Friday, July 03, 2020

Weekend Links 7-3-20

Hard to believe we are already halfway through 2020. What a year it has been so far. Hopefully you're taking time off to enjoy the long holiday weekend. Here are some articles of interest for your weekend reading. By the way, if you don't want to miss a future post be sure to subscribe in the sidebar.

Coronavirus has been particularly tough on the restaurant industry. One Canadian chef employed an ingenious technique for keeping his restaurant going despite the fact he can't serve customers in his eatery.  

The inventor of the pain killer ibuprofen once tested the drug on his own hangover. While it didn't cure rheumatoid arthritis as originally intended it did become one of the best selling pain killers of all time.


Speaking of baseball, minor league teams have to be creative when coming up with promotions for their teams. The Erie Seawolves have already announced that next year they will play a game as The Wonders to mark the 25th anniversary of That Thing You Do!

The fascinating story behind the efforts to restore the first Air Force One used by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

35 years ago, a number of major pop music stars came together to record We Are The World to raise money for famine relief in Africa. This is the story of how the unlikely recording session occurred

Answering the important questions: why does everybody hate comic sans?

Author Leah Konen explains how reading novels by Daphne Du Maurier and Patricia Highsmith helped her to appreciate the films of Alfred Hitchcock. 

The amazing story of the accidental invention of that fixture of summer: the Slip 'N Slide. Though the warning labels on the package will tell you that it's not intended for adults it is possible to build one that will be suitable. 

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