theatlantic:

Currently distracting everyone in The Atlantic office: Context-Free Patent Art

Awesome.

Certainly the most delicious way to eat a whole cabbage!

nprfreshair:

todaysdocument:

On February 16, 1862, Union forces under general Ulysses S. Grant Captured Fort Donelson in Tennessee.  It was one of the first major Union victories of the Civil War and earned Grant the nickname “Unconditional Surrender” Grant.

Sketch [map] of Fort Donelson and Out Works… by Lt. W. L. B. Jenney, V. Engrs., [and] Lt. W. Kossack…, 02/28/1862

Tomorrow: historian Adam Goodheart talks about his social history of the Civil War, 1861.

theadamhirsch:

Class

peterwarren:

While Google Voice’s transcriptions of everyone’s voicemails are generally funny, Google Voice Voicemail Transcription and Matt Paley are a match made in Heaven. The combination of fast talking and two-minute-minimum message time make my dear friend Matt’s voicemails ripe for the Google Voice misunderstanding. 

In this week’s edition, Google Voice turns a simple message about a YouTube video into the crazed rant of a stalker ex-wife with the gall to bring up what happened in that Alabama restaurant.

Helllooooo Pacific Ocean!

Another long day recording with the sparrows! Hot toddy’s and folk music - this is a great day.

In the studio tracking with the sparrows! New live-take EP coming soon - word.

Testing the 2nd round of our own “December White” bottle conditioning almost done! #beer #homebrew #handsoverfeet

Newest brew is almost done! Morning Cuppa Porter: come have some. #beer #homebrew #handsoverfeet