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Tue. 11/29 - Summer Drought Is Haunting Christmas


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Drought and inflation are making it a tough year for Christmas trees. Plus, Japan has had to abandon what would’ve been their first-ever lunar landing, but a private Japanese company launching a lander tomorrow might still fulfill that milestone for the nation. And a round-up of the weirdest movies coming out next year, including the true story of Cocaine Bear.

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  • Links:

    Drought Is Killing Christmas Trees Across the U.S. (Gizmodo)
  • What to expect when buying a Christmas tree this holiday season (Good Morning America) 
  • Severe-to-Extreme Drought Plays 'Grinch' in Christmas Tree Crop for Mass. Farmers (NBC Boston)
  • 2020 episode on Christmas Trees (Cool Stuff Ride Home)
  • Lunar Lander Released by NASA’s Artemis 1 Mission Dies (Futurism)
  • Artemis 1's tiny Japanese probe abandons moon landing try (Space.com)
  • Previous episode on Japan's ispace lander (Cool Stuff Ride Home)
  • SpaceX will launch a Japanese moon lander, UAE rover early Wednesday. Here's how to watch. (Space.com)
  • Artemis: Nasa's Orion capsule breaks distance record (BBC) 
  • Artemis I — Flight Day 13: Orion Goes the (Max) Distance (NASA) 
  • Artemis I photos and videos (NASA, Flickr)
  • Bambi to become 'a vicious killing machine' in new horror movie Bambi: The Reckoning (Entertainment Weekly)
  • Elizabeth Banks’ ‘Cocaine Bear’ Poster Teases a Wild Time (Collider)
  • Jackson Bird on Twitter
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