“Restaurant critics don’t talk about gentrification much, even though we’re inevitable participants of it.”
“Restaurant critics don’t talk about gentrification much, even though we’re inevitable participants of it.”
↩︎ San Francisco Chronicle
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In 2022, TSA officers confiscated 6,301 firearms at airport security checkpoints. More than 88% of them were loaded.
In 2022, TSA officers confiscated 6,301 firearms at airport security checkpoints. More than 88% of them were loaded.
↩︎ BuzzFeed News
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Andy Warhol’s “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” (1964) was the year’s most expensive art, selling for $195,040,000.
Andy Warhol’s “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” (1964) was the year’s most expensive art, selling for $195,040,000.
↩︎ Artsy
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An interactive, lengthy explanation of what sound is exactly.
I find it fascinating that the most irritating noises and the most inspiring music are driven by the same phenomena – it’s only the underlying shapes and magnitudes of their pressure waves that make them sound…
According to recent testing, many popular dark chocolate bars contain unsafe levels of heavy metals, including cadmium and lead.
According to recent testing, many popular dark chocolate bars contain unsafe levels of heavy metals, including cadmium and lead.
↩︎ Consumer Reports
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Jesmyn Ward on Octavia Butler and living through grief.
Her primary characters refuse all of that. Her primary characters refuse to deny the better aspects of their humanity. They insist on embracing tenderness and empathy, and in doing so, they invite readers to realize that …
“The funnier the joke…the less activity there was in the prefrontal cortex of the person who created it.” The science of humor.
“The funnier the joke…the less activity there was in the prefrontal cortex of the person who created it.” The science of humor.
↩︎ Vox
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Share bright failing star.
Alva Noto covers David Bowie’s contemplative, atmospheric “Subterraneans” with Martin Gore on vocals and William Basinski on saxophone.
A graphic designer explains his process for creating infographics at Time magazine in the pre-computer era.
A graphic designer explains his process for creating infographics at Time magazine in the pre-computer era.
↩︎ The Washington Post
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