Weather's nice out today

[conuly]

I better plan on yanking weeds later.

There's also a lot to be said about how so many of the "mysteries" of the Winchester House are simply conveniences and comforts for an old woman.

The place where 1980s computers still rule

Surf’s up in California, where it’s now the official sport

Abandoned tiger and lion cubs frolic with puppies at Beijing zoo (LOOK HOW SHORT THAT FENCE IS. I don't care that they're all babies, that looks scary. Cute, but scary.)

Lifelike Taiwanese Ice Cream Dogs Are Slightly Terrifying

The Race to Build a Better Bee

The Abandoned, Apocalyptic Architecture of One Bold 1970s Retail Chain

At 87, her mission to help immigrants hasn't slowed down

To Satisfy Bloodthirsty Lab Mosquitoes, Give 'Em The Fake Stuff

The story of the Curta Calculator, a stylish portable mechanical calculator that doesn’t use electricity and has a surprisingly dramatic origin story.

Study: Many teens - and parents - feel tethered to phones

When The U.S. Government Tried To Replace Migrant Farmworkers With High Schoolers

The last project from America’s golden age of infrastructure is almost finished—61 years later

Tearing our hair out: learning to treat compulsive hair-pulling

Hard to see, hard to breathe: US West struggles with smoke

Refugees Say Yes To The Rental Wedding Dress

Tears, farewell hugs end 1st round of Korean reunions

Elderly Koreans shut out of family reunions use backchannels

My Great-Grandfather, the Nigerian Slave-Trader (Dear god, I had no idea that The New Yorker used a fucking diaeresis on the word "cooperate".)

The Impossible Job: Inside Facebook’s Struggle to Moderate Two Billion People

Prisoners Are Getting Creative to Pull Off a Massive Strike This Week

Prisoners Demand Reforms, Better Conditions in Nationwide Strike

Horrific deaths, brutal treatment: Mental illness in America’s jails

What Happened in the Dark: Puerto Rico's Year of Fighting for Power

Drought In Central Europe Reveals Cautionary 'Hunger Stones' In Czech River

The Victims of Climate Change Are Already Here

The Water Crises Aren’t Coming — They’re Here

Climate science proposals are being reviewed by Ryan Zinke’s old football buddy. Seriously.

A year on, Rohingya still fleeing Myanmar for crowded camps

A year after the assault on the Rohingya, Myanmar’s generals are unapologetic

Tiny reminders of rape: Rohingya mothers cradle the unwanted

Children Again Pay The Price in Yemen's War As Focus Shifts To Accountability

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[conuly]

I KNOW.