so many books this month!! (and no movies, tho i have started streaming felicity on hulu) I finally finished the book i'd been reading on and mostly off over a couple years. and i picked up the tripod trilogy from john christopher!!! these were my favorite books from back in elementary school (5th grade maybe?) and i've not read them since. i'm not sure i actually ever read the 3rd book? as i was reading, the first two were familiar, but not the third. in any case, not counting for a few days off, i finished all three books in 5 days :) i managed so much ready cause j's family was here, then my parents, so we haven't been watching tv at nights.
amir d aczel - the jesuit and the skull: teilhard de chardin, evolution, and the search for the peking man
john christopher - the white mountains. john christopher - the city of gold and lead, john christopher - the pool of fire
the atlantic - be a patriot
the atlantic - The Great Grocery Squeeze
the hustle - Corporate swag will never die
eater - No One Asked for Coca-Cola Oreos
atlas obscura - Why Do Canadians Say ‘Eh’?
new republic - Why Recycling Is Mostly Garbage
the atlantic - The World Can’t Keep Up With Its Garbage
mental floss - Why Did Ronald McDonald Disappear?
the atlantic - A Trade War With China Is a Very Bad Idea
mel megazine - Inside the World of Guide Dog Dropouts
the atlantic - The End of the ‘Generic’ Grocery-Store Brand
bbc - Sit-to-stand: The simple test that reveals how you're ageing
vox - The world’s biggest animal cruelty problem, explained in one chart
npr - Doggles and dog booties: Anchorage residents prep pets for volcanic explosion
huff post - This Viral Detergent Hack Has People Questioning If They're Doing Laundry Wrong
atmos - By the Numbers: How Much Trash You’re Really Throwing Away Each Year
i definitely believe that some of these stats are misleading as hell. "61% of food waste is generated by households, while 26% comes from food service establishments and 13% comes from retail." i mean, okay, those may be correct but the GROWING and TRANSPORT and STORING BEFORE TRANSPORT also creates a fuck ton of waste. and that they don't even mention that part really puts the guilt onto the consumers since we may be able to affect some change at food service establishments or retail. altho, i will say that either way, pretty much EVERYONE needs to do more work to make less waste. but corporations and industry especially.
the atlantic - The Last Place on Earth Any Tourist Should Go
this one makes me sad because i would totally want to go to antarctica. tho, to be honest, i wouldn't really wan to go purely as a tourist, i would want to winter over. because it sounds like an incredible experience. and, also, maybe i'm crazy lol.
