Fri. 11/12 - The Year Without A Santa Claus? "Labor Shortages" Hit the North Pole

White-tailed deer in America have been found to be transmitting SARS-CoV-2 among each other in higher than expected rates. Plus, next week will be the century’s longest partial lunar eclipse. A new, huge species of dinosaur was discovered on the Isle of Wight. And it’s not just shipping delays to be concerned with this holiday season, now we have a shortage of Santas.

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Links:

• How SARS-CoV-2 in American deer could alter the course of the global pandemic (NPR)
• Maine experts respond to COVID-19 deer study out of Iowa (News Center Maine)
• White-tailed deer study hints at a frightening new era for Covid-19 (Inverse)
• Longest partial lunar eclipse this century: How to watch the moon darken Nov. 18-19 (CNET)
• Map of Partial Lunar Eclipse on November 19, 2021 (Time and Date)
• New species of big-nosed dinosaur discovered by retired doctor (The Guardian)
• New species of iguanodontian dinosaur discovered from Isle of Wight (Science Daily)
• Stuff your own stockings: There's a Santa Claus shortage (A/V Club)
• Is Santa Claus Coming to Town? Maybe Not. Blame the Labor Shortage. (Wall Street Journal)
• Last year's episode about virtual Santa visits (Kottke Ride Home)
• Kottke.Org
• Jackson Bird on Twitter

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