Here is your weekly roundup of interesting stuff to take your mind off the craziness that exists in our world these days. Here are a few interesting things I found:
A deep dive on what fonts are our favorites and why.
History revealed: the story of how the Pentagon Papers came to be published. Really interesting to see the lengths reporters went to in order to bring the story to light.
A League of Their Own told the story of the all to brief history of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League. Now one of the league's former players is spearheading an effort to build a museum to celebrate the women of baseball.
Did you know there is an empty crypt underneath the U. S. Capitol?
Picture this: the Mona Lisa didn't become famous until it was stolen in 1911.
This is what I call commitment to one's craft: visit one of the last studios in the world that makes globes by hand.
This week marked the premiere of All Creatures Great and Small on PBS. If the first episode is any indication this is exactly the sort of television viewing we need in lockdown. A review of the program here and here.
Binge watching recommendation: Churchill's Secret Agents: The New Recruits on Netflix. In this series which is part reality competition and part history, 14 recruits are subjected to the same training that members of Britan's Special Operations Executive would have been subjected to during World War II. It is an excellent series and well worth your time.
Finally, in case you had thoughts about how to leave the planet in the midst of all the chaos, we have some helpful advice:
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