Wed. 12/22 - Rollerskating, The Holy Pooper, & X-Mas Carol Extortion: Traditions From Around the World & Days of Yore

A round-up of Christmas traditions from around the world and throughout time. Plus, the US Army is working on a vaccine that could protect against all COVID and SARS variants, including omicron. And there’s a cream cheese shortage so Kraft Heinz is bribing us not to make cheesecakes over the holidays.

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Links:

• 11 of the Weirdest Christmas Traditions We Should Absolutely Bring Back (Lifehacker)
• 13 of the Weirdest Christmas Traditions From Around the World (Lifehacker)
• 12/22/20 episode about Tió de Nadal and El Caganer (Kottke Ride Home)
• 12/21/20 episode about the German flaming mulled wine, feuerzangenbowle (Kottke Ride Home)
• The Battle for Christmas: A Social and Cultural History of Our Most Cherished Holiday by Stephen Nissenbaum 
• Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Marsha P. Johnson and Beyond by Leslie Feinberg 
• Sweden's bizarre tradition of watching Donald Duck (Kalle Anka) cartoons on Christmas Eve. (Slate)
• From All Of Us To All Of You 1960 FANRES 2019 (Archive.Org) 
• The Mummers Parade is returning to Broad Street on New Year's Day 2022 (Philadelphia Inquirer)
• US Army Creates Single Vaccine Against All COVID & SARS Variants, Researchers Say (Defense One)
• Army Testing a Universal Vaccine: Spike Ferritin Nanoparticle SpFN for All Variants (Business Insider)
• How the Cream Cheese Shortage Is Affecting NYC Bagel Shops (NY Times)
• Kraft will literally pay you not to make cheesecake this holiday season (NPR)
• Kottke.Org
• Jackson Bird on Twitter

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