blogging is back.

chatgpt is down so RIP to all the programmers with job interviews today who don’t actually know how to code.

@atlasobscura.com’s national parks coverage rocks: www.atlasobscura.com/lists/nation...

peak mall goth

My latest for @atlasobscura.com: I visited Rex's Dino Store, the new and fantastically funny prehistoric newsstand at Grand Army Plaza, designed by @akiva.bsky.social and Sarah Cassidy!

www.atlasobscura.com/articles/din...

not really a dessert guy, but @dianahubbell.bsky.social’s latest story for @atlasobscura.com has me reconsidering www.atlasobscura.com/articles/sal...

A stoic “can’t complain” attitude plays a significant role in Scandinavian self-reported happiness, but the most underrated factor is economic policy: your life won’t fall apart if you get sick or lose your job, and salaries across jobs are far more similar than here www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/m...

for no particular reason thinking about this @polygon.com all-timer about aragorn — an iconic horse girl: www.polygon.com/21573982/lor...