Mastodawn

Pocket Feb 15, 2024

Yea or nay on Valentine's Day?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/12/anti-valentines-social-media/?utm_medium=moso

The anti-Valentine’s Day movement is gaining strength

From painting their nails with dagger-pierced hearts to ghosting the social media love fest, teens are disconnecting from Valentine’s Day in an act of self-love.

The Washington Post

Pocket Feb 14, 2024

Say a prayer for Camembert...

https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2024/2/10/24065277/cheese-extinction-camembert-brie-mold?utm_medium=moso

Beware: A cheese crisis looms

A collapse in fungi diversity threatens Camembert, brie, and other famous French cheeses.

Vox

Pocket Feb 12, 2024

The most important 30 seconds of last night. Each super spot cost $7 million this year - were they worth it?
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/super-bowl-2024-ads-best-worst-beyonce-verizon-30-rock-friends-robert-f-kennedy-jr-1234966518/?utm_medium=moso

Best, Worst, and Most WTF Super Bowl Ads, From Beyoncé to Bennifer

These are the best and worst commercials that aired during the Big Game, including Queen Bey, ‘30 Rock’ and ‘Friends’ Reunions, and an anti-vaxxer.

Rolling Stone

Pocket Feb 9, 2024

There is a right way -- and a wrong way.

https://www.bonappetit.com/story/how-to-send-food-back-restaurants?utm_medium=moso

When Is It Okay to Send a Dish Back at a Restaurant?

Whether your meal is really salty, really cold, or just really disappointing, there are right and wrong ways to send it back. Here’s how three restaurant pros handle the uncomfortable situation.

Bon Appétit

Pocket Feb 8, 2024

What does affordability mean when it comes to fast food? Is $18 too much for a McDonald’s combo meal?

https://www.eater.com/24063923/mcdonalds-sales-price-increases-affordability?utm_medium=moso

How Much Should a Big Mac Cost?

McDonald’s is getting criticism for high prices, but given the cost of food and labor, is $18 really too much for a combo meal?

Eater

Pocket Feb 7, 2024

"The United States leads the world in airline safety. That’s because of the way we assign blame when accidents do happen."

https://asteriskmag.com/issues/05/why-you-ve-never-been-in-a-plane-crash?utm_medium=moso

Why You’ve Never Been In A Plane Crash—Asterisk

The United States leads the world in airline safety. That’s because of the way we assign blame when accidents do happen.

Pocket Feb 6, 2024

There are two surprising ways this “weird little organ” helps you.

**Your Appendix Is Not, in Fact, Useless. This Anatomy Professor Explains.**
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/02/02/1228474984/appendix-function-appendicitis-gut-health?utm_medium=moso

Pocket Feb 5, 2024

"A growing share of businesses, schools, and medical professionals have quietly embraced generative AI, and there’s really no going back. It is being used to screen job candidates, tutor kids, buy a home and dole out medical advice."

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/04/how-ai-is-quietly-changing-everyday-life-00138341?utm_medium=moso

How AI is quietly changing everyday life

And what Washington is doing about it behind the scenes.

POLITICO

Pocket Feb 2, 2024

The definitive story on why the Stanley cup is everywhere right now.

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/how-the-stanley-cup-went-viral?utm_medium=moso

How the Stanley Cup Went Viral

Kyle Chayka on the Stanley cup, the wildly popular tumblers seen online and on social media, and the successful marketing campaign led by the company’s president, Terence Reilly.

The New Yorker

Pocket Feb 1, 2024

"The luxury yacht may be the world’s most exclusive form of transportation. But there are only a hundred-some that meet the definition of a gigayacht—a pleasure craft 295 feet or longer."

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/01/a-brief-history-of-superyachts/?utm_medium=moso

A brief history of superyachts

And how they explain the world.

Mother Jones