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1. For those who had issues with the Christmas Song -- "Baby, It's Cold Outside", good news, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend are recording a new updated politically correct version. For those who could not care less -- good news, the old version still will exist. Choices, choices...

2. And the Mandalorian actually looks more interesting and innovative than Rise of Skywalker...sort of a sci-fi meets Sam Peckinpah

3. Well, this was predictable... the show-runners/writers of HBO's GoT, Weiss and Benioff are no longer connected to the Star Wars franchise

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The gist? They weren't fired, folks, they left due to a $250 Million deal with NETFLIX. (Yes, really. Netflix stole them out from under Disney's nose, along with Whedon, Murphy, and Rhimes at various points.)

I'm beginning to wonder how Netflix is going to continue to sustain itself with all of these multi-million dollar deals it keeps signing with various television writers, several of which have yet to do much. To date the only one who has done anything is Ryan Murphy. Shondra Rhimes? Eh. Joss Whedon? Eh. How many multi-million dollar deals can they do? Inquiring minds want to know?

Eh, Disney may not care -- they have Kevin Feige, whose outdone everyone with the MCU.


4. why the narcissist in your life is a happy asshole, while you are miserable (Sigh, now if Thanos would just snap these folks out of existence, we'd all be better off.)

5. 10 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Happy (But only if you aren't a narcissist.)

Well, I've managed three out of ten (help others, meditate, plan a trip - and by the way, planning a trip is stress-inducing for most people not happy inducing, (silly freelance writers with too much time on their hands and not enough to write about)), that's not bad. The sleep more, exercise more...sigh, not happening any time soon. Spend more time with friends and live closer to work are sort of out of the question. Honestly, I think these articles are designed to make people miserable, unless of course you are a narcissist, and don't care.

Also apparently there are people out there who Hate Vegans. Why? Read the article to find out. Personally I think it's because they are insecure about what they are eating.

6. According to this article the collasping Crime Rates of the 1990s may have been Driven by cell phones -- Wait. Were there cell phones in the 1990s? I don't remember seeing them. I'm sure they were about...

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Apparently they were about in the 1990s preventing crimes. Shame they aren't doing it now...

7. When the Beatles Walked Off Stage Fifty Years of Abbey Road

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Shows that all good collaborative efforts, sometimes the best -- just don't get along and have personality conflicts at various points. Let's face it, people are tough to get along with on a daily basis.

8. Canadian Ad Agency applies to trademark the term Fake News, and sends Trump a Cease and Desist Letter

I don't know if that's true or not, but...hee hee hee hee...

Hmmm...apparently it is:

Calgary advertising agency Wax Partnership and the Florida Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists have teamed up and applied for a trademark on the term.

They sent a cease-and-desist letter to Trump, in a tongue-in-cheek move they hope will spark a conversation about the difference between credible news and the mountains of incorrect information being disseminated, according to CBC.

Cackles with witchy glee.