Flash Reads Vol. 3

1. How Jackbox Changed the Party Game Forever

(Image credit: Jackbox Games)

Party games aren’t all born equal, especially not Jackbox. Take a peak into a clever spin (read: incorporating tech) on the classic party game genre brought Jackbox from near bankruptcy into a household staple.

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2. How to drink bubble tea so that I don’t finish the tea before the bobas?

For all the bubble tea enthusiasts who always have pearls left over (*raises hand sheepishly*), this guy went through the trouble to find the optimal way of drinking your cups of happiness. Yep, he did the math.

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3. Searching For A Cure For Japan’s Loneliness Epidemic

Murakami once wrote, “Loneliness becomes an acid that eats away at you”. A nasty byproduct of inequality, over 18 million adults are living, and dying, alone. What’s the alternative as traditional family structures fade away?

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