A new analysis shows that “Max” has been the most popular name for American dogs ever since the release of the 1979 film Mad Max. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/639626/most-popular-pet-names-of-century

Biden to appoint Anne Neuberger to National Security Council

Highly capable people in positions of great responsibility. It's amazing how good that feels to read.

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/06/biden-white-house-cybersecurity-neuberger-455508

In the 18th and 19th century, dance cards were indeed used to keep track of dance partners, first appearing in Vienna before trending across the rest of Europe and the US. Worth a visit just for the OhCool photos. https://www.messynessychic.com/2021/01/07/the-lost-romance-of-dance-cards/

Lesson: Never piss off your ex-wife.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fbi-arrests-grapevine-man-photographed-in-tactical-gear-on-us-senate-floor/2524718/

Every Deleted Parler Post, Many With Users' Location Data, Has Been Archived
https://gizmodo.com/every-deleted-parler-post-many-with-users-location-dat-1846032466

"It is almost difficult to believe that so much of our history, and our current moment, was reflected in a single photograph.
This photo seemed to capture the divide between who we purport to be and who we have actually been, the gap between our founding promises and our current reality." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/confederates-in-the-capitol/617594/

Visiting a museum? This guide helps you identify any Roman Emperor bust or sculpture by looking at his beard. https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/identify-roman-emperor-by-beard/

This man deserves the medal of honor.

https://twitter.com/kristin__wilson/status/1348287215902846979

The antithesis of North American suburbia is walkability, and picture books with literary merit love walkability. Compelling children’s stories require that their characters are able to navigate their setting at a pedestrian scale and pace. https://psyche.co/ideas/why-you-wont-find-many-childrens-books-set-in-the-suburbs

"His first instinct was to ask for permission to quarantine the patients, but he was thwarted again and again – first by indecisive magistrates, then by a senate which rejected his report and put his concerns down to apocalyptic visions." https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210107-the-432-year-old-manual-on-social-distancing

In 1995, a WIRED cofounder challenged a Luddite-loving doomsayer to a prescient wager on tech and civilization’s fate. Now their judge weighs in. https://www.wired.com/story/a-25-year-old-bet-comes-due-has-tech-destroyed-society/

"The war we fight is not against powers and principalities – it is against chaos and despair. Greater than the death of flesh is the death of hope, the death of dreams. Against this peril we can never surrender." G'kar, via the Great Maker,
@straczynski

"Now, however, Kahlo is ubiquitous — hailed as both a great artist and, more importantly, as a great woman. It is worth noting just how quickly and how far her brand spread from cult to cliché." https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/january-february-2021/queen-of-kitsch/

High on a Cornish moor, a living, breathing piece of artwork that is designed to last thousands of years is taking shape. Called Kerdroya, the piece is a labyrinth – billed as the largest of its kind in the world and constructed out of Cornish hedges. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jan/09/its-about-finding-yourself-cornish-hedgers-plan-record-breaking-labyrinth

Newark police: No officer fired a single shot in 2020, thanks to de-escalation program. https://newjersey.news12.com/newark-police-no-officer-fired-a-single-shot-in-2020-thanks-to-de-escalation-program

"It was a story he had chosen not to tell — until 2015, when he sat for a four-hour interview, promised that this account would not be published while he was alive." https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/us/pentagon-papers-neil-sheehan.html

Got kids at home for home schooling? These scientists may grab their attention -- all about poo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53iU4FRmMf8