The color of the moment is "brat green." It's hideous
These are the best things I found on the internet this week!
What’s up newsletter friends,
Anyone know of any news that’s happened in the past week? We are living in truly unprecedented times politically, and every shred of news reporting and analysis around President Biden stepping down from his reelection campaign has consumed the media.
My Tuesday “conversation starters” newsletter is supposed to offer counter-programming to whatever the big thing is, but clearly the rest of the internet was as consumed by this news as everyone else, or otherwise firing off hilarious or inappropriate memes about what was going on. So I won’t lie, this is a pretty weak round-up of the best, most interesting and most entertaining content on the internet. Hang tight, I’m certain the interwebs will be juicy again next week! Until then, enjoy what I found.
What’s the coolest story or thing you found on the internet this week? Reply to this email and shoot me a link. Would love to hear from you!
Here’s a wild job you didn’t know existed: “professional rabbit-behavior consultant.” What does that person do, you ask? She’s facilitated more than 200 rabbit dates, essentially speed dating for rabbits, under the premise that the species becomes depressed and sick when they are alone (same).
If you’re not someone who lives perpetually online plugged into social media, you may not have heard that the new viral “color of the year,” and quite possibly the color of Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, is “brat green.” It’s just about the most hideous, urine-looking shade of green you’ve ever seen. I present it to you as one more data point in my theory that Gen-Z can only love things ironically, therefore ugly = cool.
I’ve seen enough mafia movies to know somebody is going to be sleeping with the fishes after police Ecuador found over six tons of cocaine — $224 million worth — in a shipment of bananas, aboard a ship bound for Germany. Last year, the country seized more than 200 tons of cocaine.
Norway sets an example in many things that the United States should follow. But one tradition that won’t soon be adopted is free-roam Norwegian parenting — allowing kids as young as six to go to and from the house as they please, treated like adults, pitching in household responsibilities. It’s truly the Viking way. The comparison to American parenting is wild.
You just won the Super Bowl, what are you going to do next? I’m going to Disney World! We’ve probably all heard this slogan before, but I was fascinated to hear the full story of how it started, with Phil Simms in a 1987 Super Bowl commercial that almost didn’t come together.
This HD drone came footage starting at the base camp of Mt. Everest and climbing to the highest point on earth blew my mind. People actually climb that!
One hotspot in Sicily is literally turning away tourists (their most important economic driver) because the city is running out of water. One million residents are on water rations during the hottest summer months. It’s a problem that will only get worse in future years.
Thanks for reading and sharing! On Friday we’re back talking about the huge smash hit Twisters! Glen Powell szn!!