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Extra Extra: Can Big Weddings Still Be A Thing In The Age Of COVID?
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Published Oct 12, 2021
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- A coroner has ruled that Gabby Petito's cause of death was strangulation, her body had been left in the wilderness for 3-4 weeks before being found, and the manner of death was homicide.
- Upper middle class people—the 9.9 percent—are apparently miserable despite their success, and locked in a cycle of self-loathing: "While this 9.9 percent drives inequality — they want to lock in their positions for themselves and their families — they’re also driven by inequality. They recognize that American society is increasingly one of have-nots, and they’re determined not to be one of them."
- Here's a really compelling story about a serial killer who targeted people in a Brooklyn public housing complex: "What hasn’t been as easy for residents and their loved ones to accept are the institutional failures they say allowed a serial killer in the building to prey on them for years without being caught."
- Are big weddings still a thing in the age of COVID? Or has the pandemic changed how people view lavish weddings?
- Kumail Nanjiani opened up about his career and body issues after getting jacked for Eternals: "His achievement is incredible, but it is also an expression of anxiety: of muscles that he hopes will affirm his value."
- Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden has resigned after it was revealed he made frequent homophobic, racist and misogynistic remarks about other people in emails.
- Based on this article about a $150K Diamond District robbery, maybe Uncut Gems was closer to a documentary than not.
- Gawker's hot take of the day: true crime podcasts are bad for our brains and our souls.
- If you encounter gas at a subway station later this month, don't panic too much: the MTA and Department of Homeland Security are planning to release "non-toxic gas at about 120 subway stations to test NYC's response plans for a chemical or biological attack."
- Are tramp stamps back? Did they ever really go away?
- It's only Tuesday, but new music announcements and singles are flying everywhere: the incredible Cate Le Bon is back with "Running Away," the first single from her upcoming album Pompeii; Hamilton Leithauser and Kevin Morby combined forces for the jaunty, finger-picked "Virginia Beach;" Black Country, New Road announced their sophomore album Ants From Up Here along with new single "Chaos Space Machine," which posits them as an artier, British Arcade Fire; Sam Evian released the sunny, disco-tinged "Never Know;" and Cassandra Jenkins announced a deluxe version of An Overview on Phenomenal Nature, one of the best albums of 2021.
- And finally, a bone thief was caught on video:
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