estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017
Welcome to my world.
"Reading through New York Times corrections is like taking a guided tour of journalism’s pitfalls. It’s where you discover the Ginsberg-Ginsburg Vortex, a black hole that has devoured many a journalist who has confused the names of the poet and the justice."
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/03/insider/editor-errors-corrections.html
Are you into Spanish food? You might find this cookbook appealing: Easy Spanish Cookbook: Recipes to Bring Home the Flavors of Spain. ...Or not. I cooked only one recipe, and I don't feel compelled to make more of them.
https://amzn.to/393uURy
A century ago, the age of radio began in Germany. Cultural broadcasts made radio popular, though the Nazis later used it for their propaganda. https://www.dw.com/en/how-radio-became-a-cult-in-its-early-years-in-germany/a-55976446
[Politics] Raffensperger responded: “Well, Mr. President, the challenge that you have is, the data you have is wrong.”
"Velociraptors are intelligent, shifty creatures that are not going to be contained any time soon, so we might as well just start getting used to them killing a few people every now and then." https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/sure-the-velociraptors-are-still-on-the-loose-but-thats-no-reason-not-to-reopen-jurassic-park
I can remember it for you wholesale: The making of Total Recall, 30 years on https://www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/total-recall-paul-verhoeven-michael-ironside
Stream these free programs and more this January through the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2020/12/28/six-free-natural-history-programs-streaming-january/
The Secret History of the Conversation Chair https://www.messynessychic.com/2020/01/30/a-brief-compendium-of-the-conversation-chair/
“Where is the good knife?” If you’re looking for your good X, you have bad Xs. Throw those out. https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/7hFeMWC6Y5eaSixbD/100-tips-for-a-better-life
Come on, people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another right now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_inXx-J3nU
George Orwell is out of copyright. What happens now? https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2021/jan/01/george-orwell-is-out-of-copyright-what-happens-now
“For last year's words belong to last year's language
And next year's words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning."
― T.S. Eliot
Happy new year, coso friends. I hope it is a good one for all of us!
Now you can tune in to a planet of Twitter users saying good-night and good morning to each other. The site Waking and Sleeping shows you the globe floating in space. Each time someone says good night or good morning, the tweet appears in the location where the sender is. http://wakingandsleeping-globe.glitch.me
Dig through this archive of old Byte magazine covers http://www.vintagefreeware.com/bytecvrs.htm
TIL From 1974 to 1982, federal funds provided employment to 10,000 artists nationwide under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA). https://hyperallergic.com/610071/the-forgotten-federally-employed-artists/
If you want to stay up late to watch something drop... well @researchbuzz has the sites for you. https://researchbuzz.me/2020/12/31/19-weird-things-you-can-watch-drop-online-if-you-stay-home-for-new-years/
[Johnson] woke on inauguration day feeling weak and hungover, so he decided to drink a tumbler of whiskey to help him through the day. He downed two more before making his speech, by which time he was in no fit state to address the crowd of 50,000 people.
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/639304/inauguration-day-mishaps
"While the nation dealt with a global pandemic, racial justice protests, wildfires, hurricanes, and a presidential election this year, Florida Man headlines seemed to bring us all together." https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2020/12/08/florida-man-headlines-2020-alligator-attacks-crime-best-florida-man-news-stories/6314554002/
The greatest toys of my childhood... and possibly of yours https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2020/12/the-greatest-toys-part-ii-1950-1978/
estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017