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A new trailer for Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One, based on the book by Ernie Cline, shows off the movie's plot of a massive Easter egg hunt in a virtual reality world.

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This page from Cool Tools reviews products and shares tips. It includes recommendations for "The Little Book of Hygge," the RetailMeNot website for finding coupons, and a card set called "Know Yourself." It also has tips for using Alexa, searching bookmarks in Chrome, and decoding barcodes.

via Cool Tools

Bitcoin has failed to live up to its initial promises of being a peer-to-peer electronic cash system and has instead become reliant on middlemen and plagued by volatility. via The Outline

FiveThirtyEight's "The Riddler" challenges readers with math puzzles about darts, such as finding the minimum throws for a perfect game.

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Stir and Strain has compiled a list of boozy gifts for cocktail lovers, all under $50.

Valet Magazine's Morning Report includes articles discussing influential people and concludes with a recipe for Orange Bourbon Apple Cider. via Valet

J.D. Roth of Get Rich Slowly reflects on a decade without cable TV and discusses how streaming services fit into his entertainment budget. via The source of this content is Get Rich Slowly.

Bloomberg columnist Barry Ritholtz shares his annual winter reading list of ten new and recent books, featuring topics ranging from finance and technology to history and the environment. via The Big Picture

Unicode released a beta list of potential additions for the 2018 emoji list, including a softball, cupcake, and kangaroo. The final list will be released in early 2018. via Emojipedia.

Mark Read, the chief executive of Wunderman, argues in this article that the advertising industry needs to evolve to stay relevant in the future. via The source of this content is The Drum.

Valet's Morning Report for December 6, 2017, recommends articles from publications including *The New York Times* and *Rolling Stone*, and also includes a "Worth a Watch" YouTube video. via Valet