Weekend Linkages: Not Enough Trains

September 10, 2023

...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: Omicron, Belgian Houses and Farts in Jars

Mr. Homegrown

January 9, 2022

Saturday Linkages

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Spotted in San Francisco: some strange brickwork. Omicron could peak in U.S. fairly soon. Maybe. 30 Belgian Houses That Are So Bad, They’re Good The Getty’s Gift to Locked Down Los Angeles: 71,139 Ed Ruscha Vintage Streetscape Photos Digitized Column: He’s L.A. food royalty. He began with a taco cart. Let street vendors thrive TikTok Star Who Sells Her Farts in Jars Starts Selling Fart NFTs A Night at the Church of Salt Bae, America’s Newest Cele...

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Weekend Linkages: The Birds Have Eyes

Mr. Homegrown

November 21, 2021

Saturday Linkages

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Spotted in East Hollywood: security cameras in a bird house. Antique Pattern Library Make a Spin Dryer From a Discarded Washing Machine Drum, an Abandoned Bicycle and a Pallet Synergizing the Beauty of Mathematics and Art A giant pumpkin timelapse Benibeca, Menorca is one fine looking town Census: No great migration occurred during COVID-19 pandemic The truth about bitocoin Dear Joe: The Electric Hummer is Not the Future Why Sharrows Are Bullshit...

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Weekend Linkages: A Geodesic Thanksgiving

Mr. Homegrown

November 28, 2021

Saturday Linkages

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...It’s time again for my most cherished #Thanksgiving tradition: Revisiting the time millions of kids had to witness Barney the Dinosaur collapse to the ground and get stabbed to death by cops during the 1997 Macys Parade.💫 pic.twitter.com/doSv6xWMBW — Rob Sheridan (@rob_sheridan) November 25, 2021 A cardboard geodesic dome for your cat The true costs of driving Fall flowers: Which marigold is right for you?...

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Weekend Linkages: Verging on Christmas

Mr. Homegrown

December 5, 2021

Saturday Linkages

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...Advent Lessons and Carols from St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral Los Angeles Complete Hobo Stove & Cooking Pots System Grow mushrooms in a 5 gallon bucket The mayor knew They don’t want you to know about triple hung curved glass windows Not a collection of mudlarking finds from the foreshore of the Thames. Biscuits...

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