Five Quick Links for Tuesday Afternoon

A lovely account of a month-long journey through Peru to experience some of the 4000+ varieties of native potatoes, which often "have far more vitamins and amino acids than the common white potatoes we find at home". [emergencemagazine.org]

I love this: The Pudding is testing the "infinite monkey theorem" by having a computer program randomly try to play the first notes of familiar songs. The Imperial March from Star Wars took ~1.3 billion attempts to get right. [pudding.cool]

The trailer for Space Force, an upcoming Netflix comedy series starring Steve Carell from "the crew that brought you The Office". [youtube.com]

The Art of the New Deal: Why the Federal Government Funded the Arts During the Great Depression. "He turns the question about who 'deserves' relief on its head. Dance may not be necessary by some people's lights but eating most certainly is." [openculture.com]

Not liking the thing that everyone else is (very publicly) loving can be a tough row to hoe. "It seems like everyone in the world loves [Fiona Apple's] "Fetch the Bolt Cutters." So why don't I? On the isolation of disconnection." [longreads.com]

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