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Want to rule the world? Maybe Simply Slaw could help

Today’s Simply Slaw could make you happy or bring you to Tears. It could help you find your rizz — or at least a path to Keanu. And it will show you some phony photos that don’t involve the White House. They’re playing our song …

Murphy Slaw

Something old: Did you ever hear the song “Everybody Wants To Go to War”? Probably not. It was a tune that Roland Orzabal was writing during the Cold War. He and his bandmates from Tears for Fears liked parts of it, but the title left everyone a little, well, cold.

And then … well, listen to the podcast.

Something new: Video creator and linguist Xiaoma spent a few weeks on TikTok teaching himself another language — sort of. The 34-year-old studied the slang of Gen Alpha, basically those under 15. This video of presentations he made at a high school and Ohio State University might help you keep up with the young’uns — and stop your language game from being dog water.

Something borrowed: Here’s a bit of fun from the New York Times: A quiz to help you figure out what sort of things make you happy. This article that’s part of the Times Magazine’s happiness issue gives you some good tips. Combine the two and you have plenty of food for thought, which makes for a healthy meal.

Something blue: Lots of blue in this photo. Lots of humor in this thread.

Here are a couple of responses:

Something utterly and completely weird: Amaze your friends with this one. I’ve tried it. It works.