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McDonald’s Fine Dining Experience
Before we put the fries in the bag, we give a lil update on our move to Los Angeles with a mini trip to Laguna Beach then we unpack the new, unique experience from the Golden Arches. McDonald’s is offering a one day experience with Tristen Epps-Long, winner of Top Chef Season 22 and a former McDonald’s crew member.
What is the best Monster from the Universal Universe
Spooky season is here and we gotta know the best and spookiest Universal monster - mummy, frankenstein, vampire or something else?
The Evolution of Halloween
Every October, millions of people around the world do something that would have looked absolutely unhinged to our ancestors.
We dress up like ghosts, skeletons, witches, vampires, and occasionally a giant inflatable dinosaur. We carve faces into vegetables, decorate our houses to look haunted, and encourage small children to knock on strangers' doors and demand candy under the threat of a vaguely defined trick.
And somehow, this is completely normal. But it wasn’t always like that
Its origins go back more than 2,000 years to an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain, when people believed the boundary between the living and the dead became a little less secure.
Airbnb’s New Controversial Cleaning Policy
On Tuesday, Airbnb announced hosts can set only “reasonable” housecleaning duties for guests, with tasks such as dishwashing and bed stripping now the sole responsibility of homeowners. This caused an uproar for hosts and began a much needed debate
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