Hanoi's humble beer glass and the memory of a nation Conceived in the midst of socialist austerity, the Bia hơi cốc has persisted in the face of imported glassware. (image above)
The Moon and The Zoo British Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has written a new nature poem, released as an animated film, to mark the 200th anniversary of international conservation charity ZSL. Link
Blackout Poetry Maker Create a poem by colouring over parts of an existing text, so that only selected words remain visible. Via Metafilter
A 1962 Nightmare “Uta, Yma; Uta, Ava; Uta, Oona; Uta, Ona; Uta, Ida; Uta, Ugo; Uta, Abba; Uta, Ilya; Uta, Ira; Uta, Aga; Uta, Eva.”
How the Bird Eye Was Pushed to an Evolutionary Extreme
“I did a little bit of farm work in college and a little bit of farm work after college. And when I'm 24, I get this summer job at a Quaker farm camp in Vermont.” Marne Litfin tells us about the chicken harvest. It’s funny.
Strangers Rent My Home, Sleep in My Bed, Play My Guitar We were exposing our home, and ourselves, to strangers for reasons that had nothing to do with love or human solidarity. We were doing it to lighten the financial load of our next trip.
What Color Is This? Built for colorblindness, useful for everyone.
Tiny Footprints, a Blue Blanket - A heartbreaking story of babies whose deaths could have been prevented with a long-standard vitamin shot.
Joan Didion on the Grateful Dead: “ I told the Dead I was trying to figure out what was going on and one of them said “When you find out, tell us.” Read more
16 Declassified CIA Cartography Maps From The 1960s
Tune in your favourite music old school style with Your Internet Radio Dial. Via MetaFilter
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