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In Japan, You Can Rent A Person To Do Nothing, The Lies We Tell During Job Interviews, A Brief Cultural History Of Work Sucking, The Weirdest And Best Wikipedia Wormholes

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THAT'S NOT IN MY JOB DESCRIPTION LIE LIE LAND The Lies We Tell During Job Interviews wsj.com Interviewers and candidates often end up in situations where they're almost encouraged to lie — here's what research says about how, why and how often it happens. I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU In Japan, You Can Rent A Person To Do Nothing vice.com One man makes a living out of meeting up with clients who hire him just to be with them. BLINK-182 A Brief Cultural History Of Work Sucking newrepublic.com We live in a work-obsessed country that, at least according to the film and television we binge, hates work more than anything. DIGG PICKS | SPONSORED We Love This Weather-Resistant Jacket, And It's The Perfect Time Of Year To Wear It huckberry.com Winter chills are upon us, and that has us thinking about one of our all-time favorite outerwear finds. This waxed trucker jacket from Flint and Tinder will keep us warm and dry for years to come. PICTURE THIS The Humorous, Serendipitous Moments Of City Life, And More Best Photography Of The Week digg.com Also featuring photos of vintage neon signs in New England. EDITOR'S PICK HEDGE YOUR BETS Kanye Is Italian, Sparkling Consequences, And Other Best Tweets Of The Week digg.com In the past week, Twitter has been recovering from a coup attempt on the US Capitol and riding out the last few weeks of Trump's presidency. Here's what it has to show for it. TROLL ME ONCE… I DON'T KNOW THIS MAN Sarah Huckabee Sanders Gets Dunked On By Her High School Teacher, And More Of This Week's One Main Character digg.com This week's characters also include a disgruntled former employee, a professor who really hates student emails and a guy too keen on the Confederacy. LOSE TRACK OF TIME The Weirdest And Best Wikipedia Wormholes theringer.com On the 20th anniversary of the online database, we remember the strangest pages we've somehow ended up on. FOR THE LULZ The Stupid Jokes That Explain This Stupid Moment vulture.com Tim Robinson's 2019 Netflix sketch-comedy show "I Think You Should Leave" has found new life as a political metaphor in 2020, with moments from the show turning into popular memes used to react to the news. Here's why it makes perfect sense. VIDEO OF THE DAY WHAT IS THIS? A DOOR FOR ANTS? Here's Why The United States Capitol Has These Unusual Tiny Doors youtube.com Here's the story behind the building's smallest doors. DIGG PICKS | SPONSORED Ever Wanted To Make Sick Laser Etchings? This Kickstarter Lets You DIY kickstarter.com Not only do we want everything in our homes to be engraved, but the next gift-giving holiday is going to be absolutely bananas. FROM THE ARCHIVES THE TRANSFER OF FAMILIES How The President Moves Into The White House (2017) architecturaldigest.com The transfer of families happens in the span of 12 hours on Inauguration Day. CRACKING THE CASE On The Trail Of The World's Most Daring Egg Smuggler (2019) outsideonline.com For decades Jeffrey Lendrum helicoptered up and rappelled down cliff faces from Patagonia to Quebec, snatching unhatched raptors. Then he went on trial as one of the most bizarre criminals in modern history. Here is his story. What a month, huh? View the Edition at Digg.com »

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