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My mouth is watering reading this retrospective by Cup of Jo’s retiring...

Balkonkraftwerk: a German word meaning “balcony power plant”, aka the low-cost solar...

A Thirty-Year-Old Man Today vs. a Thirty-Year-Old Man in 1884. “Today: Is...

My Jade Plants Flower And Yours Can Too

Al Green’s Cover of R.E.M.’s “Everybody Hurts”

“As an entomologist, I’ve been doing this for over 25 years now,...

20-minute video of carving a capital “I” in stone. I love how...

Gisèle Pelicot is the person of the year for 2024. “She told...

From Literary Hub, The 50 Biggest Literary Stories of 2024. Book bannings,...

Megastars used a pandemic-era grant intended to save music venues from closing...

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott writes about the $2 billion in donations her foundation...

The Killings of Young Mothers. In the US, “when women under age...

The Vanity Fair Interview with Billie Eilish, Year Eight

Superman Trailer

The Muppets’ Carol of the Bells

The Missing van Gogh Masterpiece

I’m an Apple News+ Article. Come and Get Me, Baby. “‘You can...

Saving this for future reference: the 25 most popular recipes published by...

Thanks to a large donation, lift tickets will be free all season...

“Substack Is At It Again”

How to make your own Die Hard Christmas tree ornament of John...

I am almost positive that I have posted this before but I...

They Thought They Were Free

Jamelle Bouie: “Either democracy was on the ballot in November, or it...

🔔 Laaaast call for The 2024 Kottke Holiday Gift Guide. If you...

36 Things That Stuck With Us in 2024, including Chappell Roan, Missy...

A group of scientists warns against creating mirror cells. This sentence is...

What Are Your Personal Foundational Texts?

Then Comes The Body

It is easy to be cynical about the do-gooding motivations of a...

Yo-Yo Ma played the prelude to Bach’s Suite No. 1 in G...

Two More Tiny Desks

Apple has renewed Silo for two more seasons. The show will end...

Trailer for The White Lotus Season Three

Speaking of Tiny Desk Concerts, the most popular set of 2024 (18M...

Actual things my parents said while watching my son’s swimming lesson. “MOM:...

HPV vaccines have been linked to a steep drop in cervical cancer...

Billie Eilish’s Tiny Desk Concert

“Americans spend more years being unhealthy than people in any other country.”...

Isle of Tune: a web-based game where you build streetscapes that play...

From an old version of the Wikipedia page for Warren G and...

Kottke Comments, Now With Faves

Once again, The 2024 Kottke Holiday Gift Guide. If you’re shopping online,...

Go Back Home, Your Mother Made You Waffles

“What would happen if you spent a nanosecond on the surface of...

Time Lapse: From Pinecone to Pine Tree in 110 Seconds

Look at feisty confectionary upstart Skittles trying to get in on the...

The Invention That Accidentally Made McMansions

I really like this: “If you think about it, the very best...

Restoring Vintage Star Wars Posters