estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017
From tofu lamb chops to vegan steak bakes: the 1,000-year history of fake meat https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/jan/12/mock-lamb-chops-vegan-steak-bakes-history-fake-meat
TIL Carrie Fisher was a badass in real life, too. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/carrie-fisher-once-sent-cow-s-tongue-producer-who-allegedly-n811521
From a lake the color of Pepto-Bismol to mysterious rock rings in the Sahara Desert, these strange geological wonders continue to stump scientists. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/609355/geological-formations-baffle-scientists
TFW you realize the kitty is out of food, which is why he's being so friendly....
...and you sort of don't want to feed him immediately, because then he'll stop being friendly. #LifeWithCats
My Amazon review of _The Big Book of Table Toppers_
4 stars #quilting
An excellent collection, all sorts of designs https://amzn.to/2QMRndU
According to research from Quartz, the average length of a song on the Billboard Hot 100 fell from 3'50" in 2013, to about 3'30" in 2018 - and the trend appears to be accelerating.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51061099
My Amazon review of _Women: The National Geographic Image Collection_
5 stars
Sure, the National Geographic images are great. But the interviews are even better.
“Tragedy is when I cut my finger,” Brooks once said. “Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.”
https://jewishreviewofbooks.com/articles/5764/history-of-mel-brooks-both-parts/
The Midlife Crisis of the American Restaurant
"So what’s wrong with the restaurant review? In short, it’s been telling the same story about food all its life."
Review https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/midlife-crisis-american-restaurant-review/
In this fast-paced business world, female leaders need to make sure they’re not perceived as pushy, aggressive or competent. One way to do that is to alter your leadership style to account for the (sometimes) fragile male ego.
https://thecooperreview.com/non-threatening-leadership-strategies-for-women/
>> What kind of a person – what kind of an academic – would steal, sell, and profit from artefacts in their care? Such an act would be “the most staggering betrayal of the values and ethics of our profession”, according to the Manchester University papyrologist Roberta Mazza.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/jan/09/a-scandal-in-oxford-the-curious-case-of-the-stolen-gospel
The medications that change who we are
"In almost every case, the symptoms began when they started taking statins, then promptly returned to normal when they stopped."
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200108-the-medications-that-change-who-we-are
THE FAINTING OF BETELGEUSE: One day, perhaps in our lifetimes, perhaps a million years from now, the red giant Betelgeuse will dim a little–and then explode. https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2020/01/10/the-fainting-of-betelgeuse-update/
Masher Menace: When American Women First Confronted Their Sexual Harassers https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/when-american-women-first-confronted-their-sexual-harassers/
When the super-rich get bored with their yachts, they ask John Ramsay to build them the executive toy du jour
https://www.1843magazine.com/and-finally/firstworldproblems/do-you-know-a-good-submarinemaker
The Cornell Note-Taking System http://lsc.cornell.edu/study-skills/cornell-note-taking-system/
Free phones for poor people in the US come with preinstalled malware
Even worse, some of it is impossible to remove. https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2020/01/09/us-funds-free-android-phones-for-the-poor---but-with-permanent-chinese-malware/#7ccc2605abab
Each January the eyes of the automotive auction world turn to Scottsdale in Arizona. This year, by our reckoning, 40 cars have the potential to sell for a million dollars. Here's a look at the contenders.
The AnitaB.org Pass It On Awards Program offers cash awards (up to $1,000) to help fund women in computing or projects that inspire girls/women to enter computing. Applications open until March 26.
Please share!
(Transparency: I'm the PIO chair.)
https://anitab.org/awards-grants/Pass%20It%20On-awards-program/
estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017