What’s the deal? Over the weekend, we’ll update this post with some of the most interesting articles, podcasts, charts, and opinion pieces we’re too busy to write about.
OK, only crypto? Not necessarily. We do that Monday to Friday, so we try to explore new subjects on weekends.
Feel free to join in and submit entries on Twitter. Any topic is fair game.
A devoted community of Ukrainian amateur athletes are resuming their passion and expanding awareness of American football after a year of COVID-19 lockdowns https://t.co/tga4e7Z8Db
We traveled to southern Italy photographing the mafia constructions that have changed the shape of cities. In addition to an article born from the precious collaboration between @robertosaviano & @lorenzo_tondo a photo gallery came out today for @guardianhttps://t.co/P8IqXpSRap
An illustration of why art is one of the greatest operating systems ever devised by our species to explore consciousness. Two-minutes. pic.twitter.com/iUZJZdPbbQ
Take a tour of @SpaceX's Starbase factory with the ultimate tour guide, @elonmusk! It was INCREDIBLE to pick his brain for over 2 hours while walking around checking out Starship hardware! He even made some design decisions IN REAL TIME! Enjoy part 1 of 3! https://t.co/mMIeUjUd3P
A galactic sibling rivalry is taking place millions of light-years away, and the Hubble Space Telescope has captured it in a stunning image. https://t.co/VnNe0MaqWY
“The rationale in 1945 was that we take possession of these works to keep them out of dangerous hands,” the Army’s chief art curator said. “The fear was that there would be a revival of Nazism. Look at the world today.” https://t.co/hDhWAzoKPM
No matter how well-intentioned, @Apple is rolling out mass surveillance to the entire world with this. Make no mistake: if they can scan for kiddie porn today, they can scan for anything tomorrow.
They turned a trillion dollars of devices into iNarcs—*without asking.* https://t.co/wIMWijIjJk
A bit of the Apollo 12 rocket from 1969 is still floating around out in space. It orbits the sun – but every thirty or forty years it comes back to orbit the Earth for a while. #Spacehttps://t.co/xk6GG83zDS
— The Generalist Academy (@GeneralistAcad) August 4, 2021
Memories from the past.
Sunday — 8 August
4 years ago
The world has been on fire for the past month. Here's what it looks like https://t.co/mdGpNjZFWo
This year marks the 75th anniversary of Frank Sinatra’s first recorded album. “Through all that time, and through many labels and shifting styles . . . his music has remained the landmark of American popular song,” @adamgopnik writes. https://t.co/K2RQyTKUQJ
From their affection for each other to the games they play, whales have so much to teach us, writes wildlife photographer and photojournalist Brian Skerry https://t.co/0uwZj5imfL
Three architects, three journalists and two designers gathered over Zoom to make a list of the 25 most influential and lasting buildings that have been erected — or cleverly updated — since World War II. https://t.co/0QmpdBpQJ2
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