California now requires job postings to include a salary or hourly wage range. https://calmatters.org/economy/2022/12/california-pay-transparency-law/

In 1948, Phillip Sollomi debuted an Italian vinaigrette at his Kansas City fried chicken restaurant, the Wishbone. An immediate hit, the salad dressing formed the foundation for an empire: You can find that iconic Wish-Bone bottle in nearly every supermarket in the country. Decades after Sollomi left the company, his family has returned to the city to reclaim their legacy. https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2022-12-14/wish-bone-italian-salad-dressing-kansas-city-wishbone-restaurant-history

TIL that ABBA's massive 1979 hit Chiquitita has never earned the Swedish supergroup a penny – Björn Ulvaeus gave the copyright to Unicef https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-64026345

Here's a set of jokes to get you laughing... which surely is what we want for the new year. https://momentmag.com/jokes/

“For last year's words belong to last year's language
And next year's words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning."
― T.S. Eliot

"Now we’re back to meeting people in real life, people who can see and formulate a scathing opinion on those fluffy slippers that became a key part of your wardrobe. Now is the time to ditch the loungewear and master the tricky smart-casual dress codes that'll be stamped above most events in the calendar." https://www.esquire.com/uk/style/fashion/a29890440/mens-smart-casual

Meant to exhibit the "World of Tomorrow," the 1939 World's Fair in New York City tried to predict what life would be like beyond the 20th century. "Elektro" is a perfect example – a humanoid robot who could enjoy a cigarette while cracking a joke. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=cFyDEEwGTQk

How many science fiction characters does it take to change a light bulb?

Two. One to change the bulb and the other to say, "As you know, Fred, the light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison and operates by the principle of..."

Most people see tequila and mezcal as quintessentially Mexican spirits—but recent research has uncovered their unlikely connection with the Philippines.
https://www.sapiens.org/culture/tequila-origins-tuba/

THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT ME AGAIN.

"Book lovers are known to practice semi-hoardish and anthropomorphic tendencies. They keep too many books for too long, despite dust, dirt, mold, cracked spines, torn dust jackets, warped pages, coffee stains and the daunting reality that most will never be reread. Age rarely enriches a book."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/12/19/used-books-stores-donation-fran-lebowitz/

"We’ve created a searchable database so you can see for yourself which books prisons don’t want incarcerated people to read." https://www.themarshallproject.org/2022/12/21/prison-banned-books-list-find-your-state

Armchair travel at its finest
https://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/15-whimsical-fairytale-houses-around-the-world

The world didn't fall apart this year. You just got your news from the wrong places.
Here's 99 things to feel good about in 2022.

https://futurecrunch.com/goodnews2022/

Shhh, I'm writing.

The end of airplane mode?
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63786591

"Everything you think you know about truffles is a lie."
https://www.tasteatlas.com/truffle-industry-is-a-big-scam

"It would be an understatement to say that over the past 12 months, ebikes have become more popular than ever. With the year now at its end, it's time to look back at some of the models that really did things differently in 2022." https://newatlas.com/bicycles/most-innovative-ebikes-2022

Lose yourself in the Museo Del Prado’s digital collection of masterpieces, which are all free to download in high-resolution. https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection

The history of email: "Surely we didn’t need a computer, this behemoth of technology and innovation, just to talk to each other."
https://blog.cloudflare.com/the-history-of-email/