There are lots of different reasons to adopt a coffee name, giving a barista a name other than your own.
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Adopting a coffee name
There are lots of different reasons to adopt a coffee name, giving a barista a name other than your own.
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Climate change, creating hybrid species
One of the consequences of climate change is the creation of hybrid species. Hybrid species are surprisingly common in the plant kingdom, but less so among animals, with around 10 to 15 percent of bird species known to hybridize. But as the ranges of animals shift due to changes in global climate, the likelihood of…
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Lost albums
Steve Hyden goes long on lost albums: These are the three kinds of “lost” albums I am interested in: 1. Albums that remain unreleased, either by artist’s choice or record-label maleficence. 2. Albums that were unreleased for a time but then came out after they achieved iconic“lost” status, to the point where even now they…
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Hampsters getting an MRI
Veterinary medicine has to get creative to provide treatment. Here’s a video of a hampster getting an MRI.
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The bankification of everything
Every company offers credit card now. This has led to every company becoming an unregulated bank. Upward of 40 percent of Americans now pay for basic items like groceries and health care using borrowed money — and this excludes credit cards. A third of younger Americans hold their savings on nonbank tech platforms like Venmo, and industries from retail to transportation derive anywhere from 14 percent to half of their profits from…
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Taco Bell 50K marathon
In Denver, someone figured out a 50 km loop that stops at 10 Taco Bells. Naturally, you would create an ultra marathon involving eating Taco Bell menu items.
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Wednesday’s Karly Hartzman and MJ Lenderman broke up. Then she had to record a love song for him
Karly Hartzman wries an essay about her breakup, yet having to record a love song. It’s full of lyricism and captures a certain feeling. I filled my Marvin the Martian cup with tequila on our neighbors’ porch next door. While swaying on the wooden porch swing, I ate collard greens with pork-jowl bits that my…
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Everynoise, the music genre explorer
Everynoise, the music genre explorer. You click a genre and get a sample. Selections skew electronic, but still fun.
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Geoguessing
Did you know that there are competitions surrounding identifying a certain geographic, location, a.k.a.geoguessing? Like, could you identify a location in 30 seconds based on a single image?
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Arcade cabinet art
Dan Sinker perused a collection of arcade cabinets, taking the colorful art, design and typography.