Lots of "Wow, interesting!" in this list of "tidbits about the White House Physician." (It's apolitical, so you don't have to brace yourself before reading.)

https://www.reddit.com/r/medicine/comments/j4ocb1/some_interesting_tidbits_about_the_white_house/

An intrepid man is cooking through 1,200+ Ina Garten recipes https://storeboughtisfineblog.wordpress.com

"To deal with such unforgiving deadlines, spacecraft like Solar Orbiter are almost always run by real-time operating systems that work in an entirely different way than the ones you and I know from the average laptop." https://arstechnica.com/features/2020/10/the-space-operating-systems-booting-up-where-no-one-has-gone-before/

British Plugs Are Better Than All Other Plugs, And Here's Why https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEfP1OKKz_Q

Eye candy: A wonderful look at Dürer’s self-portraits.

This is worth the time. Trust me.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/25/arts/durer-self-portrait.html

L.A.’s Dodger Stadium Needs More Than a Gondola https://www.curbed.com/2020/9/24/21450049/dodger-stadium-gondola-los-angeles

Here are all the photos flying through interstellar space on Voyager's Golden Record. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=NAN1kt4SG9E

TIL the opposite of doomscrolling is schadensurfing

In the US, most women adopt their husband’s family name when they get hitched – around 70%, according to one of the largest data analyses in recent years. A separate survey showed that 11% of 18-to-34-year-olds in the UK are now double-barrelling their surnames when they get married. https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200921-why-do-women-still-change-their-names

The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation will award $1.5 million in grants this fall to promote public interest in the arts. https://hyperallergic.com/591757/helen-frankenthaler-foundation-awards-1-5-million-to-culture-orgs/

1975 Making Of Logan’s Run Featurette https://popcultureretrorama.com/2020/09/28/1975-making-of-logans-run-featurette/

To cut to the (Arizona) chase: "In greater Phoenix, Navajo cuisine is largely found at food trucks or pop-ups." https://www.cntraveler.com/story/50-states-50-cuisines

The New York City Ballet is releasing its fall season performances online for free this year; this week's performance is available to view until Tuesday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P71Z3mAxLy0&ab_channel=nycballet

Overheard, re the debate: "Our house is watching Game of Thrones. Even if it gets political at least someone gets stabbed."

Deborah Tannen, Professor of Linguistics, Analyzes The "Debate"

https://lithub.com/taunts-and-abuse-on-what-really-happened-between-donald-trump-and-joe-biden/

"If you’ve ever wondered whether there’s more to Gallant than being a goody two-shoes or whether Goofus is flirting with juvenile delinquency, check out our round-up of the pair’s storied history." https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/503615/7-engaging-facts-about-goofus-and-gallant

Sex doesn’t sell. New research from Italy “questions sexualization as a useful marketing strategy.” https://qz.com/1910426/sex-doesnt-sell-so-why-do-ads-keep-objectifying-women/

Discovering computer legend Dennis Ritchie’s lost dissertation https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/tech-history/silicon-revolution/discovering-computer-legend-dennis-ritchies-lost-dissertation

Arizona's Maricopa County has 2.5 million registered voters as of September 23, according to the county recorder. And nearly 80% of them have requested an early ballot.

What occurs at the end of a virus’s existence is only just starting to gather interest. Why do some viruses disappear? And what happens to them? https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200918-why-some-deadly-viruses-vanish-and-go-extinct