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: May Day Edition

...Billy Bragg sings the Internationale William Morris How I Became a Socialist Vision zero is going well here in LA Riding a bike in American should not be this dangerous Texas Plans to Punish Companies That Move Away From Fossil Fuels Buckets and Hydroponic Baskets for Growing Summer Veggies I’m for more caftans The right kind of worker (a podcast episode for your May Day)...

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Weekend Linkages: Seed Oils and Hungry Javelinas

...One of this month’s cat sitting clients. Drought-tolerant carnivorous plants The Newest Bitcoin Diet Trend Is Hating ‘Seed Oils’ Hungry javelina, trapped in car, goes for a drive in Arizona The incredible hellscape city that I live in Japan’s ‘Old Enough!’ Sparks Questions About Car-Dependent US Childhoods Retirement the Margaritaville Way...

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Weekend Linkages: Gnomecore Vibe Shift

...The New Trend Is Gnomecore Raccoon steals security camera Connecticut mechanic finds art worth millions in dumpster at abandoned barn Nixon’s resignation lunch California cities spent huge share of federal Covid relief funds on police USC Insiders Demanding Justice For 61-Year-Old Custodian Arrested For Placing Lost Backpack Away For Safekeeping...

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