The Connection Newsletter 15 - #Humblebrag

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This is edition #15 of The Connection, the weekly email I send family, friends, and future friends (hello!) Glad you're here.

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First,

I wrote about the first #humblebrag recorded

in a little paper called The New-York Daily Times, on September 18, 1851. Sarah Mullett and John Grant posted their wedding announcement in the paper (which eventually shortened its name to The New York Times). My point: social media hasn’t changed people -- it’s just leveled the playing field.

Next, some reads from the week:

...

Recently, the minimum wage in restaurants rose in 18 states

, but it’s not entirely clear who benefits just yet. To maintain already razor-thin profit margins, restaurants are raising prices, reducing hours, and, when necessary, letting go of staff.

…

The best Mario Kart characters, according to science

. (Spoiler: It’s Donkey Kong and Wario!)

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Seems like it’s a good time to get some book recommendations to better understand China and Chinese culture

.

…

A short film,

The Strange Things About The Johnson's

. Written and directed by Ari Aster for his AFI thesis. Mr. Aster is the mind behind Hereditary, the film hailed as this generation’s Exorcist. I won’t ruin the short with a description -- if you liked Get Out, you’ll love this.

…

Also, I’m a parent now! Adding parenting books and articles into rotation of technology, business, and Hollywood reads. This week, I read and took notes on

The Danish Way of Parenting

by Jessica Joelle Alexander and Iben Sandahl. It covers six tenets of parenting that I strongly agree with (e.g. Play, Togetherness). However, I think it could have been condensed to a single blog post with equal impact.

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