Not everything makes it into my highly curated newsletter, here's a roundup of the interesting bookmarks that didn't quite fit this week.
Take a peek into “the world’s greatest typewriter collection.”
On December 15, Heritage Auctions will be kicking off their Historical Platinum Session Signature® Auction, which will include Steve Soboroff’s storied typewriter collection. 33 typewriters a…
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Beautiful collection of vintage typewriters
I thought about that a lot
24 essays by 24 authors, some great reading in here...
The Perils and Pleasures of Bartending in Antarctica
At the South Pole, the freezer is just a hole in the wall to the ice outside.
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The bartender at the bottom of the world
What’s With All the Different Salts? Here’s How to Use Them.
Table salt, kosher salt, finishing salt: The choice can be confusing, but we offer a little explanation and advice.
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Why on earth do we have salt sommeliers?
A moment that changed me: I stopped speaking at 19 – and found my artistic voice
I was mute for two years because I couldn’t convey my emotions. It helped me discover a new way to express myself
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One persons journey into creativity
Learn How to Dance Like David Byrne (From Byrne Himself)
This is an absolute delight: a pair of videos of David Byrne teaching us how to do a few dance moves. The first video shows mo
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Does what it says on the tin...
Jonah Goodman · A National Evil
At the turn of the 20th century, the Swiss were plagued by strange, interlinked medical conditions, which existed…
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A national illness - but not a pandemic.