Using survey data, responses from community boards & city council members, and over 37,000 responses from NYC residents, a team at the NY Times has made a detailed map of the 350+ distinct neighborhoods in NYC.
This map shows the 50 countries in the world where you can (mostly) drink the tap water. But: “Fewer than one billion people have a tap at home that issues potable water.”
A Saint of your Own Province
“To gain your own voice,
forget about having it heard.
Become a saint of
your own province
and your own consciousness.”
– Allen Ginsberg
I have been luck enough to have seen the Northern Lights three times while visiting Iceland, but missed them in Alaska and Canada. But it turns out that the best place for viewing the Aurora Borealis in Canada is Yellowfish. Nestled in Canada’s Northwest Territories, Yellowknife is not just a gateway to the vast wilderness of the Arctic. It’s also one of the most mesmerizing spots on Earth to witness the spectacular Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis. See more: Moss and Fog
Shakespeare Insult Kit
We have a wooden tea canister from Japan that we picked up on our travels many years ago. So, I was intrigued by this wondeful video of an 89-year-old craftswoman from Japan who makes wooden tea canisters together with her son. It all starts with a tree trunk.
Travel Between The Pages 
During the pandemic I was very critical for antivaxers, but right now I start to ponder if their paranoia wasn’t completely without merit. Fact is that about 0.5 % of the people who got vaccinated with Pfizer or Moderna are dropping dead due to a sudden heart failure. Just like that: never been sick or having whatsoever healthcare issues.