Tapbots (makers of Tweetbot) have released their new Mastodon app called Ivory.

The Italian Futurists declared war on pasta on the early 20th century. (“Too traditional!” said Filippo Marinetti. “Holding us back!”) So of course they named a pasta sauce after him

In this comic, Rueben Bolling dreams up some "non-woke" children's books that won't get teachers charged with felonies in fascist Florida. "The Very Fine Stop & Frisk" is particularly (depressingly) on-point.

"Layoffs do not solve what is often the underlying problem, which is often an ineffective strategy, a loss of market share, or too little revenue. Layoffs are basically a bad decision."

The New Rules. "How to text, tip, ghost, host, and generally exist in polite society today."

A fantastic unofficial archive of Melvyn Bragg's radio show In Our Time, organized by Dewey Decimal category and year. Related episodes, track guests across multiple episodes, reading lists, and more.

"American drivers have a blinding headlight problem." Increasingly prevalent trucks and SUVs are so tall that their lights shine in the faces of mere car drivers. It sucks.

Richard Belzer, who played detective John Munch on Homicide: Life on the Street (and other shows), has died aged 78. "He had lots of health issues, and his last words were, 'Fuck you, motherfucker.'"

Hmm, the Tidbyt looks interesting: a retro-style, low-res display for your desk or bedside that can run lightweight display apps (weather, time, stock quotes, sports scores, etc.)

Unbelievably, kottke[dot]org turns 25 years old today – the site predates Google! "That's more than half of my life, spanning four decades and ~40,000 posts, almost cartoonishly long for a medium optimized for impermanence." Thx for reading!