estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017
ADOT Accepting Original Message Entries for Safety Message Contest https://www.allaboutarizonanews.com/adot-accepting-original-message-entries-for-safety-message-contest/
Toronto’s first catnip dispensary is the brainchild of Mikey Fivebucks (né White), a Toronto entrepreneur who, if he raises enough money on his Kickstarter campaign, might just revolutionize the way your cat gets high.
A dose of retrofuturology https://www.demilked.com/future-predictions-from-the-past/
Rabbits dug up a 9,000-year-old Stone Age tool.
(also... yum, welsh rabbit!)
Cities of Light is a free-to-download collection of science fiction stories, art, and essays exploring how the transition to solar energy will transform cities and catalyze revolutions in politics, governance, and culture. https://csi.asu.edu/books/cities-of-light/
Jeans as they’re recognized today were originally work pants for American cowboys, miners, factory workers and others way back in the latter decades of the 1800s. The earliest jeans only had four pockets, but the curious fifth one is even present on the oldest pair of jeans in the Levi’s archive, dating to 1879. https://www.gearpatrol.com/watches/a710610/further-details-jeans-watch-pocket/
Paris will spend the next ten years transforming the Champs-Élysées into a green space for pedestrians after a community-based proposal was greenlit by the government. Under the new plans, vehicle traffic will be reduced by half, while pedestrians will be able to enjoy wider sidewalks and more greenery in what the architects call "planted 'living rooms."
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/paris-champs-elysee-project-scli-intl/index.html
Jello 3D Printer https://spritesmods.com/
"I can't keep wearing this rotation of old college T-shirts and sweatpants" – A senior manager on needing to buy real clothes again.
but but but I still work at home...?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/03/18/dresses-jeans-suits-shopping-again/
I looked at 100 ads for menstrual products spanning 100 years — shame and secrecy prevailed
"Rather than a natural occurrence, menstruation was framed as an illness."
Steve Jobs: A computer has always been a bicycle of the mind. ...and I think we're only at the early stages. (1990) In which he predicts teleworking, among other things.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L40B08nWoMk
StoryFile plans on making Shatner’s video program available to the public this May, enabling you to ask the Star Trek actor questions, and hear pre-recorded answers in response. https://www.pcmag.com/news/william-shatner-taps-ai-to-preserve-himself-for-future-generations
We know a lot about the people who lived in 18th-century Queer London. We know less about the feelings, bonds, sentiments and emotions that made it a community. https://psyche.co/ideas/a-window-into-18th-century-queer-london-tender-yet-defiant
Factory in 1920s: From my family's home video trove. Our guess is that someone was considering buying/renting this building for the family business, Crawford Clothes, somewhere in the New York area. But we don't know anything beyond what it says here. https://vimeo.com/manage/236295099/general
[Today's soundtrack]
There is just no percentage in remembering the past
It's time you learned to live again and love at last
Come with me leave your yesterday your yesterday behind
And take a giant step outside your mind
#cosomusic
A massive conch shell, unearthed by archaeologists in 1931 amid the remains of the Upper Paleolithic Marsoulas cave society, has been recently determined to be a musical instrument. https://hyperallergic.com/621889/upper-paleolithic-conch-instrument/
You can watch the penguins at Edinburgh Zoo from anywhere. https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/penguin-cam/
Pick-up lines, written by an AI 😘 https://janellecshane.substack.com/p/gpt-3-tries-pickup-lines
estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017