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  • The NY Times has their annual list of 52 places you probably won't be able to visit anytime soon.
  • The Washington Post has created a database of 1,700 slaveholding members of Congress from throughout history.
  • COVID misinformation is a continuing problem because conspiracy theorists and hucksters are taking advantage of the omicron surge.
  • Case in point: this anti-vax dude who is telling his followers to drink urine to fight COVID. Hopefully this doesn't need to be explicitly stated, but just in case: please don't drink yours or anyone else's urine.
  • On the other side of the coin, here's your anti-hesitancy headline of the day: "An 85-year-old man in India says he got 12 COVID vaccine shots, and still wants more."
  • Why are so many TV shows and movies — particularly blockbuster films —so devoid of color?
  • Certain lawmakers are pushing the state to award "up to three casino licenses" in the New York City region.
  • Aubrey Plaza will join Michael Imperioli on the next season of The White Lotus.
  • Are you a "sad boy," or are you having a serious mental health crisis?
  • Robert Durst, the real estate scion and convicted murderer, has died. He was 78.
  • Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen and Julien Baker are hitting the road together for what they’re calling The Wild Hearts Tour.
  • And finally, don't ask me, ask the otter guy: