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I don't know what to feel when I look at science. OK, that's a lie; I have a lot of feelings about it. But most people don't. We don't have an automatic sense of the importance of numbers in science. It’s a bit like a world where the answer to the question of “how tall?” Was only answered with the factually accurate—yet lacking detail answer—of “taller.” Perhaps we can look to art to guide us?

When a seasoned detective superintendent describes a murderer as "one of the most dangerous men I have ever come across," I take notice. After researching this case, I agree. After reading this article, you will, too. The Backdrop Come with me to Essex County in southern England. Its geography—bound by the North Sea to the east and London to the southwest—is a land of contrasts, where the hectic energy of urban life collides with the tranquility of the countryside.

Today’s Micro-Chop newsletter was written by Andre Gee. Andre is a DC-born, Brooklyn-based freelance writer and beatmaker. Check him out on Twitter and IG and read more of his work on DJBooth, Medium, Micro-Chop, Okayplayer, UPROXX, and his more fire. newsletter. MF Doom’s 2004 album MM.. FOOD was a landmark moment of 2000s rap. It was the rare underground project that reached the consciousness of rap fans like me who were predominantly accustomed to the mainstream scene. One of the album’s highlights is the Madlib-produced “One Beer,” a winding tale of lyrical supremacy, autographed derrieres, and the everlasting adage that “few can do it, even fewer can sell it.

IF YOU COME from Baltimore, you know you talk funny. It's not a problem. Those of us from Baltimore speak a specific regional dialect, with a specific accent, but—whether we speak the white or the Black variety—we also believe we're generally aware when we are doing it. We have heard how other people, from other places talk, and we understand what's different about us. This is why I, and a lot of other people, were shocked to read a tweet from @the_megalopolis saying they had just read that using a phrase like "

Long before Hallmark turned Valentine’s Day into the commercial juggernaut it is today, there likely was a real Saint Valentine, or two Saint Valentines—no one is actually sure. Sources from the Middle Ages refer to a Saint Valentine of Rome and a Saint Valentine of Terni (a small city in Umbria), who both supposedly lived in the 3rd century C.E. and secretly officiated marriages against the will of the emperor Claudius II.

The huge thing that is conveniently left out in the Mayer articles is that in every instance with Mayer- it was a group outing/meal. That dinner at GB had at least 4 other people at it and it was a few nights before her birthday. So was the "serenade" simply "Happy Birthday"?!? And if the paps actually followed them and Shipka switched cars.... where are those photos? Those are the money shots!

In March 1973, Jim Croce released a boogie-woogie-ing single from his upcoming album Life & Times called “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown”. The song would soon top the Billboard Hot 100. A little over a year later, Queen would release their album Sheer Heart Attack, which contained a bizarre song called “Bring Back That Leroy Brown”. Given my love for both Jim Croce and Queen, I’d always wondered if the songs were related or if the titular overlap was pure coincidence.

During my current expedition through Wallacea I’ll be spending a lot of time on Sulawesi. I’ve already seen Bira, on the southern coast, as well as the Maros region. I’ve also spent a lot of time in Makassar, the capital and largest city in eastern Indonesia — a bit too much, to be honest, but the jeep is a fickle beast (more on this in an upcoming post). I’ll be spending the rest of August and most of September on the island, exploring the many wonders in Central and North Sulawesi.

Enjoy the story below by Lorena Rios! And in other news, anyone have an excellent poppy seed loaf recipe? —Katherine By Lorena Rios The Mexican town of Santiago, Nuevo León, about three hours from McAllen, Texas, is known for a savory empanada-like bread whose flavors in no way resemble those of mainstream Mexican cuisine. To make the dough, flour is mixed with pork fat and melted piloncillo (unrefined whole cane sugar); the stuffing is pork meat mixed with more piloncillo, salt, and clove.