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Levi's List of Lunchtime Links - Issue #19

Levi's List of Lunchtime Links - Issue #19
By Levi Breederland • Issue #19 • View online
Reading about the economics of… government cheese?

Government cheese - Wikipedia
Government cheese is processed cheese provided to welfare beneficiaries, Food Stamp recipients, and the elderly receiving Social Security in the United States, as well as to food banks. This processed cheese was used in military kitchens during World War II and has been used in schools since the 1950s.
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“What would eat when you were born 170,000 years ago? … Just imagine yourself if you’re going to eat tonight in your naked butt without Nikes, without Kalashnikov. What are you going to eat? … A buffalo? No way! … We are not the ones to catch the buffalos. We are there to catch anything that runs, flies, swims slower than you. … and the rest is plants, plants, plants, because they don’t run away.”
… also, a great Dutch accent.
In which a Methodist pastor takes on the idea that Christianity is not a religion:
TIL editing together different fan footage into a multi-cam live concert video is a thing
This is a fun read about an immensely talented… accordionist? I don’t know how to sum up all his skills in one word.
The Weirdly Enduring Appeal of Weird Al Yankovic - The New York Times
The Weirdly Enduring Appeal of Weird Al Yankovic - The New York Times
National economies collapse; species go extinct; political movements rise and fizzle. But — somehow, for some reason — Weird Al keeps rocking.
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Twenty Thousand Hertz is an outstanding podcast and it would be hard to pick one must-listen episode, but this might just be that one
Copyrights & Wrongs — Twenty Thousand Hertz — Overcast
Copyrights & Wrongs — Twenty Thousand Hertz — Overcast
Most western music is built on the same 12 notes. Sometimes the arrangement of those notes sounds similar, which raises the question: Theft or Inspiration?
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Just like how pale skin once was a sign of royalty…
White vs. Wheat: The Food Fight of the Centuries - Gastropod
White vs. Wheat: The Food Fight of the Centuries - Gastropod
White or whole wheat: while today the question is most frequently asked at the sandwich counter, the debate over the correct answer goes back literally thousands of years.
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