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A recent dating fad in Spain involves available singles cruising the aisles of a particular grocery store chain from 7-8pm with an upside-down pineapple in their carts. “Hanging around the aisle with frozen products could signal a one-night stand.”
Recent research indicates that Europeans have been coked up for hundreds of years earlier than previously known. “In this paper, we report the exceptional finding of Erythroxylum spp. in human remains dated to the 1600’s in Milan, Italy.”
Well what a surprise in the ol’ inbox this morning: Edith Zimmerman is posting her Drawing Links newsletter again.
Hey folks. I crashed my bike this weekend and as such I’m a little banged up (neck & wrist injuries). I’m mostly fine but I don’t know how much desk/mouse/typing time I can manage today. I’m gonna give it a shot though because I need some distraction and something else to do besides watch TV, lay flat on my back, and listen to podcasts. If I tap out early today, now you know what’s up. ✌️
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At long last, Robert Caro’s The Power Broker is available as a Kindle ebook. It will be released on Sept 16 — you can preorder it here.
Yesterday I posted on Threads asking for advice about what to look for when touring colleges (my son is a senior, doing the college admissions thing). I got over 300 replies (and 40k views)…fellow parents, you might find some good info in there.
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.