Flipboard 7/9/21

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Why we celebrate Labor Day, and facts about the holiday
npr.org / Deepa Shivaram The very first Labor Day in the country was celebrated in 1882.


Should the minimum wage be $26 an hour?
flipboard.com / CBS News the federal minimum wage has remained at $7.25 since 2009.

9/11: As the decades pass, the act of remembering evolves
apnews.com / Ted Anthony Nearly one-fifth of the country is too young to remember firsthand the day that changed everything.

How to fix your job so that you love it, in three steps
cnn.com / David G. Allan Our work-life balance has, to borrow a term we all learned in the 2020 Olympics, been feeling "the twisties" during the pandemic.

What are the Jewish High Holy Days? A look at Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
theconversation.com / Samuel L. Boyd Rosh Hashanah is believed to mark the date of the creation of the world, and it begins the “Days of Awe,” a 10-day period culminating in Yom Kippur.

Inside the Miss Navajo Nation Pageant, where lost traditions are found again
glamour.com / Rita Omokha The 69-year-old sacred competition returns again this year to focus on culture and community.

VIDEO: This Vantablack BMW is the darkest car in the world
youtube.com / DRIVETRIBE The car is covered in Vantablack, the darkest manmade material in the world.

Korean dramas on Netflix have been the savior of my sophomore pandemic year
esquire.com / Kelly MacLean From our couch, slurping grocery store ramyun in our underwear, we’re traveling again.


Getting an agent to rep your novel is hard AF. Here's how I did it.
entrepreneur.com / Matthew McCreary Literary agents take on a tiny percentage of the books they're pitched, so how can you differentiate yourself from the rest of their reading pile?

Someone paid $72,500 for the weirdest piece of Elvis memorabilia ever
huffpost.com / Ed Mazza The King can still cause a sensation on the auction block.