chinamaxxing: sinophiles dominate online forums
next sunday a.d.: Mystery Science Theater 3000 to reunite almost all of the original cast and crew
blue monday: analysis of the quintessential 80s drum beat
sol invictus: unique Mithraic altars uncovered in Scotland go on display—see previously
bloqueo: US regional tactics fomenting rebellion in Cuba—see previously—with siege strategy
the golden road: Sanskrit and Tamil inscriptions uncovered in ancient Egyptian tombs
orchestral strike: you know this sound but not its name
just to be safe, here’s a scrollfrog: Cabel Sasser on one of the most incredible XOXO talks ever—see previously—via Waxy
lilliputian hallucinations: a common dietary mushroom, if undercooked, causes diners to see tiny humans on their plates—via Kottke
synchronoptica
one year ago: a papal bull on artificial intelligence (with synchronpticรฆ), the purge of US civil servants plus the foundations of ancient London
thirteen years ago: horsemeat and an explosive meteor
fourteen years ago: a mascot for the eurozone plus a Vatican political thriller
fifteen years ago: sovereign debt
seventeen years ago: lint eggs from the laundry fairy
