‘When you’re bed rotting, you’re not sleeping, just lying there, scrolling on your phone, watching TV, or doing nothing in particular,’ Monroe continues. ‘It’s often framed as a way to “check out” from the demands of life, work, or stress. The term can conjure images of decay or stagnation, which can feel relatable to people who are overwhelmed or burned out.’
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Bed Rotting is a thing
‘When you’re bed rotting, you’re not sleeping, just lying there, scrolling on your phone, watching TV, or doing nothing in particular,’ Monroe continues. ‘It’s often framed as a way to “check out” from the demands of life, work, or stress. The term can conjure images of decay or stagnation, which can feel relatable to people…
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Richard Scarry and the art of children’s literature
Chris Ware delves into the history and magic of Richard Scarry’s Busy Town world. Scarry followed What Do People Do All Day? with a series of books all set within the same society, including (among others) Great Big Schoolhouse, Cars and Trucks and Things That Go, and Busiest People Ever! The Busytown books, as they…
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Capybyras are having a moment
Capybyras have moved up in popularity recently.
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FAFOnomics
Kyla Scanlon coins an apt term for our current economic state–FAFOnomics. Fuck Around, Find Out. Yes, America needs change. But change without wisdom isn’t reform, it’s recklessness. And of course, there is an important point to all of this, which is that it is all noise. It’s what Tyler Cowen and Ezra Klein have both…
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Libertarians feed bears
A New Hampshire town was taken over by bears because freedom means being able to feed bears so long as the bears aren’t “my problem.” It’s more complicated than that, because when you don’t believe government services have value, then problems that need government intervention don’t get addressed. What was the deal with Grafton’s bears?…
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Cover roundup: Fields of Athenry
Fields of Athenry, a traditional Irish folk song from 1979 by Pete St. John, serves as an unofficial national anthem for Ireland. Perhaps the most recognized version is by the Dublinners, sticking to the songs folk origins. The Drop Kick Murphys channel fury into the lyrics and guitars. The Ohio St. marching band gave a…
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Kevin Kelly’s travel tips
Kevin Kelly has listed 50 travel tips. Here are a few interesting ones: If you hire a driver, or use a taxi, offer to pay the driver to take you to visit their mother. They will ordinarily jump at the chance. They fulfill their filial duty and you will get easy entry into a local’s…
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Hockey hair
Apparently hockey hair is a thing in Minnesota. So much so, it garners its own highlight reel.
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Magnet Chess
Magnet Chess is an addictive web game where you drop different size and strength magnetic on to a board. You attempt to dispose of your pieces within 15 seconds without causing two or more pieces from connecting. First person to get rid of all their pieces wins or the first person to reach zero (0)…
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Max Scherzer on robo-ups
MLB is trialing robo-umps and a ball/strike challenge system this spring training. Max Scherzer, a smart baseball guy with opinions, raises good points. “What problem are we really solving?” … “If you said, ‘Do we like the challenge system versus the status quo?’ Yes,” Scherzer said. “But do we like the challenge system versus maybe…