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Staring at the Sun: It turns out our sun looks like a pizza up close. Copernicus would be proud. [Boston Globe]
Just What I’ve Always Wanted: A user’s guide to the insulting gift. [Esquire]
If I Said You Had a Beautiful Antibody…: Irony-prone scientists advance the chemistry of lust by studying Mormons. [Popular Science]
Although it may be outclassed by its French counterpart, the American Playboy is still good for something: science.
A pair of econometricians have pored through the Playboy archives with an eye to economic trends and confirmed a preexisting theory that in times of economic crisis—like now, for instance—men like their women a little taller, a little older, and a little more muscular. In short, we want farmer women to help us till the soil after the revolution comes.
Precision has always been a popular look among the design crowd, so it was only a matter of time before scientific glassware caught on…
This beaker-style tumbler is from the ruckl’s Engineering Collection (via acquire), and the numbers etched on the side aren’t just for show. Those are the exact measurements and specs of the item itself, which should come in handy when you get around to making that bespoke coaster.
At the very least, your mixology will get a lot more precise.
Dangerous: Miles Aldridge explores the world of the femme fatale. We are duly intrigued. [Refinery29]
It’s My Favorite Crayon: The Journal forsees a distopian future of pink suits and magenta kitchen appliances. [WSJ]
Marmoset There’d Be Days Like This: Marmosets join the growing list of flourescent housepets. Take notice, Petco. [BoingBoing]
Fine Art: Sculpture and liquor come together in the first masterpiece of the new millenium. [Gizmodo]
Shalom: Shalom Harlow blips onto our radar via Vogue Nippon. [Refinery29]
Being Blunt: The ten finer points of cigar etiquette. We’d suggest, as an addendum, “Don’t ash on her cat.” [Luxist]
Mill Work: Woolrich Woolen Mills collections are always worth a look. [Selectism]
Going Quantum: Scientists build the world’s first quantum computer, potentially unleashing infinite processor power and breaking the codes that protect internet finance. But it still won’t run Vista. [Gizmodo]
It’s the human condition: We spend our lives in pursuit of happiness with no guide or direction as to what will fulfill us spiritually. We waste time on shallow pleasures, stumbling blindly towards a suggestion of joy, but lacking the means to even comprehend our own needs.
Clearly, this is a job for the iPhone.
Track Your Happiness (via PSFK) is an iPhone app that spot-checks your general well-being at random points throughout the day and after a few months, produces a fully rounded assessment of your emotional hot spots. You may discover you’re fairly reliably buzzed a few hours after a gym visit. After a six-hour Twilight Zone marathon? Not so much.
Use it right, and it might just lead you to a more balanced and fulfilling life…provided you can stop playing Tetris long enough to work it out.
