (5 min) | Huff Post Dementia Stopped Peter Max From Painting. For Some, That Spelled a Lucrative Opportunity. "Now Peter Max's associates are trading lurid allegations of kidnapping, hired goons, attempted murder by Brazil nut and art fraud on the high seas." Entrée (9 min) | The New York Times Why Anti-vax Doctors Are Ordering 23andMe Tests Time to find the origin point of stupid. Dessert (5 min) | The Atlantic 7 Small Ways To Immediately Turn An Awkward Date Around This will make that next Tinder date feel like a real date.  Dessert (5 min) | Bustle Javier Botet: Meet the actor behind Hollywood's monsters "Over the last few years, the 6ft 6in actor has starred in some of Hollywood's biggest horror and fantasy productions. From It to Mama to Slender Man - with a Game of Thrones cameo along the way - Javier has forged a reputation as one of the best creature actors in the industry." Dessert (6 min) | BBC Someone broke into this dude's house and instead of stealing a TV, they made his bed. Oh nooo don't do that to us. Noooooo. Our address is 6 Fake Road, Fauxtown, NY 12345. Songs That My Friend John Says Are Cool Bambi by Hippo Campus -- SIDEWINDER by Cautious Clay -- Do You Have To? by Dan Croll -- STMFJSAC Spotify Playlist The tipping system is kinda broken. Tip good waiters 20% but also tear down the whole broken system thanks. @SkinnerSteven: Holly Hunter has done a really great job– you rarely see any Hollys around anymore Thanks for reading! Have we ever accidentally repeated a gif here? If so, email us at thelunchreadwontreadthis@hotmail.com Share Tweet Forward Send The Lunch Read to a Friend! Written and curated by Tommy, Alexis, John, Kristin, Melissa, Colleen, and Adam Copyright © 2019, All Rights Reserved.  Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list