Great resource for LA County urban farmers! https://t.co/gFgitxww6i
— Rachel Surls (@RachelSurls) December 8, 2018
L.A. Adds Lanes For Cyclists To Recover From Getting Hit By Cars https://t.co/wmEvQHwCJM via @theonion
— Colin Bogart (@ColinBogart) December 8, 2018
Metaphor alert. https://t.co/NG3LzEazzM
— Peter Flax (@Pflax1) December 5, 2018
If You Can't Bike On It, It Doesn't Belong In the City https://t.co/7QXjPmbIRN via @RebelMetropolis
— RebelMetropolis (@RebelMetropolis) December 7, 2018
My report, "Empty Seats" showed that 40% of Uber and Lyft time in the Manhattan CBD is spent without passengers (betwn drop-off & next pickup) — more than yellow cabs. Dead time leads to the large increases in VMT that Alejandro also found. https://t.co/YjolfbafVZ
— Bruce Schaller (@Bruce_Schaller) December 7, 2018
Advent calendar: Day 6 pic.twitter.com/6DseQQtaVw
— 70s Dinner Party (@70s_party) December 6, 2018
Cross inscribed stone from Temple Brecan, Inishmore, the Aran Islands. It contains an Irish inscription which reads 'pray for Bran the pilgrim'. pic.twitter.com/S1be6JHux0
— Irish Archaeology (@irarchaeology) December 7, 2018
Burglars in medieval Cairo would sometimes send a turtle with a lit candle on its shell into the house they were planning to rob. If someone was home, they'd cry out in amazement when they saw the turtle, scaring off the burglars. Otherwise, the robbery could go ahead. pic.twitter.com/qVkOpd4XRp
— Elias Muhanna (@QifaNabki) December 7, 2018
— Humans of Late Capitalism 🕊️ (@HumansOfLate) December 7, 2018
Impressive upcycling of a CVS receipt https://t.co/c1h23iz30o
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 7, 2018
On the Front Porch, Black Life in Full View https://t.co/jeTnu86VDu
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 6, 2018
"Then we got into the city and reality started to set in. The reports aren’t fake news. It’s all quite true."
Rare & very interesting first-person account of visit to Xinjiang https://t.co/Ok6mXl7sKC— Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) December 6, 2018
Seattle now has tiniest apartments in US. Since 2008 (capitalism’s crash), average US apartment rents up 28% while average size fell 5%.
As profits mount for the 1%, rest of us forced to do with less. #HowCapitalismWorkshttps://t.co/bZdWjA0LRn
— Richard D. Wolff (@profwolff) December 6, 2018
I’m in the “Sharing” camp: Sparing vs Sharing: The Great Debate Over How to Protect Nature https://t.co/c6EtH6fkV2 via @YaleE360
— Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) December 6, 2018
The Prelinger Archives recently produced the highest quality version yet of the Miles Brothers’ iconic pre-earthquake footage of #SanFrancisco, “A Trip Down Market Street” (01906), showing detail that no audience has seen in over one hundred years. pic.twitter.com/Ae2GgmVppZ
— Long Now (@longnow) November 29, 2018
A 17th -18th c. recipe for preparing a #perfume & an image of Mary Magdalene holding Jar of “expensive” perfume. According to Egyptian inscriptions & #Herodotus #Ethiopians were trading incense and myrrh before 500 BC. Or 828 and Or 791 @BLAsia_Africa @britishlibrary pic.twitter.com/CRDc3V4Zpd
— Eyob Derillo (@DerilloEyob) December 4, 2018
Simcityism, SketchUp contemporary, Minecraftsman, blandmarks, LoMo (low modern), Spongebuild Squareparts — why do modern apartment buildings look the same, and what should we call them? https://t.co/giXtCixxkq
— Patrick Sisson (@patrickcsisson) December 5, 2018
‘The only way we are going to get out of this situation is by choosing to be courageous.’ — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pic.twitter.com/givJA9w8gy
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) December 5, 2018
Check out all of the Advent and Christmas events at St. John's Episcopal Cathedral this holiday season! https://t.co/MOeCCl1y4p
— St. John's Cathedral (@stjohnsla) December 4, 2018
"Hey guys!" How YouTubers learn to sound authentic – from the algorithms – explains Jamie Cohen on a brand new @teamhumanshow. Plus a monologue on how Russia turned us all into "useful idiots." https://t.co/b2QaPaJYsL
— douglas rushkoff (@rushkoff) December 5, 2018
A tip to keep your home address off the internet https://t.co/ljol8IYMOI
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 5, 2018
That’s one dead ass rabbit. pic.twitter.com/NJvdEL7A6W
— David Joy (@DavidJoy_Author) December 4, 2018
In LA, land dedicated to parking is larger than Manhattan https://t.co/HajRhBzj3k via @CurbedLA
— Donald Shoup (@DonaldShoup) December 3, 2018
An elephant, two lions, and a unicorn #MondayMorningGang @BLMedieval Yates Thompson 13 f. 188r pic.twitter.com/j8gfeB6niO
— Dr. Melibea (@melibeus1) December 3, 2018
The man who invented autocorrect should burn in hello.
— Peggy Klaver #FBR 🌊✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿✊🏼 (@Pegerella) December 3, 2018
Oh, the beauty of seeing a Canadian baby being born. pic.twitter.com/SBmO8FBMK1
— Lloyd Legalist (@LloydLegalist) December 2, 2018
The gilet jaunes protests are geographically portentous- suburban and rural protestors angry at a city that both represents and materially benefits from elites’ decisions on who should pay for climate change mitigation.
— david a banks (@DA_Banks) December 3, 2018
I’ve watched this about 10 times already and it still makes me howl. pic.twitter.com/lHyOD8IfQo
— Lynn Nothegger (@Lynn_Nothegger) November 30, 2018
Jefferson Starship Memorial Reopens On National Mall https://t.co/DGdT6S5beX pic.twitter.com/V2RCFnN3xy
— The Onion (@TheOnion) December 1, 2018
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Green Burgers: Creative Vegetarian Recipes for Burgers and Sides. In Green Burgers, Martin shares recipes packed full of flavor and nutrition – from the classic BBQ Portobello Burger to the Zucchini Burger with Wild Garlic. Experiment with unexpected flavours such as Zucchini Kimchi and Deep-Fried Plantain. The delicious patties are just the beginning – try making your own Charcoal Burger Buns, top your burgers with Purple Cabbage and Apple Sauerkraut, and serve with Roasted Sweet-Potato Fries.
Thank you for the link to a high-quality version of A Trip Down Market Street!
When I first saw the Advent Calendar tree, I was sure that it was covered in cockroaches (too many years living in South Texas, I guess). When I went to the site, I found that others had the same first impression.