Early Addition: The best part of waking up is an orange in your shower

James Ramsay

Published Mar 3, 2023

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James Ramsay

Published Mar 3, 2023

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Good Friday morning in New York City, where the shoe shining business isn't what it used to be. Here's what else is happening:

The former East Village headquarters of The Wing is up for sale for $22.5 million. (The furniture inside is also for sale.)
Columbia University is permanently cutting its requirement that applicants submit SAT or ACT scores.
New York Times book critic Michiko Kakutani has some deep thoughts about Flaco the Owl.
The marketing team behind Scream 6 is sending people out into public wearing that famous spooky mask in cities across the country, causing unsuspecting civilians to freak out and call 911.
Former Lakers guard (and Brooklyn native) Smush Parker is attempting the extremely rare post-playing career transition to becoming an NBA referee.
Alex Murdaugh, once a prominent South Carolina lawyer, was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday after being convicted of killing his wife and son.
A high-tech scan of the Pyramid of Khufu at Giza revealed a previously undiscovered 30-foot-long tunnel inside, and nobody knows what it was for.
The cool new thing on TikTok is to eat an orange while you're showering because it smells good and has other mental health benefits.
The Nasaissance is underway.
Brunch sucks.
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