Canada Hate Crimes Up 47% As Muslims, Jews And Black People Targeted – Hate crimes in Canada increased 47% in 2017, primarily targeting Muslims, Jews and black people, according to new figures released by the country’s statistical agency. [guardian]

Trump’s Art Of The Russia Deal: Give Vladimir Putin A Penthouse – Trump’s campaign denied that he had any financial ties to Russia. Meanwhile, the Trump Organization reportedly offered a palatial Trump-branded apartment to Vladimir Putin. [beast]

Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty To Lying To Congress In New Deal With Mueller In Trump-Russia Probe – Michael Cohen, President Trump’s longtime fixer, former personal attorney and confidant, pleaded guilty on Thursday to lying to Congress about the Russia investigation in a new deal with special counsel Robert Mueller. [abc]

Harvey Weinstein Cites New Emails In Motion To Toss Criminal Case – Harvey Weinstein’s attorney released a handful of new emails from two accusers on Thursday in a court filing seeking to dismiss the criminal charges against him. [variety]

Elon Musk Won’t Be Smoking Weed In Public Again, NASA Admin Says – NASA is currently conducting a workplace culture and safety review of Boeing and SpaceX, due in part to Musk’s behavior. [verge]

Balance An Orange On Your Head And Win Big – First step – hold it in your hand. Second step – balance it on your head. Congrats, you’re on your way to winning some radical prizes. [here]

The World’s Priciest Dram: Whisky Bottle Sells For Over $1.5 Million – The world’s most expensive bottle of whisky has sold for £1.2 million ($1.53 million) at Christie’s in London. [cnn]

MeToo Founder Tarana Burke: Campaign Now ‘Unrecognisable’ – The founder of the MeToo movement has said that the campaign against sexual violence she began more than a decade ago has become “unrecognisable” to her. [bbc]

Oprah Urges South Africans To ‘Never Give Up’ But ‘Find A Way’ – American media mogul and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey on Thursday encouraged South Africans to take ownership of their lives despite their backgrounds and circumstances, and also take life lessons from global icon, Nelson Mandela. [iol]

Jeannie D Joins ‘Speed-Dial App’, TIMON – A private chat with Jeannie D is just a click away. The bubbly TV personality is the latest big name to join TIMON, the WhatsApp-style app that lets you gain instant voice/text access to hundreds of experts and celebrities. R100 credit for all new signups. [timon]

Stormy Daniels’ ‘Gay Dads’ Back Lawyer Michael Avenatti In Latest Drama – They fell out with the porn star over money, but are still big fans of the attorney she accused of disrespecting her. [db]

One Of Just Two Known Photos Of Vincent Van Gogh Is Actually His Brother Theo, Forensic Research Suggests – One of just two existing photographs of Vincent van Gogh is, in fact, a portrait of his brother Theo, new forensic research suggests. [tele] Come on, guys. Get it together. 

Gaming The Apple Podcast Charts Is Cheaper And Easier Than You Think – John Perotti’s drone music podcast was never meant for the masses, yet on a Friday in early October, it sat near the top of Apple’s podcast charts. All it took to get it there was a $5 payment to a stranger who’d DMed Perotti days earlier. [verge]

Grindr: App’s President Says Marriage Is ‘Between Man And Woman’ – After backlash within gay dating app company, Scott Chen says he ‘supports gay marriage’ and was voicing his personal feelings. [guardian]

Japanese Pilot Jailed For Drinking Before Flight From Heathrow – Katsutoshi Jitsukawa had alcohol level about 10 times the limit as he was preparing to take off. [guardian]

Unseen Photos Provide A Sensitive Look At America’s Early ‘Working Girls’ – Women in sexual professions have always distinguished themselves from other women, from the mores of the time, by pushing the boundaries of style. [cnn]

Embarrassing PDF Fail Reveals Facebook Considered Selling Access To Data – It turns out Facebook did at one point consider selling its users’ data. We now know this not because Facebook executives had a sudden urge for transparency, but because of a bungled PDF that wasn’t properly redacted. [mash] Amateur hour.

Spice Things Up With These Stress-Busting Sex Positions – The stress of the holidays can really take its toll on a relationship, but an orgasm a day goes a long way to keep the blues away. [here]

Starbucks To Block Porn On Free Wi-Fi In US – Starbucks has announced it will block access to pornography on its free wi-fi in all its US outlets from 2019. [bbc]

‘A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding’: Netflix’s Crazy Rom-Com Parody Of Prince Harry And Meghan Markle – This movie has everything: a fake European country struggling with economic hardship, conniving relatives, romance, and a fancy-as-hell royal wedding. Spoilers ahead. [db]

Masoala Peninsula: Madagascar’s Last Untouched Rainforest – We’re traveling across Antongil Bay to the far-flung Masoala Forest Lodge on Masoala peninsula, a vast national park on Madagascar’s northeast coast, and the island’s last remaining untouched rainforest. [cnn]

The Crumbling Ghost House Of Sussex – £40m mansion home left to rot for 33 years by friend of Robert Mugabe remains dilapidated two years after he slammed ‘peasants’ who complained about its condition. [dm]

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