This film alphabet, created by the British artist and designer Stephen Wildish as a bonus to his Friday project, combines great minimalist design and nostalgia in a fun movie trivia quiz. (via This Movie Quiz Will Take You Back to the 80s)
How many of these can you identify without cheating?
Patriotic Millionaire Robert Johnson, former chief economist of the U.S Senate banking committee, said that the current economic system is not broken, but it is “working on behalf of those who designed it in their favor.”
“America is no longer based on markets and capitalism, instead our economy is designed as ‘socialism for the rich’ – it is designed to ensure that the wealthiest people take all of the gains, while regular Americans cover any losses,” he said at a press conference this afternoon in Washington, D.C.
(via nprfreshair)
McCarthy’s homage to the queen of all drag queen!
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From NPR’s Kitchen Window: Confessions of a Sriracha Fanatic
wnyc:
Pierene
It floods the mouth…with flavor.
awesomepeoplehangingouttogether:
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
This 1977 Sports Illustrated feature on chewing tobacco in baseball is enlightening. (via SportsFeat/@erikmal)
So much incredible science here. Like this passage:
“Many players chew to keep their whistles wet because when they grew up they were warned that drinking water during games would ‘bloat you,’ and maybe too much will, although progressive trainers now warn that it is bad for thirsty athletes to avoid water during competition. Weight-watching players chew to cut down their calorie intake. Rod Carew used to drink 15 bottles of pop before and during every game, and sometimes would get nauseated. Now he chews three packs of tobacco a game, wrapped in gum. He has cut his soft drinks to two or three, and his stomach stays settled.
(via mlboffseason)
(Source: willdo, via mlboffseason)
