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☆ Electric Cars Are Boring (Tesla Cybertruck Included) - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Ezra Dyer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Over the past few years, as electric vehicle sales increased substantially and car companies announced an onslaught of new battery-powered models, it seemed that electric cars were a near-term inevitability. Hertz is selling off about a third of its electric cars and Audi is slowing its transition to E.V.s. But there’s also a more subtle issue at play, one that won’t be easily resolved: Electric cars are too boring. On the list of things wrong with the world, “electric cars are dull” isn’t in the Top 5. Driving, as we all knew it before the arrival of mass-market electric cars a little more than a decade ago, involved familiar rituals that carved out a place in our collective psyche.

Persons: Tesla, Hertz, there’s, revel Organizations: Ford, Audi, Chrysler Pacifica Locations: upshifts

☆ Part scary, part exciting: How artists are using AI in their work
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Lucy Handley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

But they also said they were excited about what generative AI might bring. Installation artist Rubem Robierb was "shocked" when he first saw what generative AI could do, he told CNBC by phone. "In its infancy, [generative] AI can create more images in a second [than] the human brain can even process. As it exists right now, [generative] AI sources from known images, known artwork, and known artists to complete a task. Generative artUsing generative AI in an ethical manner is a key consideration for London gallery the Serpentine, which has developed AI projects with artists since 2014, according to its CEO Bettina Korek.

Persons: Refik, Hugo Glendinning, OpenAI's DALL, Rubem Robierb, Robierb, Dandara dos Santos, Rubem, Bettina Korek, Refik Anadol, Korek, Anadol, Julian Espagnon, Danilo S, Shane Guffogg, Carlucci, Holly Herndon, Mat Dryhurst, Jordan Meyer, Guffogg, I'm Organizations: CNBC, Celebrity Cruises for Edge, Smithsonian Institution, Economic, United Arab, & Systems, gallery's Arts Technologies Locations: London, New York City, Fortaleza, Brazil, New York, Miami, Europe, Serpentine, Davos, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, Herndon, Venice, Italy, California

☆ Two brains: One visualizes too much, the other not at all
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“I understand concepts, I comprehend things, I have memories, but they aren’t supported by any images,” Wathen said. Paul BokslagDutch-born artist Geraldine van Heemstra is at the opposite end of this unique way of processing. In reaction to cruel teasing from her brothers and school friends, van Heemstra learned to hide her sensory abilities as a child. “It was quite tricky at school as well, such as with math, where I would see the numbers in color,” van Heemstra said. “It was so frustrating at school because I would explain something, and then I would be laughed at,” van Heemstra said.

Persons: Mary Wathen, ” Wathen, “, Wathen, ”, “ I’ve, ‘ You’ve, Geraldine van Heemstra, Paul Bokslag Dutch, van, ” van Heemstra, “ It’s, van Heemstra, van Heemstra can’t, aphantasia, Adam Zeman, Zeman, ” Zeman, aphantasia don’t, ” That’s, I’m, they’ve, that’s, what’s, Van Heemstra, ” Van Heemstra, you’re Organizations: CNN, University of Exeter, University of Edinburgh, Cognitive Sciences, “ Locations: Newent, England, Scottish, London, Edinburgh, Scotland, Miami

☆ These are the concert residencies that helped define the Las Vegas strip
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Las Vegas is a city brightly lit by it’s rich history, extravagant hotels, luxurious dining experiences, perpetually rolling dice and, of course, one-of-a-kind musical residencies. Here’s a look at some of the most influential musical residencies that have helped define Las Vegas as the entertainment capital of the world. Usher previously performed his “Usher: The Las Vegas Residency” through 2021 at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Known as Mr. Las Vegas, the performer has become such a local icon that streets are named after him. Marco Piraccini/Mondadori/Getty ImagesThere was a time where Las Vegas residencies were considered something best suited for artists of yesteryear.

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☆ I was always the 'floater friend' in groups. Here are 4 things I did to feel more included in my relationships.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Captioned "That one friend that's just 'there' in the friend group," it showed a third-wheeling friend consistently left out of the group's inside jokes. Many of the comments related to being a "floater friend," a term that's become popular online to describe feeling like you're always in the background of every friend group. It also reduces the chances that I'm treating someone else like the floater friend. "And while there is some value in having a friend group, it's also not a necessary friendship experience." Being real with myself meant accepting that I will always, at some point, feel like the floater friend in every group because groups are just not where I shine.

Persons: —, I'd, that's, Miriam Kirmayer, Kirmayer, blamey, it's Organizations: Service, Business

☆ Animals act weirdly during an eclipse. Help NASA find out why
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

We’re hoping that we even get kids watching their dogs in their backyard and seeing if their dogs behave interestingly during the eclipse,” Hartstone-Rose said. The next total solar eclipse that will be visible across the contiguous United States won’t appear until August 2044. The space agency is expecting far larger numbers for the 2024 total solar eclipse — nearly 2,500 people have already signed up, she added. “(During a total solar eclipse) you have so many different ways the light is scattering, so there’s these beautiful colors of orange and purple and green. “It’s kind of a great human sensory experience to be in the middle of a total solar eclipse.”

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☆ Paris Fashion Week: Fashion, feminism and a fake Kate Moss
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Alice Pfeiffer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesEqually at Rabanne, tartan blazers were given a grungier edge with leather-trimmed sleeves and fasteners. The rise of ‘Les People’Traditionally, showing interest in celebrities (“Les people” in Parisian slang) was a big no-no amongst the proudly snobby French fashion press. For busy women, multitasking women, women who can. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesStockman-style coats in colored, patent and soft leather were everywhere at Chloé, as were thigh-high boots and wafting, chiffon dresses. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesTraditional preppy skirt suits were given an edge with "Miss Dior" emblazoned in a graffiti style scrawling.

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☆ Entrepreneurs without business or finance backgrounds share 3 non-business-related tactics that are helping them bring in millions in revenue
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewAs entrepreneurs and small-business owners have shown, a traditional business or finance background isn't a prerequisite for success. The owner of two bustling Brooklyn locations told Business Insider: "I didn't go to business school. Advertisement"I think we both have strong entrepreneurial instincts, but we don't come from a finance or a business background," said La Tejana cofounder Gus May. Each of these entrepreneurs has evolved alongside their businesses and become more and more business savvy through trial and error.

Persons: —, Jon Neeter, Adah Fitzgerald, Cosmetologist Martha Ellen Mabry, Gus May, Ana, Maria Jaramillo, Fitzgerald, Noble, We've, Jaramillo, It's, Martha Ellen Mabry, Headchop, Samuel Robert Bullen Mabry, " Jaramillo, Neeter, everybody's Organizations: Service, Independent, Business, Barnes Locations: Los Angeles, New York City, Brooklyn, La, Pleasant

☆ My family loves Royal Caribbean cruises — but you'll never find us eating in the ship's main dining room
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Kristeen Cherney | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But there's one typical sailing experience we always skip: visiting the main dining room — even on formal nights. Still, we insist on skipping the main dining and formal nights. We also prefer having flexible food choices and small bitesI've heard Royal Caribbean's main dining menu is quite good. Even so, that's just one meal of our cruise — not a nightly commitment to the main dining room. We don't mess with formal wear and staged photos, eitherKristeen CherneyThere are two formal nights on our typical seven-night cruises.

Persons: —, we'll, we're, I've, we'd, We've, we've Organizations: Service, Royal, Business, Royal Caribbean, Dog Locations: Royal Caribbean, Cuban

☆ I loved my husband but hated sex. A technique I learned at marriage counselor training changed everything.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Andrea Lystrup, a marriage counsellor with expertise in sex therapy from Arizona. Many people who come to sex therapy think they hate sex. AdvertisementGenerally, I think sexual capacity and honesty go hand in hand. As part of the program, I took a sex therapy class, and after each lesson, my husband would ask me what I learned, and I’d tell him. So I started applying the principles I was learning in sex therapy class to my own life.

Persons: Andrea Lystrup, —, It's, I’ve, I've, We’re Organizations: Service Locations: Arizona

☆ Five moves Walmart is making to overhaul its business for the future
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —Walmart, the global mega-retailer that began in Arkansas in 1962, is making huge moves in 2024. It’s making investments in technology and inventory that move it into new businesses and which will alter the Walmart experience of many customers. Stock splitThe mega-retailer announced a 3-for-1 stock split that takes effect this week. A stock split means a single share gets split into multiple shares. Under the plan Walmart announced, people who own shares by close of business on February 22 will get two additional new shares of Walmart for every share they own.

Persons: Doug McMillon, Jeffries, “, ”, McMillon, Burt Flickinger, Blake Droesch, CNN’s Parija Kavilanz, Nathaniel Meyersohn, Elisabeth Buchwald, Alicia Wallace Organizations: New, New York CNN, Walmart, ”, Labor, Consumer, Microsoft, Strategic Resource, CNN, Costco, Telsey Group, Target, Intelligence, FactSet Locations: New York, Arkansas, Las Vegas

☆ Psilocybin: These athletes suffered life-changing injuries. Then, they turned to psychedelics.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Last year, Australia became the first country in the world to legalize clinical prescribing of MDMA, more commonly known as ecstasy, and psilocybin for certain mental health disorders. Elite athletes experience mental health disorder symptoms and psychological distress at similar, if not higher, rates to the general population, researchers pointed out in a study published in the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. Researchers in the field say that psychedelics are shown to work when treating some mental health conditions. Later, he founded Wesana Health, a biotechnology company which focuses on developing psychedelic medicine for mental health, the most recent being a CBD and psilocybin-based drug. Since her retirement as a professional athlete, Symonds explains that she uses psychedelic drugs for clarity, though not under the direction of a doctor.

Persons: CNN — Daniel Carcillo, Carcillo, ”, Jeff Gross, “, –, Aaron Rodgers, ayahuasca, Dustin Satloff, ” Rodgers, Mike Tyson, Dana White, Courtney Walton, ” Walton, Jeff Novitzky, White, Novitzky, Johns Hopkins, we’ve, ‘, ’ ”, Chris Unger, ” Robin Carhart, Harris, Ralph Metzner, University of California San Francisco, psychedelics, ” Carhart, Carhart, psychedelics aren’t, ” James Rucker, ” Rucker, I’ve, Jonathan Daniel, Lucy, Anna Symonds, Symonds, James MacDonald, Rucker, “ They’re Organizations: CNN, Canadian, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks, CNN Sport, ” Sporting, Harvard Health, Oregon, UFC, Elite, Applied Sport Psychology, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, Athlete Health, University of Miami, Neurology, Psychiatry, University of California San, Centre for Psychedelic Research, Imperial College London, King’s College London, Imperial College of London, Getty, Wesana Health, US Food and Drug Administration, NASDAQ, Lucy Scientific, Former US, Addiction Center, US National Institutes of Health, Numinus Bioscience, Bloomberg, Prevention, Befrienders Locations: Denver, Colorado, psychedelics, Australia, “, Nanaimo

☆ Artist Uman creates kaleidoscopic worlds on canvas
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Suyin Haynes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“I’m more of a fan of the destination,” the artist said, smiling behind sunglasses on a cloudy afternoon in London. Uman Joe PerezIt’s her studio — “my fortress,” as she calls it — where she feels most at home, happiest and freest. This sense of freedom is conveyed in Uman’s latest work, currently on display at Hauser & Wirth gallery in London. Uman Courtesy the artist/Hauser & Wirth/Nicola Vassell GalleryIn a way, each work in the show also extends beyond its own canvas, as Uman worked on several artworks simultaneously during the second half of 2023. “The mirrors came from nostalgia,” says Uman, who recalls growing up celebrating Eid wearing garments embellished with circular mirrors.

Persons: she’s, “, ”, Uman Joe Perez It’s, Hauser, Nicola Vassell, I’m, I’ve Organizations: CNN, Uman, Hauser & Wirth, Wirth, “, Art Basel Miami, Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Locations: Uman, London, Somalia, Somali, Denmark, New York City, ”, New York, Kenya, ” Uman, Connecticut, Nairobi

☆ Here’s what the Starbucks of the future looks like
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Starbucks has opened its first cafe designed to give customers with disabilities a “more accessible store experience,” the company announced Friday in a news release. The move is part of a wider inclusivity initiative that Starbucks has undertaken to design easily navigable retail spaces for all of its customers. Any cafe that is renovated or opened in the future will begin implementing the company’s “Inclusive Spaces Framework,” it said in the release. The store design will also take acoustics into account by using materials that minimize background noise or echoes, which could disrupt people who use hearing aids. The chain last unveiled a new store design in 2019 with much of the similar aesthetic approach left intact with the new look.

Persons: ”, Maria Town, ” Tony Coelho Organizations: New, New York CNN, Starbucks, American Association of People, Walmart, Centers for Disease Control, ” Starbucks Locations: New York, Washington , DC, United States

☆ Everything we know about the 2024 Met Gala, hosted by Zendaya, Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez, and Chris Hemsworth
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Zendaya, Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez, and Chris Hemsworth will serve as the 2024 Met Gala co-chairs. AdvertisementIt's almost time for the 2024 Met Gala. The 2024 Met Gala theme: 'Sleeping Beauties' of fashionVogue previously revealed in November 2023 that the upcoming Met Gala theme will showcase both new "masterpieces of fashion" and ones that are so old and delicate they can never be worn again. Halle Bailey attends the 2023 Met Gala in New York City. But in true Met Gala fashion, we'll have to wait until the first Monday of May to find out for sure.

Persons: Bunny, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Hemsworth, —, Anna Wintour, Shou Chew, Loewe, Jonathan Anderson, Kim Kardashian, Angela Weiss, J.G . Ballard, Halle Bailey, Cindy Ord Organizations: Vogue, Service, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Costume Institute, Getty, Business Locations: New York City

☆ The Vision Pro's scary side effect
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The reviews are in, and the tech press is lauding the Apple Vision Pro headset for delivering on the company's promises. Apple and Meta are hoping that this virtual world will be so compelling that you won't just visit. Apple Vision Pro AppleThese are all, as the IT people say, known issues. When people adapt to a perceptual change for long enough, the real world starts to look wrong in the opposite direction. In the meantime, while he's doing his work, maybe don't forget to take that Vision Pro off once in a while.

Persons: It's, They're, you'll, Jeremy Bailenson, You've, That's, they're, techies, Bailenson's, passthrough, Bailenson, doesn't, I've, William Gibson, We've, he's, Adam Rogers Organizations: Apple, Meta, Stanford, Honda, Business

☆ Jay Shetty's 5-step exercise for staying mentally grounded: It helps you become 'fully present'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

If you're already feeling overwhelmed by mounting work assignments, performance reviews or goal setting for the rest of 2024, you aren't alone. In those moments when your stress becomes overwhelming, experts say calming practices like meditation and grounding techniques can help. In fact, life coach and former monk Jay Shetty has a simple hack that he says can help you stay mentally sound, he tells CNBC Make It. "I was introduced to it when I was a monk, [and], for me, it's a really great grounding technique," Shetty says. So when we capture the energy and environment in our minds, through all of our senses, it means all of the senses are present, and we're fully there."

Persons: Jay Shetty, it's, Shetty, Matthew Tull, Tull, you've Organizations: American Psychological Association, CNBC, University of Rochester Medical, Behavioral Health Partners

☆ I was one of the first guests on Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas — these are the 9 things you should know about what it's like on the world's largest cruise ship
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas will begin its first seven-night sailings in JanuaryThe new world's largest cruise ship has unprecedented features like a six-slide water park. These are the nine things travelers should know about what it's like on the new mega-ship. AdvertisementI was one of the first guests to sail on Royal Caribbean's newest vessel : The $2 billion Icon of the Seas , the world's largest cruise ship. The Icon of the Seas ship is unlike any existing floating resort. As the first ship in Royal Caribbean's new Icon class, the 250,800-gross-ton vessel overshadows virtually all of its predecessors — in size and in the number of water slides, pools, dining venues, and stateroom options.

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☆ Opinion: Donald Trump wins against Nikki Haley, but loses it
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Opinion Cnn Contributors | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +24 min

The problem with this approach is that most Republican voters do not want an alternative to Trump; they overwhelmingly back him. At least that’s what the Nikki Haley campaign said after finishing second to former President Donald Trump in the New Hampshire primaries on Tuesday. Democratic nominee Bill Clinton and third-party candidate Ross Perot exploited that division in the Republican Party against Bush in the fall. The Republican Party is united behind Trump, and with optimal conditions for an opponent like Haley, Trump was still unstoppable. “Democrats deserve options, and it’s not clear at all that President Biden can beat Donald Trump.

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☆ A New York Art Debut, a Los Angeles Love Song
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Siddhartha Mitter | More About Siddhartha Mitter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Video — four channels projected floor-to-ceiling — is just one part of this multi-sensory experience. Completing the immersive effect, shadows projected on the rear wall evoke Los Angeles street art and sights — an Olmec head; a raven on a power line. A bespoke scent — inspired by the earth and flora of Griffith Park — wafts through the gallery. “I find L.A. beautiful and horrific, and I love trying to see it that way,” Smith said. “You can have such profound rage at the city and then be gobstopped at a giant feral bush of bougainvillea.

Persons: Meshell Ndegeocello, Kelsey Lu —, Coleman, Ebony L, Haynes, Walker, ” Smith, ” Locations: Los Angeles, Griffith

☆ Video gamers may be risking hearing loss or tinnitus, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“One study showed that individuals who play video games for longer times are at higher risk of developing hearing loss or tinnitus.”Tinnitus refers to an internal sensation of a ringing, buzzing or roaring sound in one or both ears. That’s why the study’s authors wondered what the relationship with hearing loss and tinnitus might be — especially since many games also have loud sudden sounds such as gunshots or engines revving. “This can result in temporary hearing loss or ringing in the ears,” she added. But hearing damage is permanent, and exposure to high-intensity sounds when young could make kids more vulnerable to developing age-related hearing loss later, so the authors have urged the importance of prevention. “Key warning signs of hearing loss include experiencing tinnitus, difficulties hearing high-pitched sounds or difficulties following conversations,” Dillard said.

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☆ Can You Escape the Algorithm? ‘Filterworld’ Gives It a Try.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Alexandra Jacobs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

FILTERWORLD: How Algorithms Flattened Culture, by Kyle ChaykaThis dispatch began from an uptown location of Dig (formerly Dig Inn), a small chain of “fast casual” restaurants headquartered in New York City. The walls are white-painted brick, the tables are marble and the cardboard bowls are packed with colorful, healthy foodstuffs. Only the insipid pop music that blares through the speakers discourages lingering. Dig’s food, our “feeds”; their appetizers, our apps — they are all of a piece. Chayka has visited a lot of establishments with a similar aesthetic, which he has dubbed AirSpace, like a Nike sneaker, for its geographically neutral comfort.

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☆ 7 weird jobs that are well-paying but nobody knows about, according to a viral Reddit thread
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Aria Yang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A Reddit user asked what are weird jobs nobody knows about but pay well. AdvertisementA Reddit user asked which jobs were relatively unknown but lucrative and the post went viral. Teeth designerA Reddit user said he makes teeth on a computer using CAD/CAM software for dental laboratories. Artificial flavor makerOne Reddit user wrote, "My dad was a master flavorist. Reddit user solarblack wrote, "My Aunt and her daughter both do seasonal work as hand pollinators and harvesters.

Persons: Redditors, —, IndependenceNo2060, Loreo1964, die_lahn, solarblack Organizations: Service, Business, Heineken

☆ Psychologists warn against oppositional defiant disorder diagnosis — it could mask deeper issues
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Children who are angry and argumentative can be diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder. Psychologists think it may oversimplify deeper causes, like ADHD, autism, and trauma. AdvertisementWhile most children throw tantrums or defy their parents at some point, there's an explanation for when it happens all the time: oppositional defiant disorder. Advertisement"When parents fear that their child has ODD, I want them to go, 'Great, we know what to do. "An old mentor of mine would always say to parents, 'You're not the agent of blame; you're the agent of change,'" he said.

Persons: —, Dr, Daniel Flint, Flint, Megan Neff, Neff Organizations: Service, Baylor College of Medicine

☆ A Masterpiece That Inspired Gabriel García Márquez to Write His Own
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Valeria Luiselli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

But at its core, “Pedro Páramo” is a tale of two journeys, or perhaps one journey that unfolds into two. The narrator, Juan Preciado, goes to his parents’ hometown after his mother dies, seeking his long-estranged father, Pedro Páramo. If where and when we are in “Pedro Páramo” is constantly shifting, then sound is the swift and sinuous vehicle that carries us through it. (It was a fun experiment, and we shared the results with the sound designers of a forthcoming “Pedro Páramo” film. They wrote back to say they were inspired by our sound lists and wanted to credit the students.)

Persons: Pedro Páramo ”, Juan Preciado, ’, Pedro Páramo, Margaret Sayers Peden, “, Douglas J, ” Locations: Weatherford, “

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