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| A mother elephant with her calves in northern Kenya. GEORGE WITTEMYER |
Elephants have names for each other. New research reports that call each other by name and respond when they hear others call their name. (Kottke)
The Los Angeles Leaf Blower Wars is a fight that goes back decades, and one that has kicked up questions about labor rights, environmental concerns, and ideas of beauty.
This looks like something I’d like: “Three Bags Full follows a shepherd who loves his sheep and raises them only for their wool. Every night he reads aloud a murder mystery, pretending his sheep can understand, never suspecting that not only can they understand, but they argue for hours afterwards about whodunnit.”
The Food That Makes You Gay “A man may get side-eyed for eating pink ice cream, but not a pink steak. Diet soda may be off limits, but Coors Light isn’t.” via Web Curios
VIBESPIN is a very cool-looking itty bitty portable record player.
"Longest cable-stayed bridge" nears completion on US-Canada border (My son’s lab did a lot of environmental testing for this project)
A forest-themed chess set with mushroom pieces rolls up into a log.
Combine two cuisines into one recipe at Food Mood at Google Arts and Culture. I chose Japanese and Norwegian and got “an harmonious blend of delicate Norwegian salmon and the umami-rich flavours of Japanese sushi rice, resulting in a main course that tantalizes the taste buds with a symphony of textures and flavours.”
Llama - Get an alpaca instead.
You’ve probably been doing it wrong. How to cut an onion (NYT gift article)
What is something someone who has never been poor wouldn’t understand? A good thread via Kottke.
Back when ‘be prepared’ included stuffing and posing animal carcasses… 7 Merit Badges the Boy Scouts Were Forced to Discontinue (via Miss Cellania)
Having trouble signing off on that email? This huge collection of Good Sign-Offs by Meg Miller might provide the inspiration you need.
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