Webtacular World Issue # 197, September 10, 2017

Greetings Webtaculators! It is absolutely insane that one of the most damaging hurricanes in history becomes a distant history because even more damaging natural disasters occur in such a short time frame after. Here’s to hoping everyone in Florida stays safe. On to the news.

STORY OF THE WEEK (6 min. read)
What: Irma
Why: Because the unpredictability of this storm has made it especially dangerous.

ECONOMIC THING OF THE WEEK (3 min. read)
What: Equifucks
Why: Because these data breaches are unacceptable, especially considering the amount of control credit agencies have over everyone’s day to day ability to do almost any sort of financial transaction.

LAW THING OF THE WEEK (8 min. read)
What: The Impacts Of DACA
Why: Because Trump officially notified the world via Twitter that he was ending DACA to force Congress to do something about it. This is why getting rid of it is a terrible idea, you know, if being unconscionably cruel to people isn’t a good enough reason to not get rid of it.

SPORTS THING OF THE WEEK (3 min. read)
What: Nadal Is Back On Top
Why: Because at some point, him and Federer have to start losing these things, right?

MOVIE THING OF THE WEEK (2 min. read)
What: Everyone Can Float, Too
Why: Because It is the biggest movie release in September ever.

MUSIC THING OF THE WEEK (10 min. read)
What: Let’s Drink Wine, Be Sad, And Listen To The New The National Album
Why: Because Sleep Well Beast is another excellent The National album.

PHOTOGRAPHY THING OF THE WEEK (5 min. look)
What: Hurricane Irma’s Devastation
Why: Because what happened to many of the small Atlantic islands is horrible.

LITERATURE THING OF THE WEEK (10 min. read)
What: Reading It For The First Time
Why: Because Stephen King’s cocaine fueled clown nightmare is a definitely not an easy one.

VIDEO GAME THING OF THE WEEK (8 min. read)
What: This Is Your Destiny
Why: Because the new Destiny is much like the old Destiny, but better. Except for the whole spend real money on armor color issue. People don’t seem to like that very much.

INTERNET THINGS OF THE WEEK (∞)
What: Best Of Last Year; Do What The Nice Robot Says; The Muppets Make Everything Better
Why: Because Internet.

THING YOU SHOULD GET BRIAN OF THE WEEK
What: Another Meal At Gary Danko
Why: Because Brian deserves it.

Webtacularly yours,
Brian
Managing Editor, Webtacular World
The Internet You Didn’t Know You Needed™

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