Fit to Be Dyed
The enduring appeal of tie-dye.
https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/fit-to-be-dyed/

There was no doubt that Goedertier was the thief. But why had he done it? 
*Fun reading alert!* 
https://www.historytoday.com/archive/missing-pieces/theft-ghent-altarpiece

Let these owls stare deep into your soul 🦉
https://www.jamesmollison.com/owls

18th century cherry bottles found at George Washington's Mount Vernon
https://www.mynbc5.com/article/18th-century-bottles-cherries-unearthed-george-washington-mount-vernon/61121735

There is a growing body of physiological, anatomical, ethnographic, and archaeological evidence to suggest that not only did women hunt in our evolutionary past, but they may well have been better suited for such an endurance-dependent activity.
https://www.sapiens.org/biology/gendered-labor-ancient/

TIL Mother's Day is (or was) the busiest day of the year for florists, restaurants, and long-distance phone companies. Father's Day is the day on which the most collect phone calls are made. https://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/index.php%3Fdate=2013%252F06%252F16.html

Data from the National Restaurant Association revealed that America’s restaurants — from fine dining to fast food — are set to haul in a total of $1.1 trillion this year, the highest figure on record.
I wish it broke out the percentage from Grubhub and other delivery services. https://www.axios.com/2024/06/05/restaurants-tipping-dining-food

"Our headlines just sit there on your browser—open tabs, like tombstones in a haunted cemetery of noncommitment." https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/youve-read-your-last-free-article-such-is-the-nature-of-mortality

Explore the first-ever forest sound map of the world.
This is cool and mellow. https://timberfestival.org.uk/soundsoftheforest-soundmap/

> A Press Gazette-led investigation has found that AI-written summaries were returned for nearly a quarter of news-related search queries in mid-May in the US, with the result that organic links to publisher articles were pushed far down the page.
https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/devastating-potential-impact-of-google-ai-overviews-on-publisher-visibility-revealed/

Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats. -- H. Aiken

Need a pick-me-up? This'll do it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNTeeHhpxBE

For the first time in nearly 30 years, the members of R.E.M. sat down together for an interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1qjo0Oz1qw

"The waste paper basket is the writer's best friend."--- Isaac B. Singer 

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What's the oldest cookbook you still cook from? I just made the chicken cacciatore from this little cookbook I bought in 1980. https://amzn.to/4b7zk7Y

Two-thirds (64%) of LGBTQ+ adults like brands that are willing to get involved in social issues. https://www.marketingcharts.com/demographics-and-audiences/lgbtq-233443

No one says “information superhighway” anymore, but whenever anyone explains net neutrality, they do so in terms of fast lanes and tolls. https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/18/23728271/history-of-metaphors-for-the-internet

Everyone worries about AI, but if the cats find the Amazon App, we are in trouble. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5sjA3MoT_j/

Elephants call out to each other using individual names that they invent for their fellow pachyderms, according to a new study.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jun/10/elephant-names-study-ai