The First Ever Choose Your Own Adventure Newsletter!

Hurrah it's Lunch Read time folks.

Lunch reads from around the web...since 2013! //   //   View this email in your browser Choose Your Own Adventure! It's the first TLR choose your own adventure intro! You wake up in the middle of a field of grass. The crisp cool air fills your flared nostrils as you rotate your head, unsure of where you are. On the edge of the field is a cobblestone path. That path leads to a fork in the road. Left or right? Left or right.? Much like life, the road ahead can be a difficult one if you choose the wrong direction.  Do you-  1. Poorly dance to a Katy Perry song? 2. Crack open a cold non-alchy brewski? 3. Invest all your money in scratch-offs? 4. Get upset over non-GMO labels? 5. Question the finality of human endeavors? 6. Accept the shortcomings of the American education system? 7. Have Ian Fleming write a better story than this? 8. Go left? 9. Go right? Page 342: Enjoy your lunch. - Today's Menu - 1. It's 2019 and the Nintendo Wii still isn't dead You turn on Just Dance 2020 for the Wii and bust a questionable move. Turn to page 342. Appetizer (2 min) | Tech Crunch 2. The New Sobriety You wet your whistle with a cold root beer and talk way too much about your life choices. Turn to page 342. Entrée (9 min) | The New York Times 3. Why We Keep Playing the Lottery You go broke, but at least you had fun along the way. Turn to page 342. Starter (6 min) | Nautilus 4. Why Food Reformers Have Mixed Feelings About Eco-Labels Your anger changes nothing, but you did make Thanksgiving dinner uncomfortable for everyone. Turn to page 342. Appetizer (4 min) | NPR 5. How to build something that lasts 10,000 years Duuuuuuuuuuuuuude. Turn to page 342. Dessert (6 min) | BBC 6. The Surreal End of an American College You clutch your Art History degree and think about pointillism or something. Turn to page 342. Dessert (6 min) | The Atlantic 7. Ian Fleming Explains How to Write a Thriller A beautiful woman in a bikini comes out of no where and asks you to buy her a drink. Does this happen in the books even? Turn to page 342. Dessert (5 min) | Lithub Shout out to Elijah Daniel for getting real creative with his Pride Month shenanigans. Props, dude. Songs That My Friend John Says Are Cool Lights Out, Words Gone by Bombay Bicycle Club -- 7/4 Shoreline by Broken Social Scene -- The Joke by Flock of Dimes -- STMFJSAC Spotify Playlist Simone Giertz turned her Tesla into a pickup truck which proves anything is possible when you have a genius intellect and a disposable Tesla. @Charismas: if ur gonna talk behind my back at Ieast invite me, i hate that bitch too What to Do as a Rick and Morty Fan When You Tragically Encounter Another Rick and Morty Fan (Bathroom Break) Thanks for reading friend! Don't let anyone get you down this week. 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