The Tarot Revival Thanks To Brexit, Trump And Dior – In the late 1970s, when Karen Vogel started to create tarot cards at her home in Berkeley, California, she couldn’t have known that they would one day be featured on haute couture catwalks. [bbc]
Audio Recording Exposes Transnet Boss In Gupta Tender – An audio recording of a Transnet tender subcommittee meeting reveals how a director of the state company showed apparent bias towards Gupta-linked German company T-Systems. [n24]
Kushner Helped Open Up Back Channel With North Korea – Intervention by President Trump’s son-in-law led to secretary of state’s Pyongyang visit. [ft]
Greece And Macedonia Sign Agreement On Name Change – Foreign ministers sign deal in Greek village that would see Macedonia change its name to Republic of Northern Macedonia. [alja]
Gunfire At NJ Festival Leaves 22 Hurt, Suspect Dead – Officials are investigating possible police involvement in the shooting. [cnbc]
Thai King Assumes Direct Ownership Of Portfolio Worth Billions – The trust that holds billions of dollars of assets in the name of Thailand’s royal family said at the weekend it had transferred ownership of a wealth portfolio directly to King Maha Vajiralongkorn, in a move that confirms his position as one of the world’s richest monarchs. [ft]
How Jeff Bezos Makes The Right Decision 30 Years In Advance – Throughout the years, many people have doubted Jeff Bezos and Amazon. [qz]
Bill Cosby Fires Lawyers; Camille Cosby Divorce Reports Denied – Bill Cosby has ousted the high-powered defense team whose aggressive tactics failed to sway jurors from convicting him of sexual assault in April. [cbs]
World Cup Today: Mexico Shocks Germany, 1-0 – Day four of the 2018 FIFA World Cup opened with Costa Rica defeating Serbia 1-0 in Group E on Sunday thanks to Aleksandar Kolarov’s curling free kick. The goal drew comparisons to Cristiano Ronaldo’s kick two days prior that helped Portugal score a 3-3 draw with Spain. [cbs]
One Of The Coolest Driving Assistant Apps We’ve Seen – There’s an app for everything these days and, given how much time some people spend sat behind the wheel, this might come in handy. [here]
Why We’re Going To See More And More Older Athletes – In sports, “peak age” is always looming, and it can come as quickly as the early 20s. But it doesn’t have to be this way — and we’re likely to see more and more older athletes. [verge]
This is clearly what Monty has been waiting for..
Australian Woolworths Allows Mass Nude Photo Shoot On Car Park Rooftop – In April, the Australian supermarket giant turned down Spencer Tunick’s request to use their rooftop in Prahran, Victoria, saying it would be too disruptive on a Saturday. [metro]
What a fantastic triumph and victory for all.
‘Gotti’ Has A 0% On Rotten Tomatoes And The Reviews Are Priceless – The reviews are in for the mobster movie Gotti which profiles the life of notorious crime boss John Gotti. [mashable]
Woman Swallowed By Giant Python In Indonesia – Seven-metre snake found during search for woman who had gone to do some gardening. [guardian]
Otherwise, you well?
‘Incredibles 2’ Scores A Massive $180 Million Opening, The Biggest Ever For An Animated Release – For every unmitigated disaster like Solo, there are multiple other box office hits for Disney. Incredibles 2 is the latest. [mash]
The Four Grades Of Cellulite And How You Can Fight Back – Winter is the perfect time to work on getting that killer bod ready for summer – but if you don’t, your skin might get a little on the saggy side. [here]
Everyone Wants To Be On Streaming TV, Even Oprah Winfrey – You may soon be bingeing on new Oprah Winfrey programs. The unstoppable businesswoman, entertainer, philanthropist, and dreamed-about presidential candidate signed a deal with Apple. [qz]
Billy Bob Thornton Says This Is The ‘Only Reason’ He And Angelina Jolie Divorced – Billy Bob Thornton and Angelina Jolie might’ve had a few differences (like their 20-year age gap), but the Hollywood couple seemed like a match made in media heaven when they began dating in 1999 and married the following year. [huff]
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So These Guys Are Apparently The Top SA Winery Of The Past 10 Years – You’ve tasted Chocolate Block, right? Of course you have, so make sure you arrive at every dinner party with a bottle of the best. [boekenhout]
How Can You Leave Your Dog At Home While You Go To Work? – You say he’s part of the family – yet you’d never leave your human child at home, alone, for the whole day. Drop that little rascal off at Proud Hounds and see the joy in his eyes! [proudhounds]
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