At first, Dylan’s innovations confused his listeners. Because he seemed to speak with so many voices, it was difficult to pin him and his songs down. What did they mean? https://psyche.co/ideas/bob-dylan-turned-american-folk-traditions-into-modern-prophecy

Here's something amazingly adorable https://twistedsifter.com/2021/04/cat-with-bicolor-face-fathers-kittens-of-each-color/

Understanding why bad dreams become nightmares is helping to treat people who have experienced trauma. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210330-why-we-shouldnt-be-afraid-of-nightmares

The history of the AAA Trip-Tik ...I grew up with these, but I don't think the family kept a single one. http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20161007-why-paper-road-maps-wont-die

France is giving citizens $3,000 to get rid of their car and get an ebike https://thenextweb.com/news/france-cash-for-clunkers-subsidy-ebikes-ev

One lesser-known function of this kitchen gadget is that it can serve as a reliable incubator for germinating garden seeds. https://modernfarmer.com/2021/04/how-to-germinate-seeds-with-an-instant-pot/

Struck with “Berggeschrey,” or “mountain clamour,” early modern nobles of Saxony dolled up the dirty and dangerous work of the mines with gold and glitter. https://daily.jstor.org/the-princes-of-saxony-collected-these-kitschy-miniature-mountains/

Researchers have devised a new, mobile headband that detects brain waves in horses, which could eventually be used with other species. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/03/how-horse-feeling-new-mobile-brain-wave-reader-could-tell

Explore Sitting Bull’s spiritual legacy through his words and drawings, Lakota music, and interviews with his great-grandson. https://onbeing.org/programs/ernie-lapointe-cedric-good-house-reimagining-sitting-bull-tatanka-iyotake-apr2012/

The coastal country is known for its tins of fish, which are exquisitely illustrated with intricate engravings, vibrant hues, and bold fonts. https://hyperallergic.com/636578/enchanting-visuals-portuguese-fish-tins/

Mix CDs have been innovated out of existence—but nothing has managed to replace how meaningful it was to make and receive them. https://www.vice.com/en/article/gyz934/a-eulogy-for-the-mix-cd-the-best-way-to-tell-someone-i-like-you

Photographs of the civil rights struggle helped galvanize those outside the South against legalized discrimination, exposing them to the indignities African American citizens suffered under a system of state-backed racism. (2014) https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/activist-photographers-who-fought-for-civil-rights/

Novelists are writing for TV more than ever: “If publishing houses offered health insurance,” Holman said, “ I’d stay a novelist the rest of my life.” https://money.yahoo.com/novelists-writing-tv-more-ever-150005587.html

Before the web, there was a deep market for software writing tools, all kinds of word processors, text editors, desktop publishing tools, even spreadsheets and database software were used to write. Yet few of those tools transitioned to the web. http://scripting.com/2021/04/04/174604.html

Everyone deserves a versatile, reliable grill to gather friends and cook delicious, coal-roasted meals wherever they please. If you haven’t already met, get to know the mangal. https://www.eater.com/22360476/best-mangal-grill-skewers-charcoal-grilling

you have to understand,
that no one puts their children in a boat
unless the water is safer than the land

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/no-one-puts-their-children-in-a-boat-unless-the-wa/

Gore-Tex changed the way Americans spend time outdoors. https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/bob-gores-cozy-revolution

My Amazon review of _The Glorious Guinness Girls_ by Emily Hourican

Not my usual sort of historical novel -- but I enjoyed it!
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Missing the Ocean, diving, or waves crashing on the beach? Here you go https://virtocean.com/