Do you remember pizza rat from New York? There’s a YouTube video of a rat dragging a slice of pizza down the stairs to a subway platform. The world was a simpler place back in 2015, and as a nation we celebrated how pizza rat was just like us. Who has time to sit …
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Sure, you’re trapped in your house, but there’s an entire galaxy of cool stuff right over your head in the night sky. Space is infinitely expanding (and contracting, but we’ll focus on the expanding), which might relieve the claustrophobia and boredom that come along with quarantine. Here are eight pictures showing the mystery and wonder …
There are plenty of obvious downsides to working in fast food, such as long hours, mundane work, inadequate pay, and demanding customers. Add to that list the fact that fast-food restaurants often appear as the backdrop to vicious, brutal, and unsolved murders. These crimes are particularly senseless because robbery doesn’t seem to be the primary …
If you’re looking to add structure to your daydreams about post-quarantine, I’ve got you covered. In Part One of this “go outside, someday” series we mentioned the Wallace Stegner quote saying America’s national parks are “the best idea we ever had”. It comes from a Ken Burns series highlighting the storied path the national parks …
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Social isolation is the key to flattening the curve of Covid-19 infections across the country, relieving the strain on hospitals. You’re saving lives by staying home and watching Netflix. But in the coming months, restrictions will lift and you’ll once again be able to go places and do things. In between movie marathons and baking …
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The upside of spending so much more time indoors is you’ve got more time to look at cool dogs on the Internet. The labradoodle (Labrador and poodle) was the first “designer breed” that boasted widespread popular appeal. They were first created in the middle of the 20th century. They didn’t gain popularity until the early …
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The streaming-service app launched on April 6th, amid a nation-wide lockdown encouraging self-isolation to stem the onslaught of the coronavirus. Quibi’s mobile-only premise caters to a world on-the-go, where everyone wants to consume their entertainment in apéritif sized chunks. Episodes are all 10 minutes or fewer. Perfect for commuters, or people trying to check-out for …
The United States announced a War on Drugs in 1971. Nixon declared the war, calling drug addiction and abuse the greatest threat to the American way of life. Since then, the government’s spent over $1 trillion fighting the War on Drugs. There’s still no clear enemy or way to victory, 50 years later. Currently, the …
The year 2020 has a definite end-of-the-world aesthetic to it. That is to say, out of nowhere everyone is using brand new phrases. We’re comfortable saying things like ‘flattening the curve’ and ‘social distancing.’ Those terms weren’t part of our shared vernacular even a few weeks ago. Meanwhile, city streets stand quiet. They’re abandoned to …
If your big takeaway from Tiger King was that owning big cats looks pretty cool, keep reading. Some cats on this list of rare cat breeds cost as much as a baby tiger. But owning one of these breeds is less risky than one of nature’s perfect 600 pound predators. Aesthetically they don’t compare to …