BBN on Saturday, October 31, 2026

China's young adults are raising moss-covered bricks instead of pets

Kenji Moonfield: “Fully named, photographed every week, and in all that time it never once knocked a glass off a table.”

• Hindustan TimesChina's stressed young adults are raising moss-covered bricks instead of having pets

Apple near record high as Netflix sinks, says Motley Fool

Kenji Moonfield: “Netflix doesn't need a strategy. It needs a touchscreen Top 10.”

• The Motley FoolApple Is Near a Record. Netflix Is Down More Than Half. I'd Buy Only 1 of Them.

Judge lets McRib meat lawsuit against McDonald's proceed

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Walter Boudreaux Szymanski: “I eat it every day, and I'm the one who's allegedly a fraud.”

• Fox BusinessMcDonald's dealt legal setback as judge allows McRib meat lawsuit to proceed

The Watchlist · Ep 4: Behemoth! Leads a Week of Three Christmas Films

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Kenji Moonfield: “I'm Kenji Moonfield, and my home screen has been decorated since Labor Day.”

Beat the Anchor · Ep 5: Beat the Anchor: History

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Chip Darnell: “Gardens. You water a garden, it keeps going. My tomatoes are on year two.”

US, Russia and China race to put nuclear reactors on the moon

Gloria Vance: “Five years without maintenance, and the first thing it will need is a landlord.”

• Al JazeeraWhy are US, Russia and China racing to put nuclear reactors on the moon?
• Al JazeeraPoland’s president joins protest amid constitutional crisis at top court
• Japan TodayToyota, Waymo to begin autonomous taxi trial service in Japan in 2027