Two little old ladies are attending a rather long Shul service. One leans over and whispers, "My tuchas is going to sleep.”

"I know,” replies her companion, "I heard it snore three times.” #jokes

On Robinson Crusoe, Lost, and why we keep returning to mysterious islands where science blurs with the supernatural https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/crusoe-at-the-crossroads

Tickets cost $1,999 and are only sold to women.

All of the speakers are men. #NotTheOnion

https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2019/12/30/mansplaining-convention-coming-to-orlando-promises-to-make-women-great-again

I had to look this up, so I guess now you have to know, too.

https://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-Decorative-Rose-Radishes/

Meet The Programmer Behind Atari's Legendarily Bad Videogame 'E.T.' https://thehustle.co/worst-video-game-in-history-et/

You brain is wired to focus on the negative. Here's how to build a new, more positive, mindset anytime, anywhere. https://www.inc.com/nate-klemp/try-this-neuroscience-based-technique-to-shift-your-mindset-from-negative-to-positive-in-30-seconds.html

Rising inequality, climate change, migrant crises, out of control consumerism, reality TV, ever-present surveillance ... 2020 is nearly here. Welcome to the future. (Assuming you're willing to be bummed out.) https://www.rferl.org/a/the-future-is-now-what-science-fiction-forecast-for-the-2020s/30349961.html

"From Arthurian feasts to awkward moments with Ian McEwan and mealtime at the Macbeths," the Guardian served up the "top 10 dinner parties in fiction."
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/dec/11/top-10-dinner-parties-in-fiction

Last year, US airlines brought in more than $4.9 billion in checked-bag fees — a record they’re set to break in 2019. https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/12/30/21030336/carry-on-luggage-hassle

#uplifting "I went through all my ResearchBuzz entries of 2019 and made a huge list of all the stories that moved me to gratitude for these people. Then I ruthlessly edited it and got it down to 92 entries, which are in roughly chronological order." https://researchbuzz.me/2019/12/27/what-moved-me-to-tears-in-a-good-way-in-2019-part-1-of-4/

"This stifling of competing ideas, say a growing number of scholars, is a big reason why there is no treatment for Alzheimer’s." https://www.statnews.com/2019/06/25/alzheimers-cabal-thwarted-progress-toward-cure/

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a Regency-era man in possession of muscular thighs must be in want of tight breeches.

https://lithub.com/tight-breeches-and-loose-gowns-going-deep-on-the-fashion-of-jane-austen/

“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

In the early 17th century, England was in the grip of the world’s first energy crisis. There was a lack of timber and desperate English bottle-makers looking to find a new fuel created an unexpected innovation: bottles strong enough to hold Champagne. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/history-of-champagne

How Do Bullets Work in Video Games? https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/TristanJung/20191206/355250/How_Do_Bullets_Work_in_Video_Games.php

The 2018 global dust storm on Mars that killed the Opportunity rover is providing scientists with new insights into how the Red Planet may have lost its atmosphere over billions of years due to dust towers that storms push as high as 50 mi (80 km). https://newatlas.com/space/dust-towers-dry-ancient-mars/

What happened to the women whose husbands and male relatives rushed to California during the gold rush? And how did the unmarried women who remained deal with a society bereft of men?
https://daily.jstor.org/yes-women-participated-in-the-gold-rush/

From food to beauty to hotels, companies across industries are adding plant-based products and services to cater to sustainability-focused consumers. https://www.cbinsights.com/research/meatless-transforming-industries/

"Once upon a time, we all thought the world was going to end on January 1, 2000. Now we hear from the people who made sure it didn’t."
https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/security/a30338692/y2k-panic/