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Reads far and wide â 85 sources in 90 days
If Salt & Straw sells, it will likely go the way of Breyerâs, which severely tanked after being acquired. Enjoy it now and stock up while you can!
Report: Artisanal Ice Cream Maker Salt & Straw Could Sell for More Than $200 Million
The company is âexploring a capital transaction,â says founder Kim Malek, but no buyer has been named.
wweek.com
It has recently occurred to me that folks not from Portland are curious about our green carpeted airport.
A Brief History of the PDX Airport Carpet
What's the story behind Portland's most beloved rug?
pdxmonthly.com
A new neighborhood development in Tempe has put pedestrians first.
Americaâs âFirst Car-Free Neighborhoodâ Is Going Pretty Good, Actually?
Since breaking ground in 2021, Culdesac Tempe has had its share of detractors and skeptics. But none of them live there.
dwell.com
Um, yes, I do and I would like to help spot these friendly little creatures.
Do you like tiny, furry, squeaky animals? Cascades Pika Watch wants your help
Cascades Pika Watch already has over 400 trained volunteers out looking for pikas this summer. But the group is still looking for more. Participants can train online for free.
opb.org
Do you know someone whose Instagram account is 99% photos of themselves? Do you know someone with multiple accounts, all of which are also largely dominated by pictures of themselves? Congrats! Your friend is an insufferable narcissist. Your likes are making it worse.
Selfie-posting frequency can be predicted by grandiose narcissism, study finds
New research published in Computers in Human Behavior provides new insights into selfie-posting behavior on social networking websites. The findings
psypost.org
As wasteful as a startup in Series B, with less return on investment.
Homeless Services Nonprofit Misspent $3.6 Million of Public Money, Report Finds
Multnomah Countyâs report is damningâboth for Sunstone Way and the county officials that let it happen.
wweek.com
The moon does not look the same to everyone on earth. It changes with latitude. And so does the angle of the crescent, which for low latitudes is more of a boat or a hat than a âCâ!
Does the moon look the same from everywhere on Earth?
The moon
livescience.com
If tiny chairs are trending, weâve got a whole supply to share with people. But when I say tiny, I mean a footrest masquerading as a chair, a chair for one half of your bum, a childâs seat inappropriately branded with a whiskey company.
This Super-Light Camping Chair Comes With Me Everywhere
The Helinox Chair One folds down smaller than a bottle of soda, sets up in under a minute, and weighs less than my filled 32-ounce tumbler.
nytimes.com
Kids seem like theyâre subjected to lots of routine and little autonomy, so I bet a week of exploration is pretty fun!
Dutch children are unusually happy and healthy. Is it because of the Avondvierdaagse?
Once a year, Dutch kids, parents and teachers take part in a walking festival, heading out for four nights in a single week to explore their neighbourhoods, exercise and make friends. Itâs a tradition that seems to be genuinely transformative
theguardian.com
Very glad to see the real life Ramsay Bolton being brought to justice in a small win for Norway.
Son of Norwayâs crown princess convicted of rape and sentenced to four years in prison
Marius Borg Høiby found guilty of â two âcounts of rape, one count of domestic violence and other â crimes
theguardian.com
In defense of the every-other-day shower.
How Often Should You Shower?
Dermatologists share their expert advice on the frequency of bathing, plus a few habits worth stealing for healthier skin.
gq.com
Among the latest things in orbit is a shimmering super potato.
Mystery Potato Hovering Over Colorado Is Reported in Latest U.F.O. Files
Potatoes have featured in sightings before, and in real and fictional space travel.
nytimes.com
Very excited to finally try Face Plant today after reading about its opening back in 2024!
At Portlandâs New Vegan Burger Drive-Thru, Fast-Food Classics Will Get the Molly Baz Treatment
Vegan burgers, fries, chicken nuggets, and shakes get the Baz glow-up when Face Plant debuts in January 2025
pdx.eater.com
âHuge political spending is toxic to our democracy.â â a former a16z partner who, against personal interest, writes a blistering essay on how Silicon Valley is destroying democracy for their own financial and power gains
Opinion | We Canât Let My Former Venture Capital Colleagues Buy Off Our Democracy
Pro-A.I. groups are spending gobs of cash to influence political campaigns. Thatâs terrible news for us all.
nytimes.com
Texas is a hotspot of competitive air ballooning, which can best be described as a mix of flying golf and geocaching.
The Rise and Rise of Balloon Racingâs First Family
Joe Heartsill and his sons Rhett and Lucas are international eminences in the obscure corner sport of balloon racing. Will this San Angelo clan get a chance to ride the currents on the world stage one more time before dad retires?
texasmonthly.com
A swan song for the 747, the most glamorous passenger plane of all.
The Boeing 747 Begins Its Final Descent
The jet was perhaps the pinnacle of American engineering excellence. Its retirement signals an end to an era of American cultureâand ambition.
theatlantic.com
Thereâs a pious reason for the three crosses that symbolize Amsterdam, though I suspect the other meaning also can be attributed to the city.
All Those Triple Xs in Amsterdam Donât Mean What You Think They Do
Fodor
fodors.com
Some concerning new research on alcohol consumption suggests the party may indeed be over, if two drinks a day yields a 1 in 25 chance of premature death.
Health Risks of Alcohol Accelerate After One Drink a Day, Study Finds
The alcohol industry has criticized the research, which found that even light drinking increases the risk of premature death.
nytimes.com
I donât love this, and you shouldnât, either.
New AFL-CIO Report: Nationâs Top CEOs Made 285 Times Workersâ Pay in 2024 | AFL-CIO
New research shows that S&P 500 CEOs got an average $1.24 million raise last year and made an average of $18.9 million in total compensation.
aflcio.org
Not sure if anyone posted this article from October 2025, but itâs an insightful look into how desperately hard incel culture tries to redefine heterosexual sex as âthe most gay thing everâ in an attempt to make it less desirable to those who arenât having it.
Sex Is Gay, Rape Is Epic, No Fatties: Young Right-Wing Men Are Obsessed With Male Power and Male Bodies
The group chat leak reveals what over a decade of incel messaging and Bronze Age Pervert have done to Young Republicans.
liberalcurrents.com
A timely list!
The best restaurants in Stockholm right now
This is where to book a table
timeout.com
Very curious to see how rideshare app Bolt does this year after the CEO laid off 30% of the company, including the *entire HR team.*
Bolt CEO says he let go of his entire HR team for creating problems that didnât exist: âThose problems disappeared when I let them goâ | Fortune
Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow says a culture of âentitlementâ forced a sweeping resetâincluding cutting the HR team, he says, which was âcreating problems that didnât exist.â
fortune.com
Some thatched roofs can last as long as 70 years! A fascinating look into a dying art.
The Last Straw
Inside the tiny community of English master thatchers, a fight is unfolding over a tradition that may not survive.
nytimes.com
Light pollution from cities has more influence than air temperature on extending the growing season of plants, and with it, worsening allergies.
Bright City Lights Might Be Making Your Allergies Worse
Light pollution prompts plants to shed pollen longer and stronger, according to new research.
nytimes.com
Melinda Gates continues to outperform her ex husband in benefitting society.
Opinion | Melinda French Gates: Women, We Deserve Better Than This
Too many women walk out of their doctorsâ office with no diagnosis, no treatment and no plan.
nytimes.com
A Norwegian writer explores her countryâs fall from grace.
It Used to Feel Good to Be Norwegian â The Dial
The Epstein files shattered that.
thedial.world
Excellent news.
A personalized vaccine for melanoma cut the risk of cancer returning after five years
If the vaccine is effective in a late-stage trial, it would be âparadigm-shifting,â one expert said.
nbcnews.com
An absolute delight to read, citing many cultural examples that helped shape the current culture of American braggadocio.
A Short History on American Bragging
From the Mississippi Delta to Trump Tower, Richard Grant writes a history of American grandstanding, eloquence and excess
port-magazine.com
How long do you feel the effects of your morning coffee? For me, itâs strangeâI can drink it after dinner and still sleep, and a single cup never feels like a massive energy boost. But two strong morning cups in a row give me physical manifestations of anxiety. Not sure what that means for my CYP1A2 genetic profile.
I've got a gene that means coffee is bad for my heart - half the public have it
A DNA test revealed the foods and drinks I metabolise badly, and it was bad news
inews.co.uk
Warsaw has a lot going on right now, and the attractive exchange rate doesnât hurt!
travelandleisure.com
Architecture of center city Stockholm looks beautiful but also a bit cold⌠where are the trees?
The 8 Buildings You Must See in Stockholm
These sites capture the cityâs practical, restrained style â but arenât without whimsy.
nytimes.com
Send me all your Stockholm intel!
Fresh Takes on Old Favorites at 5 Stockholm Bakeries
The Swedish appetite for sweets, caffeine and hanging out has led to a profusion of new convivial bakeries.
nytimes.com
Whatâs with all the mystery booms recently?
What Exactly Caused That Loud Boom in South Carolina?
A huge noise rattled part of the state on Thursday. Multiple theories have been put forward, but the mystery remains.
nytimes.com
Shocked to see this pair of homes that I walked past last month in Dwell, especially given the equally beautiful, eerily similar homes three miles west that were selling for half the price.
In Portland, a Brand-New Timber-Clad Town House Seeks $1.6M â Dwell
Mark Holmquist of Adret Architecture designed a pair of homes in the Alberta Arts District with floating staircases, covered balconies, and nearly net-zero performance.
apple.news
You could say that Aubie really got shafted on the barkitecture, but also, heâs a dog who loves nothing more than grass and dirt.
wsj.com
wsj.com
Nutmegs are the spice of trickery and lies (and soccer moves).
npr.org
Hopeful news of the week on a promising Hepatitis B treatment.
Scientists Find a Potential Cure for Chronic Hepatitis B
Most people recover from the infection, but it poses great risks for those who donât. A new drug may cure 1 in 5 of these patients.
nytimes.com
I would love to see this guy take down Joni Ernst.
The populist Paralympian who wants to roll into the Senate
Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek has scored upsets before. Flipping Iowa back to Democrats would be his biggest yet.
motherjones.com
Stranger danger still exists, but itâs better than it used to be, and itâs good to know your neighbors in most cases.
Opinion | Why Americans Are Afraid of Their Neighbors
âStranger dangerâ was always a misleading idea, and itâs bad for our children.
nytimes.com
From 1991, a detailed history of the weekend, leisure, and liberty.
Waiting for the Weekend
A whole two days off from work, in which we can do what we please, has only recently become a near-universal right.
theatlantic.com
Amid arguments on what is or is not constitutional, a tax lawyerâs comment sums it up best: âThe USA is intended to be a meritocracy where people earn their way to the top, not a system where people inherit wealth and the power that comes with it.â
Opinion | The Simple Answer to Taxing the Rich Is the Best Answer
Forget complex schemes. There is an easier way to get revenue from the wealthy.
nytimes.com
Itâs been a tough week, and finding a very large tick attached to my abdomen yesterday didnât help.
Itâs Already a Bad Tick Season. Hereâs How to Protect Yourself.
Ticks are expanding into new places, and more are carrying multiple diseases.
nytimes.com
Iâve been thinking about converting my classic cruiser into something with a little more kick.
washingtonpost.com
I have unfortunately encountered waves of extreme fatigue since getting COVID in April 2022. I welcome research on the costs of managing symptoms years later, as I hope to one day regain my 2021 energy levels.
Long COVID will cost the US an estimated $8 billion over just 3 years due to healthcare burden, managing symptoms and loss to the workforce
The US lacks the capacity to treat long COVID, and HHS defunding is taking the country further away from being able to handle the countryâs growing number of long COVID cases.
theconversation.com
Glad to see an angle that isnât âAI saves time and money and the need for human employeesâ in Fortune this week.
Microsoft reports are exposing AI's real cost problem: Using the tech is more expensive than paying human employees | Fortune
Companies are racing to incentivize employees to use AI. But as some companies are finding, the more employees that use the technology, the heavier the bill.
fortune.com
A French Parliament member, herself drugged by a colleague intending to rape her, describes France as âdeeply entrenched in a culture of rape.â Itâs about time they started talking about it.
The French Civil Servant Accused of Drugging More Than 100 Women
For years, prosecutors have accused Christian Nègre, once a senior official, of slipping diuretics into womenâs drinks. Despite admitting to some accusations in an interview with a French daily, he is yet to stand trial.
nytimes.com
The author notes the decline of empathy among powerful men who believe it to be a weakness within civilization. Interestingly, we canât have much of a civilization at all without empathy. Then weâre just animals.
What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezosâs Private Retreat
For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.
theatlantic.com
A recent interview with Kevin Morby, a musician whose show I was really sad to miss yesterday.
Life & Death in Kevin Morbyâs Midwest
On the eve of fatherhood, Kevin Morby is celebrating a life less haunted. We visit the singer-songwriter at his home outside Kansas City to drink some beers, talk about his sprawlingly intimate new album, Little Wide Open, and bask in the beauty of the heartland.
pitchfork.com
The worldâs rarest pasta (seemingly thinner than angel hair) isnât a shape Iâd hike overnight for, but I appreciate the dedication to the craft in a town that even Italians describe as âcombative.â
The Worldâs Rarest Pasta Is Hidden in the Mountains of Sardinia
In the mountains of Northern Sardinia, a 300-year-old pilgrimage comes with a serving of the worldâs rarest pasta.
nytimes.com
âAs millennials weâve done exactly what we were told to do as far the âright wayâ to achieve success. We put our heads down, got good grades, went to college, and pursued our passions. Then when everything crashed around us, we pivoted, went back to school for something more practical and kept at it, yet time and time again, weâve been locked out of basic capitalist promises like job security, home ownership, and any kind of comfortable retirement plan.â
Midlife Crisis-ing in the End Times
Older millennials now have less money and more problems than ever before. Basically, weâre in retrograde.
thecut.com
