Festivus Links.

How to celebrate Festivus in 5 easy steps:
"If you hate tinsel and love "Seinfeld," Festivus is already the perfect holiday for you."

A Life Cycle Approach to Comparing Galvanized Steel with Aluminium for Lighting Poles:
"Purchasers from public organizations increasingly use environmental impacts of products to inform their buying decisions. The EU Directive 2004/18/EC ‘Coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts’ allowed EU Member States to add sustainability criteria for awarding public projects."

Gay teenager shares mum’s ‘super secret’ meatloaf recipe as revenge for her ‘f**king abusive’ homophobia:
"A mother’s “secret” meatloaf recipe has been shared online – after she reportedly rejected her gay child."

Festivus: Readers’ top complaints about 2019 and 'those dang scooters’:
"Let the airing of grievances for 2019 begin. Here’s what annoyed you most."

The Guardian view on Taylor Swift’s fight for her rights: empowering a new generation of artists:
"In 2019, the American singer has helped change the balance of power between creators and the music industry."

Mum says 'miracle' £2.99 cleaner from Aldi removed huge make-up stains from carpet:
"A mum who easily removed spilt mascara stains from the carpet on her stairs with a £2.99 cleaner from Aldi has raved about the product online - but others added a word of caution."

10 Things You Never Knew About Festivus:
"Some fun facts for the rest of us about this not-so-made up holiday."