Below is a list of recent articles, stories and tweets I've found interesting. Curated from Twitter, Instapaper, YouTube and RSS (using Feedbin + Reeder).
Jan 17th 2020 - @Cycling_Embassy
Each year, on the windiest day of the year, the Dutch Headwind Cycling Championships take place on the Oosterscheldekering Storm Surge Barrier.
Over 200 competitors ride the 8.5 km course against 100+ km/hr winds on upright single-speed bikes. Watch more: youtu.be/bb_sozJb01Q pic.twitter.com/OIU0iVTiUd
Jan 16th 2020 - kottke.org
Official Posters for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games
- Jason Kottke
Jan 16th 2020 - @BMcM2018
Here's a map showing the industry/type of business that employs greatest percentage of people who live in each county. Top five, in terms of number of counties that fall in each category- healthcare (1,187), manufacturing (1,017), agriculture (250), retail (246), education (143). pic.twitter.com/WuKJwBZNMC
Jan 13th 2020 - @hotdogsladies
I legit love you guys, but here’s one thing to think about:
The happier I am, the less I look at Twitter.
And, the less I look at Twitter, the happier I am.
Jan 12th 2020 - @MNBTNavigator
Rippin' down Sand Hog.
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#cuyunalakesmtb #cuyuna #cuyunalakes #groomedsingletrack #ridegroomed #exploreminnesota #onlyinmn #captureminnesota #exploremn #bikeadventure #bikelife #sandhog #trek #trekbikes… instagram.com/p/B7PzvSolWwn/…
Jan 11th 2020 - @MNBTNavigator
Pit stop at the Basecamp.
@TrueNorthBC
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#truenorthbasecamp #crosby #cuyunalakes #cuyunalakesmtb #cuyuna #trekbikes #ridebontrager #farley #ridegroomed #groomedsingletrack #onlyinmn #exploremn #captureminnesota… instagram.com/p/B7MXpzkFlWc/…
Jan 11th 2020 - @RexChapman
Best. Transformers. Ever... pic.twitter.com/EtlDcqVdW8
Jan 9th 2020 - @schroederlaw
@waitbutwhy When Marty played the "oldie" Johnny B. Goode, the song was 27 1/2 years old for him. The song Smells Like Teen Spirit is 28 1/2 years old right now!
Jan 9th 2020 - @waitbutwhy
Okay LAST one: Back to the Future came out in 1985 and "the past" was 1955. If it came out today, Marty would be heading to 1990. The funny "he's so out of place" scenes would be about him not knowing how to use a landline and not having any idea how to look up info he needed.
Jan 8th 2020 - desmoinesregister.com
How Des Moines landed an Ironman triathlon
Jan 8th 2020 - @dcrainmakerblog
And in case you were wondering, it only costs $100,000. Thus making the Wahoo KICKR Bike look like a water bottle cage. twitter.com/dcrainmakerblo…
Jan 8th 2020 - nytimes.com
Progress Marches On
- John Gruber
Jan 7th 2020 - kottke.org
Danny MacAskill Joins the Gym
- Jason Kottke
Jan 7th 2020 - @Airbnb
This looks oddly familiar. twitter.com/sweetplummama/…
Jan 6th 2020 - informationisbeautiful.net
US Smoking Rates Are The Lowest Since Records Began
- Information is Beautiful
Jan 6th 2020 - @davidguenel
Dans les années 1920, le velodrome londonien de Herne Hill faisait des courses rétros sur grand-bi. Savoureux.
pic.twitter.com/b80KZT1xju
Jan 6th 2020 - @BrandyZadrozny
My husband works for a creative agency on print campaigns and I just can’t believe this poster got made. twitter.com/seewhatsnext/s…
Jan 6th 2020 - @francesweetman
I take it all back. I now welcome nuclear oblivion pic.twitter.com/BDQ9zH4OTQ
Jan 5th 2020 - @KOCOChristine
!!! GUYS IM OFFICIALLY A TRIATHLETE !!!
Blown away by my support system cheering me on for my first triathlon.
I didn’t stop once & beat my swimming goal.
Let’s get it 2020 💪🏼| @lifetimefitness pic.twitter.com/xbC4Yd69Qg
Jan 4th 2020 - @aveirjapan
Bull-dozer ❄️
via: surfinggypsy
pic.twitter.com/G5SWa3cnyN
Jan 3rd 2020 - flowingdata.com
Timelines to make you feel old
- Nathan Yau
Jan 2nd 2020 - kottke.org
How to Make Popcorn Using a Blow Torch & Hair Dryer
- Jason Kottke
Jan 2nd 2020 - @TheSun
Pilot lands plane sideways in heavy crosswinds at Bristol Airport 👏✈️ pic.twitter.com/ReZK5yMyZ5
Jan 1st 2020 - xkcd.com
I Love the 20s
Dec 31st 2019 - minnestar.org
Minnestar’s 2019 Year in Review
- Maria Ploessl
Dec 31st 2019 - @MehrsaBaradaran
So I'm helping a kid I know with some college applications and I have some thoughts. My friend has a GPA of over 4.0 and a star in track and cross-country. She grew up Black in a white rural town in CA--oh and she's homeless. She's living with a friend's family.
Dec 31st 2019 - @jdmaccoby
IVANKA: I am a senior advisor to the president and should be treated as such
MEDIA: please comment on the president’s lies/crimes/disastrous policies
IVANKA: omg you guys that’s my daddy
Dec 31st 2019 - @Phil_Lewis_
One of the most human moments of the decade pic.twitter.com/fi0zoSJv9K
Dec 30th 2019 - @lifetimefitness
WHAT. A. YEAR.
#WeDidItTogether
#LoveYourLife pic.twitter.com/T16EbZ378f
Dec 30th 2019 - kottke.org
How Do You Move a Star? Stellar Engines!
- Jason Kottke
Dec 30th 2019 - qz.com
If you don’t trust your employees to work remotely, you shouldn’t have hired them in the first place
Dec 30th 2019 - dcrainmaker.com
The Challenges Ahead for Zwift and ESports
Dec 30th 2019 - @Kasparov63
It's nice they have opinions about communism now, because once you're living in it you don't get to have an opinion about it anymore. twitter.com/MarketWatch/st…
Dec 28th 2019 - @WIREDScience
A decades-old idea is finally getting a chance to shine—that is, a chance to send sunshine harvested by a satellite down to Earth. trib.al/zcjqR4k
Dec 27th 2019 - kottke.org
A Self-Driving DeLorean Is Taught How to Drift
- Jason Kottke
Dec 27th 2019 - kottke.org
A Free-to-Use Library of Very Canadian Stock Photos
- Jason Kottke
Dec 27th 2019 - @Ad_Inifinitum
this is fine pic.twitter.com/SSQTai7fKS
Dec 27th 2019 - @sangerkatz
These numbers wow me every time I see them. nytimes.com/2019/12/27/ups… pic.twitter.com/3BqC5uznPH
Dec 27th 2019 - @mluckovichajc
pic.twitter.com/TfxNFjSX4L
Dec 26th 2019 - @sclv
thinking again of one of the great ledes of all time, in this 2014 article from @CaitlinPacific. If I taught a journo class, I would absolutely assign this (theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…): pic.twitter.com/AiITFSAYKU
Dec 26th 2019 - @agentfitz777
I will never not watch this and not have a panic attack pic.twitter.com/A5e0iXl8Av
Dec 25th 2019 - @NaturelsLit
This mind-bending timelapse with the Milky Way stabilized shows the Earth is spinning through space. pic.twitter.com/QJEZip6pzJ
Dec 25th 2019 - @Stop_Trump20
I can't stop laughing 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/93SeQb6HiK
Dec 25th 2019 - @Hustle_NBA
Stormtrooper destroys lightsaber-wielding man at Disneyland 😂
#StarWarsTheRiseofSkywalker pic.twitter.com/GMvP6W8Ji0
Dec 20th 2019 - kottke.org
Almost Famous: “I Was in The Black Eyed Peas. Then I Quit.”
- Jason Kottke
Dec 16th 2019 - flowingdata.com
Occupation Growth and Decline
- Nathan Yau
Dec 15th 2019 - wired.com
The Next Nuclear Plants Will Be Small, Svelte, and Safer
Dec 13th 2019 - xkcd.com
Brussels Sprouts Mandela Effect
Dec 13th 2019 - kottke.org
The Kung Fu Nuns of the Drukpa Order
- Jason Kottke
Dec 12th 2019 - damninteresting.com
Private Wojtek’s Right to Bear Arms
- Erika Nesvold
Dec 11th 2019 - dcrainmaker.com
Fascinating Stats from Strava’s 2019 Year End Report
- DC Rainmaker
Dec 11th 2019 - kottke.org
If Hogwarts Were an Inner-City School (Key & Peele)
- Jason Kottke
Dec 7th 2019 - theatlantic.com
The False Promise of Morning Routines
Dec 7th 2019 - wired.com
On Pooping in the Dark—No Lights, No Phones, No Distractions
Dec 7th 2019 - startribune.com
Life Time CEO says luxurious new club at Southdale is just the beginning
Dec 6th 2019 - xkcd.com
Flu Shot
Dec 6th 2019 - kottke.org
The Deep Sea
- Jason Kottke
Dec 5th 2019 - informationisbeautiful.net
US Cancer Survival Rates Are Rising
- Information is Beautiful
Dec 4th 2019 - kottke.org
‘Snowbrawl’
- John Gruber
Dec 2nd 2019 - kottke.org
The Most Popular TV Shows 1986-2019
- Jason Kottke
Nov 25th 2019 - kottke.org
How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic
- Jason Kottke
Nov 20th 2019 - theatlantic.com
Devin Nunes Is Living in a Fantasyland
- David Frum
Nov 19th 2019 - twitter.com
Dolby Cinema Exclusive Poster for ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’
- John Gruber
Nov 18th 2019 - wsj.com
What Science Tells Us About Preventing Dementia
Nov 17th 2019 - theatlantic.com
There Will Be No Victory in Dishonor
- David Frum
Nov 16th 2019 - mjtsai.com
1Password Takes $200M Accel Investment
- John Gruber
Nov 12th 2019 - kottke.org
Incredible Low-Angle Satellite Photo of NYC
- Jason Kottke
Nov 12th 2019 - subtraction.com
Passwords Are a Design Problem
- Khoi
Nov 11th 2019 - flowingdata.com
xkcd-style charts in JavaScript
- Nathan Yau
Nov 8th 2019 - flowingdata.com
Saving for Retirement and Age
- Nathan Yau
Nov 6th 2019 - kottke.org
Indiana Bell moved a functioning building in 1930
- Patrick Tanguay
Nov 5th 2019 - flowingdata.com
Daylight Saving Time gripe assistant tool
- Nathan Yau
Oct 30th 2019 - flowingdata.com
When Americans Reach $100k in Savings
- Nathan Yau
Oct 20th 2019 - theatlantic.com
The Liberation of Mitt Romney
Oct 3rd 2019 - theatlantic.com
Unfit for Office
Sep 12th 2019 - damninteresting.com
Dead Reckoning
Sep 8th 2019 - damninteresting.com
The Eponymous Mr. Ponzi
Aug 6th 2019 - nytimes.com
Triathlons Fight Decline and Seek Ways to Attract the Young
Jun 15th 2019 - wired.com
Remembering Gabriele Grunewald, Who Ran For Herself and Others
Jun 13th 2019 - dcrainmaker.com
Garmin’s Biggest Competitor Is Their Own Software Instability
May 20th 2019 - outsideonline.com
Will Mining Destroy America's Most Popular Wilderness?
May 14th 2019 - washingtonpost.com
For some national politicians, over-the-top competition isn’t limited to elections. The relentless drive that powers a campaign serves some politicians just as well in the weight room, on the basketball court or in the Ironman.
May 8th 2019 - theatlantic.com
The Miracle of Minneapolis
May 3rd 2019 - vox.com
Is Slack ruining our jobs - and lives?
Apr 19th 2019 - nymag.com
Mayor Pete Is the Democrats’ Folksiest Heartland Hope. Really!
Apr 17th 2019 - youtube.com
How Leonardo da Vinci made a "satellite" map in 1502 - YouTube
Apr 1st 2019 - theatlantic.com
There Will Never Be a Movie Like ‘The Matrix’ Again
Mar 26th 2019 - bikepacking.com
Traveling Tubeless for Bikepacking and Touring - BIKEPACKING.com
Mar 22nd 2019 - 1843magazine.com
Death of the calorie
Mar 18th 2019 - nytimes.com
Building Grit in Girls Through Mountain Biking
Mar 16th 2019 - theatlantic.com
How Much Immigration Is Too Much?
Mar 2nd 2019 - bikepacking.com
Raising Riders: From Passengers to Partners on the Baja Divide - BIKEPACKING.com
Feb 24th 2019 - washingtonpost.com
Perspective | The 6 essential cons that define Trump’s success
Feb 15th 2019 - fivethirtyeight.com
Lindsey Vonn Is The Greatest American Skier — And It’s Not Even Close
Jan 28th 2019 - wired.com
The Insane Numbers Behind Cycling's Most Masochistic Race