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July 4, 2025 10 mins

If you've ever wished for a red panda wake-up call (and who hasn't?), bad news -- the Chongqing hotel featuring them has put an end to it. 

Plus: this week, Condensed Soup is supporting The Lynx Watch, a nonprofit out of The Lynx bookstore in Gainesville, Florida. The Lynx Watch distributes challenged and banned books widely in Florida. 

Chinese hotel told ‘wake-up service’ of red pandas climbing onto guest beds must stop (Aelia Neath, Independent)

Red Pandas Banned From Doing Wake-Up Calls at Chinese Hotel (Luis Prada, Vice)

Red Pandas (World Wildlife Fund)

15 Fantastic Facts About Red Pandas (Red Panda Network)

Lauren Groff on What It’s Like to Launch a Bookstore in the Land of Book Bans (Marie Claire)

The Lynx Watch (The Lynx)

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