Dark Crystals, Cloned Cats, & Kim Kardashian

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Lunch reads from around the web...since 2013! //   //   View this email in your browser Earth 2! Did you guys hear about that new Earth that was just discovered? It's apparently just like our planet but without all that pesky climate change! Get pumped for our new future home on Earth 2! justkiddingthereisnoEarth2pleasetakecareofEarth1thanks. Enjoy your lunch. - Today's Menu - US cities are losing 36 million trees a year. Here's why it matters and how you can stop it "If you're looking for a reason to care about tree loss, this summer's record-breaking heat waves might be it. Trees can lower summer daytime temperatures by as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a recent study." Appetizer (4 min) | CNN Health Heel turns: Irina Dumitrescu on the history of modern celebrity Besides the reality shows, Instagram followers, and Fit Tea ads, is the modern celebrity all that different from the celebrities of yesterday? Entrée (9+ min) | TLS A Rebel French Poet Draws New Followers to the Hometown He Hated Poetry has never been more pop-punk. Starter (6 min) | The New York Times 'Called To Be A Funeral Director': Most Mortuary School Grads Are First In The Family "Maria Fonseca found her way to mortuary school the way a lot of people do: Someone died." Appetizer (7 min) | NPR Slimy lakes and dead dogs: climate crisis has brought the season of toxic algae Fish are friends, not victims of our pollution. Dessert (4 min) | Guardian His Cat's Death Left Him Heartbroken. So He Cloned It. What? New Pussycat? Whoaaaaa! Dessert (6 min) | New York Times Dark crystals: the brutal reality behind a booming wellness craze We are out of our gooping minds. Dessert (3 min) | The Guardian O.J. Simpson Is on Cameo Now, and the Demand for His Videos Has Skyrocketed Songs That My Friend John Says Are Cool Summer Girl by HAIM -- Finally Alone by Mac DeMarco -- Usually by Orchin -- STMFJSAC Spotify Playlist Ever wonder how some incredibly smart kids would kick your butt at chess? Well today's your lucky day you person with specific inquiries. @ELLASCHU: i don't like the person i become when i'm tracking a ups package Thanks for reading! Be kind to each other, to the Earth, and to yourself. 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