Harrison Ford's reaction to a card trick had me on the floor [twitter.com]
This is incredible: Andre Agassi decoded Bor
Magnus Carlsen’s Remarkable Memory
Watch as David Howell sets up several historical chess positions and quizzes world champion Magnus Carlsen on them. Sp
The 1619 Project Book
The excellent 1619 Project, developed by Nikole Hannah-Jones at the NY Times, is being released in book form this fall
Three Quick Links for Thursday Afternoon
Nice collection of video essays about Citizen Kane to mark the 80th anniversary of the film's premiere. [openculture.co
Bird Photographer of the Year 2021 Finalists
The Bird Photographer of the Year competition has released a selection of images from their shortlist of finalists f
Paddington in Film
Reddit user JaytheChou is photoshopping Paddington Bear into one new movie scene every day — “until I forget” the
Desus and Mero Go to the Met Museum
After months of lockdown and closure due to the pandemic, Desus Nice & The Kid Mero go to the Met Museum in NYC to
Four Quick Links for Wednesday Afternoon
More than you probably wanted to know about "granny knots" and how to avoid tying them. [fieggen.com]
Informative photo
Healing Grid Optical Illusion
Healing Grid is an optical illusion by Ryota Kanai that was a finalist in the 2005 Best Illusion of the Year Contest.
Ted Lasso Believes in You
Catherynne M. Valente has written an absolutely fantastic review of Ted Lasso that gets to the heart of why so many peo
Four Quick Links for Wednesday Noonish
One man's six-year quest, aided by a spreadsheet, to park in every single parking spot at his local supermarket. [twitt
An Animated Primer on Black Holes
You’re probably aware that black holes are weird. You can learn more about just how extremely odd they are by watching
The Tight Fit
This man’s garage is 1.55 meters wide and his car is 1.49 meters wide, leaving a clearance of just 3cm on each side. W
Let’s Bask in This Photo of the Sun
Astrophotography enthusiast Andrew McCarthy took a 140-megapixel photo of the Sun yesterday and, gosh, the Sun is just
Two Quick Links for Tuesday Afternoon
Getting the Shot. @hels and photographer Dina Litovsky went to talk to newly vaccinated New Yorkers. "As soon as it hap
Rotating Lights in the Desert
Always a pleasure to see new work from Reuben Wu, whose stuff I’ve featured here before. For this piece, Wu journeys i
Two Quick Links for Tuesday Noonish
Epicurious won't be publishing any new recipes or articles featuring beef. "Our shift is solely about sustainability, a
Titanic: Melodrama Done Right
As an unapologetic fan of James Cameron’s Titanic, I really enjoyed Evan Puschak’s video love letter to the film and t
Where Do Company Names Come From?
The Wikipedia page listing company name etymologies is a good place to spend some time.
7-Eleven - convenience stores;
Degrees of Uncertainty
In his latest impeccably produced video, Neil Halloran looks at the science of climate change and uncertainty both in
Labor Shortage or Terrible Jobs?
Anne Helen Peterson noticed a bunch of reports about fast food & retail businesses around the US having trouble fin
Five Quick Links for Monday Noonish
A list of 45 Lost Albums We Want To Hear, from musicians like Hendrix, Carly Rae Jepsen, Prince, Beastie Boys, Shirley
50 Lovingly Restored Photographs of the Earth Taken by Apollo Astronauts
For his Earth Restored project, Toby Ord digitally remastered 50 photographs of the whole Earth taken by Apollo ast
What Happened with the Whole European Super League Thing?
Last week, twelve of the biggest, richest, and best European soccer teams announced they were going to form a new midw
Proposed Post-Pandemic New Yorker Covers
Tomer Hanuka asked his third-year illustration students at SVA to “come up with a post-pandemic New Yorker magazine cov
Two Quick Links for Friday Afternoon
A malaria vaccine has shown up to 77% efficacy in a trial of 450 children in Burkina Faso. If this result holds with fu
The 70s Trucker Country Music Fad
In the 60s & 70s, country music songs about truck drivers and CB radios enjoyed popularity on the airwaves and pop
Four Quick Links for Friday Noonish
Here's the most important thing about the number of "breakthrough" cases we're seeing of people getting Covid-19 after
Two Quick Links for Thursday Evening
Women in the US are getting vaccinated for Covid-19 at a higher rate (~10% more) than men. Literal toxic masculinity. T
Two Quick Links for Thursday Afternoon
The recipe for the shortbread that Ted Lasso makes for his boss in the show is from a @melissaclark recipe for Bittersw
Life in Color with David Attenborough
A new three-part nature series premiered today on Netflix: Life in Color with David Attenborough.
Animals can use col
The Worst NBA Player Is Way Better Than You
Last month, a video of a high school kid challenging former NBA player Brian Scalabrine to a game of 1-on-1 went viral.
Two Quick Links for Thursday Noonish
The NY Times published their profile of stoner workaholic Seth Rogen on 4/20. "[Marijuana is] just a tool we use to mak
How to Draw a Self-Portrait in 11 Levels of Increasing Complexity
In this video, artist TM Davy demonstrates how to draw a self-portrait in 11 levels of increasing complexity. As he no
Building Black: Ekow Nimako’s All-Black Lego Sculptures
For his series called Building Black, Ekow Nimako uses only black Lego pieces to build fantastical and futuristic s
Three Quick Links for Wednesday Afternoon
In launching his new newsletter, I love @tedgioia's promise to be an "honest broker" of cultural recommendations. [tedg
Trailer for The Underground Railroad
This is the trailer for The Underground Railroad, a limited series from Amazon based on the Pulitzer-winning novel by
The New US Climate Normals
Every 10 years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) updates its definition of what it defines a
Six Quick Links for Wednesday Noonish
Eau D'Office, a line of scented candles with workplace smells (like "Warm 96-Page Deck Left on the Printer" and "Aftern
Languishing
Adam Grant, There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing:
At first, I didn’t recognize the symp
Amy Sherald: The Great American Fact
Painter Amy Sherald is displaying new work at the Hauser & Wirth gallery in LA through June 6: The Great American
Two Quick Links for Tuesday Afternoon
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all charges in the murder of George Floyd. [tw
The Conversation Has Never Been Wider
I am still listening to the excellent interview with Tressie McMillan Cottom on The Ezra Klein Show, but I wanted to hi
Ted Lasso Season 2 Teaser Trailer
Apple just announced that season two of Ted Lasso will be premiering on Apple+ on July 23. That’s it, that’s the news.
Mealworm Feast Time Lapse
This is pretty simple: 10,000 mealworms eating a tomato, piece of corn, and romanesco broccoli, filmed with a time lap
Make Everything Important
I enjoyed this interview with actor Mads Mikkelsen.
Q: Is there a life philosophy that you feel has carried you throug
Three Quick Links for Monday Afternoon
This is pretty cool: a DIY open-source split-flap display. If I had a small IRL business of some sort (bakery, cafe, pa
Perfectly Synchronized Dancing
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Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
Greta Thunberg took a year off of school to travel the world to better understand the changing planet, a journey captu
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