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many happy returns: belated happy blogoversaries to Miss Cellania and Art for Housewives   then they took him and brought him to a meeting ...

the people of 1925 : a survey of a century ago through the lives of people we never knew—via Strange Company   the zendian problems : a de...

First spotted by Clive Thompson’s Linkfest back a few months ago, we were happy to be reminded of this rather incredible evolutionary ad...

Though hardly seeming retro to me being raised in an established tradition of a certain vintage of families who left the television on ...

On the corner of Broadway and West 112th Street, above the iconic neon-lit Tom’s Diner used as the establishing exterior shot for the si...

Courtesy of the always excellent Web Curios , we get a chance to revisit the topic of microseasons (候, kō) with this guide to the twenty...

peer pressure : Australia proposes a ban on social media for under sixteens  this is the hour of lead : a few cathartic, consoling verses  ...

Corresponding with the previous post , another treasure hunt has just concluded with the discovery of a golden trophy and pot prize of mon...

Via tmn , we learn of the awards ceremony hosted by the US Partnership for Public Service that acknowledges the seen and unnoticed efforts...

Coinciding with Cloud Appreciation Day ( see also ), the Met Office, the national weather and climate service, introduces a new unofficial ...

heatwave toolkit : applying yogurt to one’s windows to cool homes and offices   calculating empires : an exploration of the genealogy and ...

From the always excellent Nag on the Lake , we learn about a rather rare weather phenomenon—not often encountered due to the exacting condit...

Via Spoon & Tamago with reinforcements courtesy of Hyperallergic , we’re treated to the traditional Japanese concept of the microseason...

I had often heard the phrase Wetterfrosch (Weather Frog) used as a segue to the weather forecast—I, however, assumed it was a gimmick, masco...

While I am not certain if historic records were broken all over Germany this weekend as predicted, it was certainly more than hot enough. ...

Again this year, we have not seen much of a summer over large swaths of Germany. I feel especially sorry for children and their families as...

Though the heat en route was oppressive, I am glad that H and I were able to enjoy the sun and the sand and the summer weather last month,...

There is a singular shrub in own garden, really the focal point of the tiny patch of yard that we share, whose leaves are a very dark gree...