the gift of the magi: Better Living through Beowulf shares a Godfrey Rust poem for the Feast of the Epiphany
wegmans: NewYork grocery store chain collecting biometric data, conversations of shoppers
year of the fire horse: zodiacal facts about the upcoming annual cycle
heavy sour crude: how realistic Trump’s designs on Venezuela’s reserves are—see more
pea-brained: organoid culture research and experimentation raises ethical, philosophical concerns
big brother and the holding company: the numerological and business significance of six-and-twenty
john players’ special: the tobacco purveyor presents the celebrated gates of London
mother superior jumped the gun: convert Elizabeth Ann Seton feted as first American saint for establishing the parochial education system in the New World
synchronoptica
one year ago: Trump does not want lowered flags for his inauguration (with synchronopticรฆ), the chaotic twin of Pi, the right attacks Wikipedia plus Mussolini’s Black Shirts
twelve years ago: vaping regulations, landmarks lost to progress, miniature artists plus hyperobjects
thirteen years ago: the push for green energy plus fake smiles
fourteen years ago: marginal victories plus Three Kings’ Day
sixteen years ago: holidays unwrapped
seventeen years ago: New Year’s resolutions
