Digested week: The era of the big night out is over. Finally a world remade to suit me

Young people are admitting that going out is awful. Plus, is it the end for Gwyneth Paltrow’s vaginal maintenance empire Goop?

Today I begin three days of being locked in a tiny, soundproofed, windowless room, alone except for a book. In so many ways, it is the dream. The only flaw is that the book is one I wrote and I have to read it aloud into a microphone so that it may be recorded and turned into an audiobook. So really, it’s three days of continuous talking and of periodically hearing your voice played back to you so that you can hear where you went wrong. In other words, the nightmare.

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Big questions from CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying

After the latest frantic burst of games, what are the big questions hanging over South American teams?
Sports - ESPN - November 20
USMNT's big win over Jamaica gives Pochettino era lift-off

The U.S. now looks to be on an upward trajectory, with a four-goal blast against Jamaica booking its place in the Concacaf Nations League semifinals.
Sports - ESPN - November 20
‘By 8pm it is time to head home’: whatever happened to the big night out?

This week, the chief executive of a major bar group suggested 3pm is the new 9pm. Why have we stopped drinking and dancing the night away on a Friday and Saturday night?. The atmosphere in the club ...
World - The Guardian - 2 days ago
‘I’m a mother in turmoil’: My daughter refuses to see me — and she won’t let me see my grandchild. Should I cut her out of our will?

“Our family trust is a couple of decades old and needs revision.”
Business - MarketWatch - November 9
Notre Dame leading scorer Markus Burton out 'week-to-week' after injuring knee in Players Era Festival

Burton left the game in the first half of Notre Dame's 85-84 loss to Rutgers on Tuesday
Sports - CBS Sports - 2 days ago
The era of political polarization is over

Despite claims of political polarization, the Democratic and Republican parties are unified in their temperament and values, with both candidates moving towards centrist positions on issues such as ...
Politics - The Hill - November 4
Asked & Answered, Week 10: Is Kyler Murray finally figuring it out?

Plus: Russell Wilson is experiencing a career revival in Pittsburgh.
Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 11
Digested week: Trump-voting trad wives and the fabulously monstrous Martha Stewart

Also this week, Bezos, Musk and Zuckerberg change their mailing address to Donald Trump’s Rectum. Looking back to Monday, the world seemed a quaint place – but by the end of the week it had become ...
World - The Guardian - November 8