There was never demand for fish sticks. But through a lot of savvy marketing and government assistance, they became an American staple anyway. https://thehustle.co/how-marketers-convinced-america-to-eat-fish-sticks/

How the hell can a person
Go on to work in the morning
Come home in the evening
And have nothing to say
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T5NuI6Ai-o

"At the institute, scientists used modern laboratory equipment to extract ancient odors. They placed some of the Bodleian’s oldest books into a sealed chamber, where special air filters captured fine particulates, which were analyzed." https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/646137/what-famous-books-texts-smell-like

Location-based augmented reality games are expanding into all kinds of avenues. Eastern Market Murder tasks players with solving a century-old true crime mystery in the actual locations where it all went down. https://newatlas.com/games/eastern-market-murder-augmented-reality-true-crime/

This is mainly to assist with arresting and giving jail time to criminals who steal animals. Mainly dogs, I'm told; before this law you could steal a dog and basically just pay a fine and get away with it. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/12/animals-to-be-formally-recognised-as-sentient-beings-in-uk-law

"We recently spoke with Steven Gerding, Dragon’s software development lead, about the special challenges software development has for SpaceX's many missions." https://stackoverflow.blog/2021/05/10/dont-push-that-button-exploring-the-software-that-flies-spacex-starships/

"Using an implant, a paralyzed individual managed to type out roughly 90 characters per minute simply by imagining that he was writing those characters out by hand." https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/05/neural-implant-lets-paralyzed-person-type-by-imagining-writing/

The CSR expansion will increase what the government pays farmers and ranchers to take environmentally sensitive land out of production. It will also incentivize climate-smart practices, such as wetland and wildlife habitat restoration. https://modernfarmer.com/2021/04/as-biden-makes-new-climate-pledge-vilsack-unveils-conservation-expansion/

Great news Bridgerton fans, and particularly fans of Queen Charlotte, because Netflix has confirmed a spin-off series for the character played by Golda Rosheuvel.

https://lovin.ie/entertainment/netflix-announce-spin-off-series-based-on-the-early-life-of-queen-charlotte/

The filing cabinet was critical to the information infrastructure of the 20th-century. Like most infrastructure, it was usually overlooked. https://placesjournal.org/article/the-filing-cabinet-and-20th-century-information-infrastructure/

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There's nothing like writing an Amazon review and discovering that I'd already done so, back in 2006. Well, what the heck, The Crafters is still a fun SF/F summer read with Kurtz, Stasheff, Scheckley, Friesner, Emerson, Nye. #cosobookclub https://amzn.to/3ePK0hR

NYC will put artists to work this summer with a $25 million program inspired by the WPA. The recovery program will pay hundreds of local artists to beautify and activate public spaces across the city with murals, public artworks, performances, and more. https://hyperallergic.com/644370/nyc-launches-25m-wpa-style-recovery-program-for-the-arts/

The Supreme Court ruled that the tomato was a vegetable, not a fruit. Their ruling was in light of a 10-year-old piece of legislation called the Tariff Act of 1883 which ruled that a 10% tax had to be paid on all imported vegetables. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/even-supreme-court-maintains-tomato-vegetable-180963133/

Here’s what the opt-in app tracking in iOS 14.5 means to marketers — a true concern, given that lots of users are opting out. And how the digital marketing industry may move forward.
https://transmissionagency.com/en-us/insights/as-the-cookie-crumbles-what-ios-14-5-s-updates-mean-for-your-marketing-plans

"Using an implant, a paralyzed individual managed to type out roughly 90 characters per minute simply by imagining that he was writing those characters out by hand." https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/05/neural-implant-lets-paralyzed-person-type-by-imagining-writing/