Dec 5, 2021

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By Nico Lumma • Issue #577 • View online

As I bought all my christmas gift in early September I really get to enjoy this festive season. Haha, just kidding, I still have no clue what to get my loved ones. Why is it always like this: the most festive season of the year is so utterly stressful?

Anyhow, sit back, relax and read those five things, you can still order christmas presents next week!

Americans Need to Live More Like Europeans

The grass is always greener on the other side.

www.bloomberg.com • Share

The Tamagotchi Was Tiny, but Its Impact Was Huge

It’s been 25 years since the little device first hit store shelves, but its simple brilliance lives on in today’s most popular games.

www.wired.com • Share

Is society coming apart?

Despite Thatcher and Reagan’s best efforts, there is and has always been such a thing as society. The question is not whether it exists, but what shape it must take in a post-pandemic world.

www.theguardian.com • Share

How we came to depend on the week despite its artificiality

The week is the most artificial and recent of our time counts yet it’s impossible to imagine our shared lives without it. And tomorrow you’ll need to get back to work.

aeon.co • Share

Pepsi's Soviet Submarine Fleet Was the Endpoint of Business Dreams

I still remember how Pepsi was everywhere behind the iron curtain, but when we were on vacation in Hungary in the 80s, we managed to buy some Coca-Cola from behind the counter…

foreignpolicy.com • Share

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By Nico Lumma

Every Sunday Morning I send out my newsletter Five Things which features five articles I think you should read. These five articles have exactly one thing in common: I find them interesting. :)

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