I'm not sure I could wear any of this amazing nail art, but OMG some of these designs are SO COOL.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/19/style/sculptural-nail-art-manicures/index.html
Digitized images illuminate U.S. colonial period in the Philippines. https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/12/digitized-images-illuminate-us-colonial-period-philippines
Sci-Fi Interfaces: Hackers https://scifiinterfaces.com/2023/12/11/hackers/
New records from the Manhattan Project’s director: The National Security Archive released new papers from Leslie Groves, the director of the Manhattan Project, which included memos and other correspondence from inside the Project and “the importance of being the preeminent atomic power.” https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/nuclear-vault/2024-08-08/manhattan-project-directors-files-illuminate-early-history
The playlist for last night's DNC roll call
In case you're looking for a good, upbeat "music to listen to" soundtrack for the day that crosses genres and eras.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4qxuSibT1VUQCehpCoPdml
Shopping for affordable around-the-house pants? These'll do. https://amzn.to/3Avtelt
Buffets seek to “fill the customer’s belly as cheaply and as quickly as possible.” To do so, they employ a number of research-backed tricks to get people to eat less food... https://thehustle.co/the-economics-of-all-you-can-eat-buffets
Fantasy Map Brushes: brush sets and tools to create fantasy maps that can add a touch of historical authenticity to any project. https://kmalexander.com/free-stuff/fantasy-map-brushes/
100 of the Greatest Posters of Celebrities Urging You to Read https://lithub.com/100-of-the-greatest-posters-of-celebrities-urging-you-to-read/
Archiving “The Famous Computer Cafe”
A previously lost cache of celebrity and historical interviews from a long-dormant radio show have been discovered, digitized, and made available for all.
https://blog.archive.org/2024/08/19/archiving-the-famous-computer-cafe/
Miles Davis album all done by 8 bit. Bloop- Bleep-Bloop https://kindofbloop.com
"A total of 203,946 employees have been laid off across more than 165 tech companies worldwide since the start of 2024, with firms such as Dell, Intel, and Tesla leading the cuts." https://www.bestbrokers.com/stock-brokers/2024-tech-layoffs-over-200000-jobs-slashed-globally-since-january/
A new Supreme Court case could potentially hand Arizona to Donald Trump.
This article is a good explainer.
https://www.vox.com/scotus/367701/supreme-court-arizona-rnc-republicans-mi-familia-vota
Would you wear a perfume that smells like brand new sneakers? https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/new-balance-distilled-fragrance-2023
My Amazon review of _The Rhine_, by Roland Recht
It's a gorgeous coffee-table book with lots of church art and architecture. Not a tourist guide. But did I mention that it's gorgeous?
Sometimes I am positive that cookbooks manufacture new recipes. I've had Nigella's _Forever Summer_ cookbook for so long that the spine has fallen apart, but I never made this recipe.
Until now.
What took me so long? It's fast to put together, uses easy-to-acquire ingredients (it worked fine with frozen fish), and scratched our, "I want something _different_" itch.
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