Weekend Linkages: Bass Face

Meme found on the interwebs (not sure where). Totally agree about Trader Joe’s! On the Origin of the Bass Face Demonstrating neighbourhood-scale civic infrastructure for social, ecological, economic, and climate transition A school for “radical attention” The rock’s the star: meditative film about a Cornish stone goes global A Kali Mirch Paneer Pasta Recipe from Pijja Palace Pentagon’s Budget Is So Bloated That It Needs an AI Program to Navigate...

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Weekend Linkages: Not Enough Trains

...A mini Red Car at L.A. Train fest Plant-based meat once seemed unstoppable. What went wrong? Can We Make Bicycles Sustainable Again? Pruitt-Igoe residents exposed to government testing seek compensation. ‘What about us?’ ‘Rat tours’ boom in rodent-infested New York Building Myself a Reading Tracker App with Airtable and Deno Fresh, Part 1...

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Weekend Linkages: Throwing Axes in the Garden

Bragging rights if you know where this is and leave a comment . . . Aubergine dip, chicken skewers and beans with dill: Yotam Ottolenghi’s Persian recipes Bunya nut bounty: How to process and cook Australian native bunya nuts Block ads and trackers with a Pi-hole A Twitter thread on what a Pi-hole is Elon’s Biggest Boondoggle: Why did the world’s richest man spend the past five years trying to sell cities a hole in the ground? Philadelphia Become...

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Weekend Linkages for Your Memorial Day

...Crypto posters on telephone poles–signs of a bubble? How to Watch the (Potential) Tau Herculids Meteor Shower Tonight Gardeners use plant dyes to combat toxic chemicals used by fashion industry End of an era as New York removes last public payphone Eelgrass is an ancestral food in Sonora’s Comcaac community. Now it’s gaining global attention Much warmer and drier second half of May, and some thoughts about summer to come...

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Weekend Linkages: DIY Fiberglass, Dark Stores, and a Cat With Magic Ears

How to make poor man’s fiberglass In Poland, People Are Roleplaying as Americans Oprah’s ‘happiness guru’ designed apartments to maximize joy — and they start at $5 million Bank of America Memo, Revealed: “We Hope” Conditions for American Workers Will Get Worse Fear of Rampant Crime Is Derailing New York City’s Recovery ‘Dark stores’ offer anything you need in 30 minutes. But there’s a human cost A bike lane built for a car crash Real estate find...

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