1. Squid Statue

https://news.avclub.com/japanese-town-decides-to-use-covid-relief-money-to-buil-1846837586

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2021/05/06/world/06-virus-briefing-japan-squid/merlin_187352391_7fb2b062-002f-4b64-aef3-57b3fdff2974-superJumbo.jpg?quality=90&auto=webp

Japanese town uses COVID relief funds to build big squid statue

2. Ezra Klein And Ted Chiang in conversation 

https://boingboing.net/2021/05/06/ted-chiang-talks-about-magic-ai-capitalism-and-superheroes.html

Ted Chiang talks about magic, AI, capitalism, and superheroes

3. Snacking via algorithm 

https://www.outsideonline.com/2422757/best-trail-snacks-log

I Wrote an Equation to Find the Perfect Adventure Snack


4. Van Weezer and Dad Rock. 
Van Weezer Does Dad Rock Right

https://www.fatherly.com/play/van-weezer-review-dad-rock/

5. Tom Nichols and MTV’s Nuclear War

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/05/my-mtv-cold-war-retrospective/618812/

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Five things that bring me joy on any given day. There will be baseball, running, beer, food, birds, college hockey, music, and many other things. Yes, the world isn’t great right now but there are little things that make me happy and I want to take a couple of minutes to highlight them.