Welcome to the weekend,
Here are five things I thought worth sharing this week.
This year marks a historic shift in journalism; “For the first time ever, more online news sites produced Pulitzer finalists than newspapers did.”
Whatever happened to the foam neck collar? Why pop culture’s symbol for “I’ve been injured” has all but disappeared.
Passages from a newly deciphered scroll of papyrus give us details on where Plato’s burial site and how he spent his final night.
Why do maple syrup bottles have skeuomorphs?
Finally, our long read this week is a lively discussion of ornamental architecture, origins of economic concerns in architecture, leisure (with a Josef Pieper reference!), and how those concerns fit into the wider conversation around modern sensibilities cutting all ties with our “primitive past”.
Currently reading: Blood in the Machine by Brian Merchant
Have a great weekend.
Image: Summer Day. Sussman, Richard. American, ca. 1939.
