Andreas

blogging is back.

chatgpt is down so RIP to all the programmers with job interviews today who don’t actually know how to code.

12 Must-See Rocks You’ll Find in National Parks Come for the views, stay for the sediment.

@atlasobscura.com’s national parks coverage rocks: www.atlasobscura.com/lists/nation...

peak mall goth

We Visited the Dino Bodega in (Jurassic) Park Slope Unearth prehistoric wares like Trilo-bites, Snarlboros, and The Maul Street Journal at Rex’s Dino Store.

My latest for @atlasobscura.com: I visited Rex's Dino Store, the new and fantastically funny prehistoric newsstand at Grand Army Plaza, designed by @akiva.bsky.social and Sarah Cassidy!

www.atlasobscura.com/articles/din...

Salt & Straw Wants You to Create Your Own Ice Cream Flavors In his new cookbook, Tyler Malek wants you—yes, you!—to go off-script with fish sauce caramel and pandan cilantro scoops.

not really a dessert guy, but @dianahubbell.bsky.social’s latest story for @atlasobscura.com has me reconsidering www.atlasobscura.com/articles/sal...

My Miserable Week in the ‘Happiest Country on Earth’ For eight years running, Finland has topped the World Happiness Report — but what exactly does it measure?

A stoic “can’t complain” attitude plays a significant role in Scandinavian self-reported happiness, but the most underrated factor is economic policy: your life won’t fall apart if you get sick or lose your job, and salaries across jobs are far more similar than here www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/m...

Aragorn is absolutely a Horse Girl But only in the Lord of the Rings movies

for no particular reason thinking about this @polygon.com all-timer about aragorn — an iconic horse girl: www.polygon.com/21573982/lor...