YouTube description: David Owen reports on noise pollution, an intangible phenomenon with serious costs to human health and wildlife. (H/T @eric3579)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 1 month 1 week ago • 378 views • 8:45

Miss Info investigates how the Jamaican beef patty became a NYC icon. As the flaky meat turnover has infiltrated all aspects of city life—found in mom-and-pop bakeries, bodegas, pizza shops, and even... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 5 years 4 weeks ago • 255 views • 12:06

"Comma Queen Mary Norris clarifies the difference between the hyphen (-), the en dash (–), and the em dash (—)." -- The New Yorker

posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 6 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 41 views • 2:31

Most of these work in any major city.

posted by Mordhaus 9 years 1 month 1 week ago • 6,159 views • 59 secs

A terrific video from The New Yorker in which famed pickpocket Apollo Robbins reveals some of his favorite tricks. Unlike, say, most magicians, Robbins isn’t shy about sharing his secrets:

posted by truth-is-the-nemesis 9 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 1,589 views • 6:52