My Favorite Articles This Week (12/27/20)

Archaeologists uncover ancient street food shop in Pompeii provides a realistic slice of Roman life, based on what pedestrians saw and consumed at a snack stand

Washington’s Secret to the Perfect Zoom Bookshelf? Buy It Wholesale. is about how political set designers and decorators order books by the foot for staging purposes. Maybe that talking head isn’t as well read as they appear. For the record, I don’t put a book upright on my shelf unless I’ve actually read it.

How to Be Bored gives perspectives about why we’re bored and the value of it. I can’t recall the last time I was truly bored. Maybe I should try it, but I’ve always lived by the mantra I read somewhere a long time ago: If you’re bored, it’s your own fault.

Best Ads of 2020 includes a curation of some truly creative and entertaining marketing

Why The Taste Of Bananas Will Change In A Few Years continues the recurring prophecy of the demise of bananas, though the article seems to equate zero taste as a change in taste. I’m ever hopeful that innovation and market forces will find a solution, perhaps improving the flavor in course.

They Went Out for a Bike Ride. They Never Came Home. Please share the road and drive with care for others.