I sorta thought this story would end up putting the rightful king back on his throne

[conuly]

but it turns out that the true divine right of kings power belongs to the friends we met along the way, and/or the people.

Huh.

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The long tradition of New York City’s ice cream man

Renaissance synagogues being restored in Venice’s ghetto

Plants Appear to Be Breaking Biochemistry Rules by Making 'Secret Decisions'

Mixed-use zoning ftw!

Feds taking first steps toward revising race, ethnic terms

A Frog So Small, It Could Not Frog

Expressing laughter around the world: This is how to laugh online in 26 languages (Interesting, but I can't speak to its foreign accuracy)

How does the land use of different electricity sources compare?

The great 16th-Century black composer erased from history

Mapped: A Decade of Population Growth and Decline in U.S. Counties

Canada Moves to Decriminalize Possession of ‘Hard’ Drugs

Angola thought women couldn't clear landmines. These women proved them wrong

When “Cancel Culture” Means Letting Go

How Lobbyists from the Auto Industry Invented Jaywalking

Key US baby formula plant closes again as ‘torrential storms’ cause flooding (Oh, ffs)

Florida abortion ban violates Jews' religious freedom, lawsuit says

Florida only state not preordering toddler COVID-19 vaccines (Fucking Florida, man)

Biden announces new $1 bln in weapons for Ukraine, Kyiv seeks more heavy arms

Comments

[siderea]

Mixed-use zoning ftw!

Oh, this is fascinating. Thanks for posting it.

[siderea]

The great 16th-Century black composer erased from history

Oh my goodness. This is super pertinent to my interests.

[conuly]

Some people baked bread during the pandemic, or shined blacklights on taxidermy. Other people did independent research into niche topics. One day, somebody's going to have to compile the most interesting pandemic projects into a book or at least an article somewhere.