No idea if it's true or not but there was a rumor back in the day, that "natural flavors" was code for just a tiny bit of catnip essence.

In 2024, creative industries minister Chris Bryant admitted that Brexit had made touring in Europe “simply not economically viable” for many artists.

It's an interesting look into older architecture, but I feel many architects today have higher priorities than making sure the house faces South and has thick walls - like getting the houses oriented along whatever street they put in and not having the house cost the same as a medieval castle. I think what's most disappointing is that, in the end, the only "changes" the author even considers making are moving a desk and maybe planting a tree.

I appreciate the article, I'm just disappointed in the author.

GenX has never held any type of power, nor will they ever - not political, not economic, not financial. The Boomers were always like "Wait your turn", but they never bothered turning anything over regardless of what we fought for, or how hard.

And now the Millennials have come up on the other side. And I'm just so tired of fighting to make things happen, or even just to try to preserve things, that that's okay. I did what I could to make things better, and I'm happy for a less weary cohort to take over.

Truth in advertising: they renamed the Department from Defense to "Department of War".

Perhaps the game Noodle is playing isn't the same as the game you're playing.

You have very colorful lights in your room!

Honestly, I'm mostly surprised the bodies are being shipped home.

What a lovely color, and what a great pattern! I'd love to see it when it's finished :)

That's often because the number of audio channels being transmitted is a mis-match for your audio setup. I just force my tv's sound to mono.

I'm American and I don't want this for you, either!

Container ship? The ship would be bringing cargo regardless, so your carbon contribution would be negligible.