Thu. 03/25 - How to Cook & Eat Cicadas

Have you ever wondered who or what comes up with the explanatory blurbs beneath trending terms on Twitter? I’ve got your answer. Your guide to eating and enjoying the Brood X cicadas. And a website to help you out when a word is just on the tip of your tongue.

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Links:

• Twitter trends: Who comes up with the descriptions for trending topics? (Slate)
• The 17-Year Cicadas Are Returning to the East Coast This Summer—and Yes, You Can Eat Them (Food and Wine)
• Mon. 03/15 - Brood X and Self-Sabotaging Zoom Calls (Kottke Ride Home)
• The Best Wine and Bug Pairings, According to an Expert (Food and Wine) 
• You Can Eat 17-Year Cicadas Emerging In Georgia (Patch)
• Cicada-Licious: Cooking and Enjoying Periodical Cicada (University of Maryland Cicadamaniacs)
• OneLook Reverse Dictionary
• Kottke.Org
• Jackson Bird on Twitter