| Hello. Today's email is bursting with festive treats, including why a delightfully cynical song by short-lived 80s new wave band The Waitresses is more popular than ever. Read about the curious history and century-long battle to define the recipe for one of Italy's most iconic ski-lodge cocktails. And, along with other important jobs this time of year, learn how reindeer are helping to curb climate change. |
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| | ESSENTIAL FEATURES | | The 'anti-Christmas' song that's a festive classic | | No seasonal staple is more deliciously cynical than this 1981 sleeper hit from The Waitresses. | | |
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| | Britain's taste for tea may have been a life saver | | Here's why the popularity of a simple cuppa in the 18th Century may have reduced death rates. | | Read more > |
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| | The story behind Italy's eggnog war | | Each sip of this classic cocktail is taking sides in one of the country’s longest-running rivalries. | | Read more > |
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| | How the Finns 'pregame' Christmas | | Raucous "pikkujoulut" parties make Finland the holiday season's supreme yuler. | | Read more > |
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| | Reindeer are helping save the planet (seriously) | | Perhaps the most unexpected of these handsome herbivores’ important seasonal duties. | | Read more > |
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| ESSENTIAL INSIGHTS | | | What it takes to defend a cargo ship from hijackers | | As attacks on merchant shipping in the Red Sea rise, can new technologies keep vessels safe? | | Read more > |
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| | | | Families that spend thousands on light displays | | Meet the festive fanatics who invest staggering amounts to deliver incredible decorations. | | Read more > |
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| | | | Can Donald Trump still run for president after Colorado ruling? | | A court has ruled his actions ahead of January 6 disqualify him from the state’s ballots. What next? | | Read more > |
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| ESSENTIAL WATCHLIST | | | Behind the scenes of Giamatti's new Christmas film | | In The Holdovers, he plays a teacher forced to remain on campus over the holidays. | | Watch now > |
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| | | | Spectacular footage of Iceland volcano eruption | | Helicopter shots show the eruption on the island's coast after weeks of intense earthquake activity. | | Watch now > |
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| | | | The desert going 5,000 years back in time | | While most deserts are predicted to expand, increased rainfall could turn the Great Indian Desert green. | | Watch now > |
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| ESSENTIAL LISTENING | | Just One Thing - Cold Therapy with Michael Mosley | | | Harness the power of the cold this winter. | |
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