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Tom Gauld (and Richard Scarry) on cars of the future....

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045239-tom-gauld-and-richard-sca

Published: September 6, 2024 21:43

Hokusai’s The Great Wave Now on Display at the Art Institute of Chicago

https://kottke.org/24/09/hokusais-the-great-wave-now-on-display-at-the-art-institute-of-chicago

Published: September 6, 2024 19:33

The Open Book in Wigtown, Scotland is a rental place (available on...

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045232-the-open-book-in-wigtown

Published: September 6, 2024 18:56

“Harris and Walz, intentionally or not, are projecting something different: a sitcom...

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045235-harris-and-walz-intention

Published: September 6, 2024 18:17

I know some of you are K-12 educators — the excellent The...

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045238-i-know-some-of-you

Published: September 6, 2024 17:35

Big Hockey Players, Itty-Bitty Rink

https://kottke.org/24/09/big-hockey-players-itty-bitty-rink

Published: September 6, 2024 16:47

“Dark energy, which most physicists have long held to be unchanging, may...

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045206-dark-energy-which-most-ph

Published: September 6, 2024 15:56

Elite athletes are using a new baking soda formulation to boost athletic...

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045209-elite-athletes-are-using-

Published: September 6, 2024 15:22

The Harris campaign posted a TikTok of Donald Trump talking about his...

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045236-the-harris-campaign-poste

Published: September 6, 2024 14:53

Detailed Miniature “Sculptures of Urban Decay”

https://kottke.org/24/09/detailed-miniature-sculptures-of-urban-decay

Published: September 6, 2024 14:15

An introduction to the latest iteration of Dynamicland’s Realtalk, a prototype of...

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045234-an-introduction-to-the-la

Published: September 5, 2024 22:48

Cars Have Fucked Up This Country Bad. “On average, America is an...

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045233-cars-have-fucked-up-this

Published: September 5, 2024 21:56

A working thumper from Dune built out of Lego. (Working as in...

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045228-a-working-thumper-from-du

Published: September 5, 2024 21:07

Einstein’s Nuclear Warning Letter to FDR Up For Auction

https://kottke.org/24/09/einsteins-nuclear-warning-letter-to-fdr-up-for-auction

Published: September 5, 2024 20:34

This is a website you can only visit once. (I mean, technically...

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045213-this-is-a-website-you

Published: September 5, 2024 19:48

Crash Course Art History, a playlist of 22 episodes with topics like...

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045143-crash-course-art-history-

Published: September 5, 2024 19:07

Goodbye for Now! And a Diary Comic

https://kottke.org/24/09/goodbye-for-now-also-diary-comics

Published: September 5, 2024 17:39

‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens....

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045230-no-way-to-prevent-this-1

Published: September 5, 2024 17:15

Lies by scientists can kill people — falsified research on beta blockers...

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045215-lies-by-scientists-can-ki

Published: September 5, 2024 16:59

I Never Expected To Run For Office — Here’s What I Learned....

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045229-i-never-expected-to-run

Published: September 5, 2024 16:26

Lane 8 Season Mixtapes

https://kottke.org/24/09/lane-8-season-mixtapes

Published: September 5, 2024 15:50

100 tiny tricks for sorting out your life. I did this one...

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045221-100-tiny-tricks-for-sorti

Published: September 5, 2024 15:19

The Banned Somersault Long Jump

https://kottke.org/24/09/the-banned-somersault-long-jump

Published: September 4, 2024 20:30

Useful Time Travel Is Impossible. But Fun to Think About.

https://kottke.org/24/09/useful-time-travel-is-impossible-but-fun-to-think-about

Published: September 4, 2024 19:26

Realized I often use “Forgetful Jones” when describing my tendency to forget...

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045226-realized-i-often-use-forg

Published: September 4, 2024 18:50

A new scientific analysis suggests that the Altar Stone at Stonehenge (weighing...

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045210-a-new-scientific-analysis

Published: September 4, 2024 17:56

If you (or someone you know) has hiked the Appalachian Trail since...

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045225-if-you-or-someone-you

Published: September 4, 2024 17:11

Different Kinds of Human Operating Systems

https://kottke.org/24/09/different-kinds-of-human-operating-systems

Published: September 4, 2024 16:25

“Tim Walz has tonic masculinity. Confident. Decent. The kind of man who…would...

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045214-tim-walz-has-tonic-mascul

Published: September 4, 2024 15:54

The last coal-fired power station in the UK will close down on...

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045222-the-last-coal-fired-power

Published: September 4, 2024 15:02

David Attenborough on Cybertruck behavior. “Here we see the Cybertruck has formed...

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045223-david-attenborough-on-cyb

Published: September 4, 2024 14:12

The 100 Best TV Episodes of All Time

https://kottke.org/24/09/the-100-best-tv-episodes-of-all-time

Published: September 4, 2024 13:28

A Navajo Weaving of an Intel Pentium Processor

https://kottke.org/24/09/a-navajo-weaving-of-an-intel-pentium-processor

Published: September 3, 2024 21:27

Atul Gawande: Tuberculosis is still the world’s #1 infectious disease killer (1+...

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045211-atul-gawande-tuberculosis

Published: September 3, 2024 20:33

New School Year Drop-Off and Pick-Up Rules. “Approach the White Zone at...

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045219-new-school-year-drop-off-

Published: September 3, 2024 19:59

America Must Free Itself from the Tyranny of the Penny. “Few things...

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045217-america-must-free-itself-

Published: September 3, 2024 18:54

The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (Sylvan Esso Remix)

https://kottke.org/24/09/the-district-sleeps-alone-tonight-sylvan-esso-remix

Published: September 3, 2024 18:14

Even if autonomous vehicles work perfectly, they will likely not decrease emissions...

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045212-even-if-autonomous-vehicl

Published: September 3, 2024 16:53

Why TV Is Wrong for Tolkien

https://kottke.org/24/09/why-tv-is-wrong-for-tolkien

Published: September 3, 2024 16:16

I’d missed that Ray Nayler, author of the excellent The Mountain in...

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045202-id-missed-that-ray-nayler

Published: September 3, 2024 15:23

Is My Blue Your Blue? A visual perception test that judges what...

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045205-is-my-blue-your-blue

Published: September 3, 2024 14:46

Colossal, one of my all-time favorite sites on these here interwebs, has...

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045203-colossal-one-of-my-all-ti

Published: September 3, 2024 14:12

Can AI Make Art?

https://kottke.org/24/09/can-ai-make-art

Published: September 3, 2024 13:31

What are we going to do with abundant, free, renewable energy? “[By...

https://kottke.org/24/09/0045201-what-are-we-going-to

Published: September 3, 2024 13:05