Sept. 23, 2020
Wed. 09/23 - Eat a Five Star Dinner, From Your Car
A new discovery indicates chromium is about a thousand years older than we thought. Why it’s sometimes better not to use your full potential on things. A group of chefs trying to make drive-thru fine dining a thing. And an Enola Holmes PR stunt from Netflix that’s shining a light on women’s representation.
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Links:
- 1,000-Year-Old Precursor to Stainless Steel Found in Iran, Surprising Archaeologists (Gizmodo)
- This 'Modern' Invention Is Really 1,000 Years Old, Researchers Discover (Vice)
- In Defence of Half-Arsing (David R. MacIver)
- Why this drive-through restaurant could be the future of fine dining (Fast Company)
- Netflix Enola Holmes Statues Thread (Netflix UK, Twitter)
- Netflix Celebrates 'Enola Holmes' Release With Statues Of Sisters Overshadowed By Famous Brothers (Forbes)
- More Monuments to Women (Public Monuments and Sculpture Association)
- Kottke.Org
- Jackson Bird on Twitter
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