July 29, 2021
"The war has changed."
Internal CDC document urges new messaging, warns delta infections likely more severe (WaPo) The delta variant of the coronavirus appears to cause more severe illness than earlier variants and spreads as easily as chickenpox, according to an internal federal health document that argues officials must “acknowledge the war has changed.” [more inside]
Flocking
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love and Rage
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
How did an iconic celebration of harmony descend into mayhem? Woodstock 99, the first film in Bill Simmons' Music Box HBO series, examines how the festival collapsed under the weight of its own misguided ambition. [more inside]
Every girl crazy 'bout a sharp-dressed man
Dusty Hill, bassist for and long-time member of ZZ Top, has passed away at the age of 72. [more inside]
"a moonshot that might just land"
Man v food: is lab-grown meat really going to solve our nasty agriculture problem? If cellular agriculture is going to improve on the industrial system it is displacing, it needs to grow without passing the cost on to workers, consumers and the environment (The Guardian, long read)
But Wait! There's No More...
"When it’s gone, where will all these lost souls go?"
The Last Dirty Picture Show: a love letter to the Tiki Adult Theater
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