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When a rare bottle of Scotch whisky sold for US$2.7 million in November 2023, I was stunned, but I wasn’t surprised. The whiskey market has been booming for some time. Bourbon brands like Pappy Van Winkle from Buffalo Trace distillery are selling for astronomical prices in the secondary market. Japanese whiskies, which have become popular … Read moreA bottle of scotch recently sold for $2.7 million – what’s behind such outrageous prices?

Despite the subtitle of their early hit “Damnit,” Blink-182 have never been interested in “Growing Up.” Since their inception in the early ’90s, they’ve always emerged with joyous irreverence, with dozens of songs that are frozen in adolescence. This is a band who went on the “PooPoo PeePee Tour” in 1998, who posed nude in … Read moreOn ONE MORE TIME…, Blink-182 Try Growing Up

Perhaps Darrow quelled his conscience by imagining the game had no inventor. In fact, with a bit of effort, he could have tracked her down. She was still alive, and still making games. As was later detailed, Darrow learned the game at the Todds’ house, and the Todds learned it from a friend, Eugene Raiford. … Read moreThe Landlord's Game: Lizzie Magie and Monopoly's Anti-Capitalist Origins (1903)

From “elite” pickles to “premium” baby diapers, marketers are constantly telling us to seek superiority — but “by the simple law of averages, most of us have to live a life more ordinary,” says sociolinguist Crispin Thurlow. He invites us to embrace mediocrity for a change, offering a different path to contentedness without comparison. source

Daisy Alioto is a journalist and the CEO of Dirt Media. “I don’t think I was ever super precious about my writing, but if I was, I’m zero percent precious about it now. Every time I write for Dirt, it saves the company money. … Nothing will make you sit down and write 800 words … Read moreLongform Podcast #562: Daisy Alioto

Indigenous Just Transition The Indigenous Just Transition (IJT) program planning was initiated in December of 2022 beginning with a staff and advisory committee meeting held in Phoenix Arizona. Throughout the spring and into fall, a series of workshops and projects around food sovereignty, local micro-grid renewable energy systems, seed rematriation, traditional farming methods, ethnobotany as … Read more2023 In Review

Beautiful animated short film about the wonder and fragility of life. Couple with what happens when we die.  source

The results showed the existence of a threshold point, and that early gains in percent female within an occupation, up to approximately 14% female in the occupation, associate with strong gains in the female-to-male wage ratio. However, beyond that point, further gains in percent female associate with smaller improvements in the female-to-male wage ratio. source

Hillary Clinton famously did not win the 2016 election and become the first female U.S. president. Yet Clinton’s presidential campaign still resonated with many women who have said it made them more likely to get involved in politics. When women run for office, it can inspire other women and girls to become more politically active. … Read moreShows like ‘Scandal’ and ‘Madam Secretary’ inspire women to become involved in politics in real life

Two and a half years after she sang earnestly about love lost on “driver’s license,” Olivia Rodrigo is now claiming that “love is fucking embarrassing.” The declaration arrives on the aptly-titled “love is embarrassing,” a standout track from her sophomore LP, GUTS. Rodrigo explains her romantic reevaluation in the line, “Just watch as I crucify … Read moreOn GUTS, Olivia Rodrigo Embraces Her Imperfections and Sharpens Her Sound: Review