The U.S. Bicycle Route System, "a developing national network of bicycle routes connecting urban and rural communities via signed roads and trails". Over 18,000 miles in 34 states and Washington DC.
If you missed this weekend's Russian micro-coup, this piece by David Remnick is a good place to start catching up. "There came a moment when Prigozhin was no longer Putin's puppet. Pinocchio became a real boy."
This summer, Middlebury, VT is hosting an 11-hole Feminist Mini Golf course. "The kaleidoscopic course blends the vivid cotton candy world of traditional mini golf within a complex art installation that addresses issues related to reproduction..."
Recent research finds that "simply spending time with others (vs. alone) is not associated with a reduced burden of loneliness and may even backfire". Anecdotally, I have found this to be true for me at times.
Calvin & Hobbes creator Bill Watterson originally drew Calvin's hair as a mop covering his eyes; his editor suggested he change it and the iconic spiky hair was born.
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