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Looks like Francis Ford Coppola finally got US distribution for his self-financed blockbuster, Megalopolis. It’s opening on Sept 27. Here’s the official trailer.
From British Pathé, a short film clip from 1928 of men racing on penny farthing bikes. See also clips from 1936 and 1937 races.
Most of the crowd seems to have come to see them fall off, but in the end it turns out to be such a great race that when they come round on the third lap, the excitement runs higher than the bicycle.
Oh and Penny Farthing Racing is Still a Thing.
There’s a store in Tokyo called Guruguru Shakashaka that has 600 different kinds of salt and offers customers the chance to make & purchase their own custom blends.
If you’re in the market for a chill work mix, Tycho has uploaded his annual Burning Man Sunrise Set for 2024 to Soundcloud.
See also Tycho’s BM sets from 2023, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014. Oh, and he’s got a new album out as well: Infinite Health.
The set of all four Neapolitan novels from Elena Ferrante are somehow on sale for only $4.99 for the Kindle. If you’ve never read these amazing books, now’s your chance.
404 Media on The Rise of DIY, Pirated Medicine (to get around prohibitively high drug costs). For instance, Sovaldi cures hepatitis C and costs $84,000…but you can make it at home for about $70.
TIL that bananas emit antimatter (because they are slightly radioactive).
Tom Gauld (and Richard Scarry) on cars of the future.
