Category: Random

Elders: Fashion models

“They are naturals in front of the camera. Ms. Hsu, 84, exudes the haughtiness of a supermodel but retains an air of playfulness. Mr. Chang, 83, is the…

Escapism: Mood enhancer

It is raining in Seattle. Why not head to a beach circa summer of 1997? Poolside.fm’s webpage takes you to a 90’s Macintosh Desktop with curated music and…

Road Trip: Spotify designs your Soundtrack

Spotify, in collaboration with Google Maps, launched Soundtrack Your Ride to make full ride-length mix tapes to complement your roadtrip. Enter your destination, answer questions like “what’s your…

Deep: More shower thoughts

Reddit’s Shower Thoughts is a crowdsourced collection of miniature epiphanies, and here are some recent submissions. This is part two of these posts. For part one, click here. Since…

This Guy: Listens to Free Bird for the first time

This fellow, who goes by NOLIFESHAQ, claims he’s never heard Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird” and records his first listen. He gets the song’s ethos immediately and feels the…

Inquire: A story of glitter

For deep knowledge’s sake, a sparkling New York Times article on glitter: What is glitter? The simplest answer is one that will leave you slightly unsatisfied, but at…

Marinate: Hot tub boats

So hot tub boats are a thing. Instead of your normal dilly dallying, why not try a superlative activity? A perfect excuse to get stoned (where it’s legal),…

Snapshots: Kismet or chaos?

Mr. Ye and Ms. Xue met and began a relationship in the Chinese mega-city of Chengdue in 2011. They are now married with children. While going through a…