Browse Mad Men Songs by Season https://www.tunefind.com/show/mad-men
Most office workers remain steadfastly “remote-first”, spending most of their paid time out of the office. Even though a large share of people have little choice but to physically go to work, 40% of all American working hours are still now spent at home. https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2021/10/30/remote-first-work-is-taking-over-the-rich-world
Divorce is getting less nasty in wealthy countries. Legal reform and access to mediation have made the process cheaper, faster, and less traumatic for children, and cultural shifts have helped too - with more mothers in the workforce and fathers actively involved in child-raising, shared custody agreements are on the rise. https://www.economist.com/international/2022/01/22/divorce-in-the-rich-world-is-getting-less-nasty
Interesting in-depth visual analysis of more than 382,000 news headlines, exploring how women are represented in written media. https://pudding.cool/2022/02/women-in-headlines/
“I’ve played scenes pretending that I was Elvis or Bugs Bunny or a U-boat commander.” https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/02/07/magazine/christopher-walken-interview.html
The fascinating biology of lampreys and the long-standing efforts of indigenous communities to keep the beloved and useful fish around. https://www.hcn.org/issues/54.2/indigenous-affairs-fish-humble-suckers-pacific-lamprey-have-survived-5-mass-extinctions-but-are-now-under-threat
New life for OS/2, a Chrome based web browser! https://www.xda-developers.com/otter-browser-os2/
"I very rarely challenge myself to listen to music that I don’t immediately enjoy. Why would I, when I can so easily switch to something else?"
https://www.wired.com/story/you-should-listen-to-cds/
"The heart of the device is a piezoelectric print head, as used in some types of inkjet printer. It dispenses tiny droplets of silver nanoparticle ink, which is conductive enough to make useful electronic circuits by simply printing a schematic."
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/15/print-a-sketch-turns-any-surface-into-a-printed-circuit-board/
“Duets are made for the bourgeoisie – oh, but only God can make a trio,” sang the cast of a Broadway revue “Life Begins at 8.40”.
This is fun reading... and also thoughtful.
https://www.economist.com/1843/2022/02/10/love-triangles-from-king-arthur-to-beyonce
An Immersive Digital Exhibition of Fine European Art https://digitalcurator.art
According to the UK’s Official Charts Company, Rumours sold 34,593 vinyl copies in 2021, third only to new albums by Adele and Abba, and besting new records by Ed Sheeran and Lana Del Rey. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/feb/10/fleetwood-mac-after-926-weeks-on-the-chart-whos-still-buying-rumours
Web Design Museum. Misses a lot, but I expect this to entertain you. https://www.webdesignmuseum.org/web-design-history
OMG this is great. It's short, you have the time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEPfM3jSoBw
Because obviously what you need is a traffic simulator
(And this got to the top of hackernews so I guess you're not the only one.)
https://traffic-simulation.de/ring.html
The Change Agent Abie Award honors an international woman or non-binary individual (non-U.S. resident with an emphasis on the Global South) who created or expanded opportunities for girls/women in tech. Does this sound like you or someone you know? https://anitab.org/awards-grants/abie-awards/change-agent/
In case you want background noise from a D&D scenario https://tabletopy.com/index.html
The thrumming, chirring and scraping sounds from underground are so strange that “you need a whole new vocabulary to describe it,” says one researcher. https://knowablemagazine.org/article/living-world/2022/life-soil-was-thought-be-silent-what-if-it-isnt
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