The Inaugural "Please Don't Let Any of These People Become President" Merchandise Awards. (via Nag on the Lake)
The Mushroom Boom. From beer to vegan leather, fungi are increasingly being used in new ways. But there’s still a lot we don’t know about the mysterious organisms. (via Damn Interesting)
A Luxury Manhattan Apartment in a Historic Building. You might talk the owner down on the price, because he needs to pay his lawyers.
Smoky, the Tiniest War Dog.
The Charming True Story of the Haunting ‘Lady in the Tree.’
Ireland's Yellowmeal Griddle Bread. Cornbread has a Different Meaning in Ireland.
Vintage Soundtracks for Your Halloween Party.
The loneliest roads in America. And in each state. (via Atlas Obscura)
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“For instance, various communities, including Lovewell, Maine, and Spencer, Massachusetts, are named after scalp bounty hunters.”
This is not true, Spencer, MA, is named for Lt Governor Spencer Phips who declared the state would pay a bounty on Indian scalps. Phips was not a bounty hunter, nor paying his money for them.
These little jumps of truth to fiction will subconsciously change the course of the readers understanding and it’s not always unintentional.
Hang on while I put my soapbox away
Yes to fungi, the best went to Quadrophenia at the Spectrum in Philly, although Carly Simon with Jonathan Edwards at the Academy of Music was close.
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