Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the French Open. This sucks – she was very clear about her mental health needs and WTA o
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Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch finally has a theatrical release date: Oct 22, 2021. [indiewire.com]
An AI, teamed u
Was the Microwave Invented to Thaw Out Frozen Hamsters?
We all know that the microwave oven was invented by Raytheon’s Percy Spencer in 1945. What this video presupposes is,
Three Quick Links for Friday Noonish
Political scientist David Faris on the dangers of the Republican revolt against American democracy. "My current level o
The Honest Broker Plays the Long Game
Ted Gioia’s newsletter is called Culture Notes of an Honest Broker and in this recent issue, he shares the surprisingly
Two Quick Links for Thursday Afternoon
Coronavirus Variant Excited To Compete With World’s Top Mutations In Tokyo This Summer. (This is The Onion, but just ba
Cate Blanchett in The Four Temperaments
I didn’t wake up this morning knowing I needed to hear Cate Blanchett saying “I love you” over and over again while lo
Bent Reality
These surrealistic images were created by Cream Electric Art for a United Airlines ad campaign. Here’s a quick behin
Four Quick Links for Thursday Noonish
Interesting fact about the 1918 pandemic: "Doctors then hadn't even figured out that influenza was caused by a virus."
An Engineer Explains All the Different Kinds of Rollercoasters
In this video, rollercoaster engineer Korey Kiepert talks about all the different types of rollercoasters that you’ll
Eric Carle, Author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Has Passed On
Beloved children’s book author Eric Carle died this past weekend at the age of 91 and this is one of the best openings
How Does America’s Response to Climate Change Look From Abroad?
For this video, the NY Times talked to several people from around the world (Britain, Zimbabwe, Norway, India, etc.) a
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"Immunity to the coronavirus lasts at least a year, possibly a lifetime, improving over time especially after vaccinati
“If Democracy Is Dying, Why Are Democrats So Complacent?”
For The Atlantic, Luke Savage writes that Democrats have to put their money where their mouth is when it comes to prote
Six Quick Links for Wednesday Noonish
I have been making @mslynnchen's Taiwanese pork chops with scallions and broccoli lately and really liking them. [food5
Leslie Odom Jr. Teaches You Philly Slang
Singer and actor Leslie Odom Jr., who grew up in Philadelphia and who you may know from Hamilton and who is wearing an
Hisako Koyama, the Woman Who Stared at the Sun
In the history of science, there are women who have made significant contributions to their field but haven’t gotten t
1000 Musicians Play Rock Songs From Nirvana, Queen, etc.
Before I clicked play on the video embedded above of 1000 musicians playing Learn to Fly by the Foo Fighters, I assume
Your Wild and Precious Life
How do you know what to do with your life? The introduction to this new and uncharacteristically existential Kurzgesag
We Know What You Did During Lockdown
After watching this short film on how much data private companies are able to gather about you (data that we willingly
The World’s Greatest Card Trick Can’t Be Taught
World-renowned magician David Berglas, now 94 years old, does a card trick that’s so effortlessly simple and dazzling t
Two Quick Links for Tuesday Morning
For those who are not vaccinated, Covid-19 case/hosp./death levels are still relatively high in many parts of the US. S
The Great Wave Off Kanagawa by Hokusai, Explained
Great Art Explained is a super YouTube series that I am somehow just now learning about that, uh, explains great art.
Trillions and Trillions and Trillions of Stars
This is a photo of a tiny tiny snippet of the universe, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Every object you see in t
Four Quick Links for Monday Noonish
A block-by-block tour, in photos and a 3D model, of the vibrant Black neighborhood destroyed in the Tulsa Race Massacre
When a Raindrop Falls in the US, Where Does It End Up?
Using data from the United States Geological Survey, River Runner visualizes the path taken by a raindrop from its la
A Map of the Internet 2021
Translating sites, search engines, social networks, browsers, ISPs, and other internet entities into geographic featu
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The evolution of butts. "Gently turn that blobby body around, and gaze deep into its marvelous, multifunctional anus."
100 Visions of Motherhood
Curated by The Luupe, this is “a collection of photographs and words celebrating the complexities of motherhood”. An
A Visualization of American Age Generations
From Flowing Data, a stacked bar chart showing the relative population distribution of age generations from 1920 to th
Two Quick Links for Friday Noonish
10 positions that chess engines have a difficult time understanding but human players see easily. [chess.com]
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The Continuing Trauma of the Pandemic
Because of the remarkable Covid-19 vaccines, the pandemic is easing in America. In many parts of the country, things ar
Three Quick Links for Friday Morning
A possibly novel coronavirus that may have jumped from dogs into humans has been detected in samples taken in Malaysia
The Last Words of Quintin Jones
Last week, I posted about Texas death row inmate Quintin Jones and his plea for clemency in the face of his pending exe
Two Quick Links for Thursday Afternoon
Today is Dieter Rams' birthday and to celebrate Gary Hustwit is streaming his documentary about the legendary designer
How to Take the Perfect Nap
As someone who is mostly unable to nap, I’ve always felt a twinge of envy towards those who can shut their eyes, drift
“Every Child on Their Own Trampoline”
I suspect that if you read this site with any regularity, the pandemic has you thinking about our society’s prioritizat
The Micrometeorites All Around Us
Jon Larsen collects and photographs micrometeorites from all over the world, finding them even in urban areas mixed
Two Quick Links for Wednesday Afternoon
Watch Accurate Recreations of Medieval Italian Longsword Fighting Techniques, All Based on a Manuscript from 1404. [ope
A Harsh Review, Revisited
This is pretty unusual. Years ago, NY Times film critic AO Scott panned Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic and Silverman,
Pencil Typography
Even just looking at photos of pencils, I can still smell the sheets of mimeograph paper hot off the ditto machine.
Ta
Three Quick Links for Wednesday Noonish
UNC-Chapel Hill was set to offer award-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones a tenured position but their board of tru
Relaxing White Noise Album Made with Lego Bricks
I’m always on the lookout for sounds that help you focus and/or relax; I’ve collected a number of video soundscapes her
The Pain of the Commute
Luke O’Neil talked to dozens of people who were able to work from home during the pandemic about not missing the commut
Two Quick Links for Tuesday Afternoon
Meet the Four Kinds of People Holding Us Back From Full Vaccination: the Watchful, the Cost-Anxious, the System Distrus
My Recent Media Diet, the Fully Vaccinated Edition
Every few months for the past couple of years, I’ve shared the movies, books, music, TV, and podcasts I’ve enjoyed (or
West Texas Thunderstorm
Photo by Laura Rowe. Wow. Evocative of Milton Glaser’s Bob Dylan poster. (via @mathowie)
Tags: clouds Laur
Rick Steves: Germany’s Fascist Story
Rick Steves’ travel shows and videos typically highlight the positive aspects of travel destinations in Europe and aro
Three Quick Links for Tuesday Noonish
An AI tries to finish a 15-second clip of the Spice Girls' Wannabe in the style of Nine Inch Nails. [youtube.com]
A pro
Barry Jenkins Films the Gaze of His Ancestors
While he was filming the TV adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad, director Barry Jenkins was also
Five Quick Links for Monday Afternoon
Oh right, carmakers are probably going to charge vehicle owners by the hour for self-driving service. [teslarati.com]
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An Infinite Hotel Runs Out of Rooms
This video from Veritasium is a nice explanation of the mathematician David Hilbert’s paradox of the Grand Hotel, whic
The Sparks Brothers
Edgar Wright has directed a documentary on a band called Sparks, which was formed by brothers Ron & Russell Mael i
Six Quick Links for Monday Noonish
Coming in Jan 2022 from @michaelharriot, Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America. [bookshop.org]
Who can
Watch as David Hockney Pages Through His Sketchbook
This is a treat: artist David Hockney wordlessly flipping through one of his sketchbooks from 2019 for 6 minutes. For
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