While it’s true that hearing this would broaden your horse’s awareness of the world outside your barn and put their own suffering into perspective, the ensuing air of existential grief would make it difficult for your horse to care about the menial labor you require of them. They will only want to sit and mourn the unnamed horse lost to time, which would make for a very unproductive day at the barn.
https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-songs/25-songs-about-horses-ranked-by-how-much-i-think-you-should-play-them-for-your-horse

Scientists Discover a Cause of Lupus and a Possible Way to Reverse It
More #upliftingnews!

https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2024/07/10/scientists-discover-a-cause-of-lupus-and-a-possible-way-to-reverse-it/

Born enslaved, John Andrew Jackson spent his life fighting for freedom as a fugitive, abolitionist, lecturer and writer. Along the way, he met an aspiring writer.
https://theconversation.com/the-black-fugitive-who-inspired-uncle-toms-cabin-and-the-end-of-us-slavery-234256

Dungeons and Dragons Taught Me How to Write Alt Text

This is a perfect headline. It also has really good advice.
https://ericwbailey.website/published/dungeons-and-dragons-taught-me-how-to-write-alt-text/

Lunch today, in the "what to do with leftover pork chops" department. Fast and easy and you had me at Calvados. https://johnpleshettemealoftheweek.com/recipes/pork-chops-normande/

An online interactive map lets whale researchers visualize data on global whale catches and whaling routes. https://www.washington.edu/news/2023/11/15/whalevis-turns-more-than-a-century-of-whaling-data-into-an-interactive-map/

The History Coalition report sets an agenda for supporting and strengthening the National Archives. https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/foia/2024-07-22/history-coalition-warns-critical-needs-national-archives

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Is there any part Chalamet CANNOT play? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcNNteP22gQ&t=109s

38,500 people have registered to vote since Sunday – a 700% spike. 500,000 have already registered this cycle, including a record number of 18-year-old new voters. https://www.rawstory.com/voter-registration/

According to Amis, a large glass can supply "that final burst of energy at the end of the day" but should be avoided any earlier: "The writer who writes his books on, rather than between, whisky is a lousy writer. He is probably American anyway."

Older article, more serious than you're expecting.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jul/20/why-do-writers-drink-alcohol

A beautiful young woman is smitten by a handsome young man across the room. She goes up to him and says, "I'll do anything for you for $50, but you have to say it in three words." He looks her up and down, thinks about it for a second, pulls out a $50 bill, and says, "Paint my house."

Elon Musk backs down from $45 million a month pledge to Trump, says he doesn’t ‘subscribe to cult of personality’ https://fortune.com/2024/07/23/elon-musk-backs-down-from-45-million-a-month-pledge-to-trump-says-he-doesnt-subscribe-to-cult-of-personality/

The ever-important XKCD endorsement https://xkcd.com/2962/

Divide and Concur: A Radical Plan for Peace in Europe (1920)
A map and pamphlet that proposes dividing Central Europe into 24 sector-shaped cantons, among other eccentric reforms aimed at peace. https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/unionization-of-central-europe/

The Top 20 [Recent] Box Office Turkeys. I never even heard of some of these. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnwSGcjtaII&t=4s

@mcfate That's not fair. Lettuce has nutritional value. @th3j35t3r

If you want to see what my company has been up to:

Akkio's Agency Data LLM lets agencies chat with campaign data in natural language to build audiences, create visualizations, and uncover insights.

https://www.akkio.com/post/introducing-akkio-ad-llm-an-ai-platform-custom-built-for-advertising-agencies

The Golden Age of Classic Menswear (1930s)
The 1930s were characterized by a suit that had a heavy drape cut with a wide shoulder, a lot of waist suppression, high-rise trousers that were just cut very full and just tapered slightly towards the shoes.

ah yes, from my family history...!
https://www.gentlemansgazette.com/evolution-of-menswear-suits/