The 10 best cities in the U.S. to move to right now

How Bay Area cities got their names

You can now make sick beats in Microsoft Excel

The Science Behind Crafting a Perfect Espresso

Director Lulu Wang Orders Dumplings at the Spa

The time I sabotaged my editor with ransomware from the dark web.

Scraping the Web Is a Powerful Tool. Clearview AI Abused It

Is living alone worth it?

Who wants a teddy bear for Valentine’s Day?

Design competitions won’t solve your city’s problems

Why Every Instagram Influencer Has That Same Big Grey Sofa

Sweethearts Are the Only Perfect Valentine’s Day Candy

The Ragtag Squad That Saved 38,000 Flash Games From Internet Oblivion

I’m working hard, or maybe I’m hardly working; either way this is to say I have a lot of bookmarks saved up that I need to get send out (read, get rid of). So you lucky reader, are in luck! Enjoy!!

How to Break Up with Your Therapist

The myth of the “Millennial-friendly city”

Inside SpinLaunch, the Space Industry’s Best Kept Secret

A Warehouse Robot Learns to Sort Out the Tricky Stuff

I Can’t Stop Watching Celebrity Cooking Videos

A Grid-Based Mapping App Is Preparing Us for a Future With No Roads

Odd Job: This teen bought a bunch of vending machines. Now he makes six figures.

Why Grocery Stores Are Must-Visit Travel Destinations

A First Look at Nike's Gear for the Tokyo Olympics

There Are Glowing Seesaws in Midtown and New Yorkers Are Losing It

TikTok’s Digital Blackface Problem

Trump Administration Drafts an Executive Order Mandating Neoclassical Architecture

Netflix’s ‘The Circle’ Gets One Key Thing Right About A.I.

Almost Every Website You Visit Records Exactly How Your Mouse Moves

Do long movie titles make for better movies?

Howdy folks!

I started this newsletter last year because I wanted to share the things I find on the web. But starting next week I want to switch things up. A little more formal but also a bigger experimentation at brining entertaining you all.

See ya soon 

Hyper Hyper Local Tourism

Your Bedroom Is Too Hot

As women’s running takes off, the shoe industry is racing to keep up

Hello from your fellow mello world readers:

The Pioneering Women of the Zigzag Hotshots

“A Novel”: An article

One nation, tracked

The architect making playgrounds reflect how children actually play

What Happens After Prisoners Learn to Code?

Speed reading

20 Food Hot Takes You’ll Probably Hate-Read in 2020

People love Trader Joe’s so much there are now professional Trader Joe’s influencers

Links from your mellheads:

A 7-Eleven in Japan Might Close for a Day. Yes, That’s a Big Deal.

'The Slaves Dread New Year's Day the Worst': The Grim History of January 1

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