Extra Extra: Will NY Start Taxing Wealthy Non-Residents Who Own Pied-à-Terres?

March 8, 2019, 5:27 p.m.

Because Nickelback is like socialism??, check out today's end-of-day links: light bulbs, push notifications, 'Crashing' cancelled, Domino's lifehack, Barstool deletes tweets, La Croix injustice, and a snuggly pupper.

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  • The Times looks at the growing trend of traditional light bulbs being rapidly replaced by more energy-efficient lighting.
  • Pressure to find revenue to finance the city's subways, buses and regional commuter rail has sparked renewed city and state interest in a tax on wealthy non-residents who own luxury city apartments.
  • The CEO of La Croix blamed the company's poor performance recently to "injustice," and equated being in charge of a brand such as La Croix to "caring for someone who becomes handicapped. Brands do not see or hear, so they are at the mercy of their owners or care providers who must preserve the dignity and special character that the brand exemplifies."
  • A court in Germany has sentenced a 57-year-old man to life imprisonment for poisoning his colleagues' sandwiches.
  • The Chrysler Building will be sold for $150 million, which is a small fraction of its previous sales price.
  • After a week in which it was criticized across the Internet for passing off content as their own, Barstool Sports Twitter has apparently deleted over 60,000 tweets, over 70 percent of the account’s total tweets.
  • HBO has cancelled Pete Holmes/Judd Apatow comedy Crashing after three seasons (though there...might be a movie?).
  • Here's a nifty lifehack: you can take pictures of fake pizza and upload it to Domino's app to earn free pizza.
  • Every press photo of Keri Russell and Adam Driver from their upcoming play together is too horny!
  • Here are 40 stories from women about life in the military.
  • Push notifications are out of control.
  • Jussie Smollett has been indicted by a grand jury in Chicago on 16 felony counts after allegedly lying to police about being the victim of a racist and homophobic hate crime.
  • According to this Fox News politics editor, Nickelback is like socialism??
  • Farhad Manjoo's iPhone home screen is triggering.
  • And finally, we hope your weekend is this comfy: