Thinking of a time when Walter Cronkite ended his newscasts by noting how many days American hostages had been held. Might it not be a more useful indicator of the health of our country of we ended newscasts not with the day's Dow Jones Industrial Averages but by…
> Former Chinese official/diplomat met with today said, "Every country thinks America has gone crazy. We benefit by doing nothing, other than appearing sane." — Micah Zenko (@MicahZenko) June 22, 2018 [https://twitter.com/MicahZenko/status/1010174796355825664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]…
I've always been pretty impressed by the breads at Bread and Water, but I haven't seen this offering yet. I think it's time to visit the new location. via Washingtonian [https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/06/07/three-bread-bakeries-you-dont-want-to-miss/]…
> Iceland has created 3D crosswalks and speed bumps to slow down traffic https://t.co/J0VI7dEPBc pic.twitter.com/IJAX8UHv2H [https://t.co/IJAX8UHv2H] — Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) March 28, 2018 [https://twitter.com/ValaAfshar/status/978963282018164741?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]…
> SCOBY n. A gelatinous mass formed by the interaction of bacteria and yeast and used in the production of foods and beverages such as sourdough bread and kombucha. https://t.co/b0iQvlCguk — Word Spy (@wordspy) May 25, 2018 [https://twitter.com/wordspy/status/1000041454138425349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]…
> In St. Vith, Belgium, there’s a most unusual library. Unusual, that is, because the objects on its shelves need to be fed every few months. Burbling away in refrigerators are 105 sourdough starters from around the globe. The Puratos Sourdough Library is the only one of its kind.…
> "In Praise of Wasting Time" by novelist and physicist Alan Lightman published today! Discover that sometimes the best thing to do is to do nothing at all: https://t.co/FzSYK4vSDB pic.twitter.com/A3hOl1WZsq [https://t.co/A3hOl1WZsq] — TED Books (@TEDbooks) May 15, 2018 [https://twitter.…
> Science says one of your tastiest habits might be good for you https://t.co/HuLDtd3HGT pic.twitter.com/xS0uv2jcWJ [https://t.co/xS0uv2jcWJ] — Fast Company (@FastCompany) April 26, 2018 [https://twitter.com/FastCompany/status/989551818115076097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]…