Wed. 09/16 - No Seasonal Peeps, Yes Taco Bell Wine

A completely preserved extinct cave bear specimen from the Ice Age has been found in Siberia. Why our dreams have been more intense since the pandemic began. Strange new food and drinks hitting the market, and some beloved ones we won’t be seeing this year. And the billionaire who just accomplished his lifelong goal of giving away all of his money.

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Links:

• Bear from Ice Age found 'completely preserved' in Russian Arctic (BBC)
• Cave bear carcass found in Siberian permafrost with organs, nose intact (Science Alert)
• The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Changing Our Dreams (Scientific American)
• The pandemic is giving people vivid, unusual dreams. Here's why. (National Geographic)
• Coronavirus Dreams Bot (@CovidDreams) (Twitter) 
• i dream of covid
• PepsiCo to launch drink to aid sleep as consumers struggle with stress (CNBC)
• COVID-19 has created a seasonal Peeps candy shortage (A/V Club) 
• Taco Bell is now selling its own custom wine (CNN) 
• Red Lobster 'Dew Garita' Cocktail: Mountain Dew Margarita Hits the Menu (Thrillist)
• There Won’t Be Halloween Or Christmas Peeps This Year, And It's All COVID-19's Fault (Delish)
• The Billionaire Who Wanted To Die Broke . . . Is Now Officially Broke (Forbes)
• Kottke.Org
• Jackson Bird on Twitter