Thursday, May 08, 2025

Friday Links!

Leading off this week, and excellent read: Only elites used hallucinogens in ancient Andes society.

If you want to see the greatest impersonation of Axl Rose ever performed, listen to the "Everybody Hurts" clip (the second video of the three): Parrot sings classic rock hits in awesome and hilarious style.

Remarkable for the era: This 1919 cartoon character fought with an actual fly.

From Wally, and there will be an unending process of sorting this out: Hugo Administrators Resign in Wake of ChatGPT Controversy. What a disaster: Broken promises, Fyre Festival vibes: A Million Lives Book Festival was a disaster

From C. Lee, and it's something you may not want to find out: Steam has a hidden tool that shows how much you’ve spent over the years. A beautiful game: No, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wasn't "made" by 30 people. A terrific story, now endangered: Teaching Kids to Read: How One School District Gets It Right. Goofy, but not surprising: Why the Ultrarich Are Unplugging From “Smart Homes”. A fascinating read: "Napalm Girl," now 62, says don't turn from ugly reality of war. This is alarming: The unregulated link in a toxic supply chain. Unbelievable that we've screwed this up: As Measles Cases Surge, Mexico Issues a US Travel Alert. Does anyone have a spine left in this country? Amazon Caves on Displaying Tariff Prices After White House Loses It. This is going to be ugly: The Death of Affordable Computing | Tariffs Impact & Investigation. This is thorough: Tariffs Timeline. Genuinely incredible: Trump pardons Nevada politician who paid for cosmetic surgery with funds to honor a slain officer. Our new climate of fear: US student journalists go dark fearing Trump crusade against pro-Palestinian speech. Related (it's even Republicans): GOP Senator on Trump’s Second Term: ‘We Are All Afraid’ and ‘Retaliation Is Real’

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