Bridge as seen from the north
Community member 'Kat Allison' made a post about the deepest of deep dives into the history of a seemingly trivial phenomenon: a footbridge over a suburban freeway south of Minneapolis. At the same time, an amazing piece of citizen research and reporting on a bit of pre-internet local history.
Teegeeack AV Club Secretary has compiled a useful collection of Twitter alternatives for keeping up with Ukraine news.
Cosmic Fractoil..... by The Manic Macrographer (cc by)
I was in very niche-y trade journalism throughout the 90s. Starting for a publication called Lubricants World ... It covered the fascinating world of motor oil, metalworking fluids, hydraulic fluids, etc... Naberius on the surprising pleasures of niche reporting in chavenet's post on "My PR Day of Yes" by Dan Kois.
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