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Swiss Style in the Underworld

A couple of months ago, I lost a T-shirt in Rapid City, South Dakota. It’s not nearly as salacious as it sounds. + more

Quote of the Day

In a 1958 letter to his friend Hume Logan, 20-year-old Hunter S. Thompson proves to be wise beyond his years: A man + more

Amy, must I jujitsu my ma?

Starting yesterday and extending through next Tuesday, every date is a palindrome: 5/10/15, 5/11/15, 5/12/15, etc. So if your yin + more

Recommendation

If you’ve got a couple of minutes to kill online but dread the prospect of yet another misspelled meme on Facebook, Drexel University’s + more

“Listen to the river sing sweet songs…”

Fifty years ago today, the Warlocks plugged in their borrowed instruments at Magoo’s Pizza in Menlo Park, California. But it wasn’t + more

Next Up: A Plague of Locusts

Remember Richard Dean Anderson? He starred in MacGyver, the 1980s TV show that chronicled “the adventures of a secret agent armed with + more

Has it really been that long?

In my lifetime, there have been 105 solar eclipses, the global supply of bananas per person has doubled, and the East + more

A Little Laughter on a Tuesday

McSweeney’s Honest College Rejection Letter is brilliant: You should also know that our committee did not fall for your attempts + more

Maps

Our relationship with maps has always fascinated me. Whether in hard-copy or app format, we expect them to work correctly and be user-friendly. If not, + more

Prost!

Today is National Beer Day. Not that any of us needs an excuse to celebrate, but the backstory is here. If you’re + more

Words of Wisdom

From James Boswell’s Life of Johnson (1776): I gave [Johnson] an account of a conversation which had passed between me and + more

Local Boy Makes Good

I somehow missed the news that Gary Dahl, inventor of the Pet Rock, died a couple of days ago. The Spokesman-Review’s Doug + more

Quote of the Day

A lot’s been going on lately. Politically, I mean. Stuff we don’t want to discuss here. Stuff that turns Facebook and + more

Your Daily Dose of Awesome

Last week, ArchDaily shared some behind-the-scenes photos taken in the Blade Runner model shop. (For you nerds out there, the entire + more

Miscellany

When female restaurant servers draw a smiley face on bills, their tips increase by about 20 percent. The surprising origins + more

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