Adam Aaronson drank every one of The International Bartenders Association’s 102 official cocktails. He may be one of the first people in the world to do so. A good read. (Via Web Curios)
Tesla Diner No thanks, I’d rather starve.
Nasty rap taken from the words of the King James Bible. Via Memo Of the Air
An AI rendering of Mother Teresa fighting poverty.
“Strictly prohibited is the use of instruments alien. to the German spirit (so-called cowbells, flexatone, brushes, etc.) as well as all mutes which turn the noble sound of wind and brass instruments into a Jewish-Freemasonic yowl (so-called wa-wa, hat, etc.)” The Nazis' 10 Control-Freak Rules for Jazz Performers: A Strange List from World War II
Amy Sherald, who is best known for her 2018 portrait of Michelle Obama, cancelled her Smithsonian show when she learned that her 2024 painting Trans Forming Liberty—a depiction of a transgender woman posing as the Statue of Liberty—might be removed to avoid provoking President Donald Trump.
Immigration Comes to Yamhill A pro-Trump community reckons with losing a beloved immigrant neighbour.
Draw a Fish and let it swim in a virtual aquarium with other people's fish. (Via Kraftfuttermischwerk)
Shepard Fairey is a contemporary street artist, graphic designer, activist, and founder of OBEY Clothing and creative agency Studio Number One. In 2008, his portrait of then-Democratic candidate Barack Obama became an internationally recognized emblem of hope. His LA home is for sale (It’s nice)
How many steps a day do you really need to take? A new study says walking just 7,000 steps per day can lower a person’s risk of certain health issues.
Are you thinking about visiting Dubai? Read this before you go. Via PfRC
When the city of Amsterdam determined that 19 cats had drowned in their canals over the last six months because they could not escape their city council decided to install cat ladders in the concrete canals.
The Deep-Fried Tofuego Bites at the Minnesota State Fair look like my kind of snack.
A stomach-turning artifact at the V&A.
Whenever I visit London I always check in at A Lady In London first to plot my trip. Her site has led me to places I never would have discovered otherwise. This interactive London neighborhoods map is indispensable.
An excerpt from The Hiroshima Men: The Quest to Build the Atomic Bomb, and the Fateful Decision to Use It by Iain MacGregor. Inside the days, hours and minutes leading up to the Hiroshima bombing. (I found this interesting.)
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