2024.12.02

Bear snared after three day supermarket standoff with Japan police
Authorities in Akita prefecture had struggled to locate the animal, which attacked a man and has eaten large quantities of meat
Justin McCurry in Tokyo
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/02/akita-japan-bear-attack-supermarket-captured

Observer Food Monthly's 20 best recipes
Christmas food and drink
The 20 best easy Christmas party recipes – blinis, paté, punch and more
Make simple blinis, classic cocktail sausages and moreish parmesan biscuits. Minimal effort, maximum flavour, guaranteed good times
Compiled by Holly O'Neill
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/dec/02/the-20-best-easy-christmas-party-recipes-blinis-pate-punch-and-more

‘The taste of our home’: inside an Afghan restaurant in Arizona run by former refugees
As neighbors face an uncertain political future, the city’s only Afghan restaurant provides a sense of community – and ‘a bit of happiness’
Justo Robles in Tucson, Arizona
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/01/afghan-corner-restaurant-tucson-trump-future

Do you have ‘brain rot’ from endless social media? Try our quiz
As the Oxford word of the year for 2024 is announced, here are 12 questions to determine if you an overconsumer of mind-numbing online content
Martin Belam
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/dec/02/do-you-have-brain-rot-from-endless-social-media-try-our-quiz