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I’m experimenting with Seabird and trying in part to focus on sharing good, substantial movie- and TV-related links.

Finally, in seabird news, perhaps we need to spend a night in this seagull hotel?
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

A Highly Opinionated Deep Dive Into Five Texas-Shaped Pools We traveled 1,400 miles across the state to sample our watery best.

And a tour of the Lone Star State via its Texas-shaped swimming pools:
www.texasmonthly.com/travel/best-...

*King of the Hill* Makes Its Triumphant Return With Bobby running a restaurant in Dallas and dating an SMU coed, the most Dallas show ever gets even more Dallas on August 4.

King of the Hill returns with an aged cast after a long absence, by @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social:
www.dmagazine.com/arts-enterta...

Why plane turbulence is really becoming more frequent and severe Flights are getting bumpier, thanks in part to climate change. But new studies are looking into innovative potential ways to turbulence-proof wings - using AI and owls

Are we in for more turbulence under climate change?
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Letter to the editor: For Montana girl, rainbow Pride flag represents core American value Recently, at a Bozeman City Commission meeting, I was reminded that there are still folks who fail to comprehend the rainbow flag as a symbol of the full spectrum of

A letter to the editor from @trypluralism.bsky.social:
www.bozemandailychronicle.com/opinions/let...

Oregon Decides It Was a Mistake to Let Cities Ban Homes | Sightline Institute Two laws in Oregon undo 100 years of local zoning to ban homes, opening opportunities for affordable choices, from duplexes to apartments.

From @andersem.bsky.social, big things are happening in Oregon housing:
www.sightline.org/2025/07/28/o...

The Double Duplex: One Response to Los Angeles’s Overcrowding Crisis Introduction  Even before the January 2025 fires, Los Angeles (LA) was suffering from an acute housing shortage, which resulted in high housing costs and overcrowding.[1] According to 2023 census data...

Housing lessons from the double duplexes of LA:
www.mercatus.org/research/pol...

Imax Makes Its Move Big screens and high-resolution images are leading to even bigger results at the box office.

On the rise of IMAX film:
filmfreeway.com/articles/ima...

We Should All Be Biking Along the Beach Oceanfront bicycle paths aren’t just a joy to ride on. They can help relieve beach traffic and mitigate the ill effects of overtourism. Why are they so rare in the US?

@davidzipper.bsky.social takes a seaside bike ride in Gdansk:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Now That They’re Free, Venezuelan Men Want the World to Know What They Endured in CECOT Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration say they endured months of physical and mental abuse inside a Salvadoran prison. Though happy to be home, they say the fact that they were released ...

Essential reporting from @propublica.org on the men sent to CECOT:
www.propublica.org/article/vene...

How the Threat of Trump’s Highest Tariff Derailed an African Nation The president backed off his call for a 50 percent tariff on Lesotho, imposing 15 percent instead. But in a country where most people live hand-to-mouth, the damage was already done.

While in Lesotho, American tariffs devastate the economy:
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/w...

Can the Thousand Islands – divided between the U.S. and Canada – keep its vacation vibe alive? Sarah Efron crosses the border by boat and by car to explore this cross-border community along the St. Lawrence River

And in the Thousand Islands, Canadian-American tensions take a toll on tourism:
www.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/...

The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia.

In Tuvalu, an entire nation prepares to migrate due to rising sea levels:
www.wired.com/story/the-fi...

The Curse of Carrara Marble — The Dial The luxury stone is being mined at the expense of the region and its people.

In @thedialmag.bsky.social, a look at the hidden costs of Italy's finest marble:
www.thedial.world/articles/new...

What Today’s Reformers Can Learn From the Temperance Movement Before its more famous 20th century iteration, the temperance movement demonstrated the value of mass persuasion over force as a tool of cultural change.

Lessons from the Temperance movement for modern reformers, from @hollybfletcher.bsky.social in @liberalcurrents.com:
www.liberalcurrents.com/what-todays-...

I Drank Every Cocktail The International Bartenders Association, or IBA, maintains a list of official cocktails, ones they deem to be “the most requested recipes” at bars all around the world. It’s the closest thing the bar...

A young New Yorker samples every cocktail in the International Bartenders Association canon:
aaronson.org/blog/i-drank...

What Searching For Aliens Reveals About Ourselves | NOEMA Looking for life beyond Earth changes the way we perceive life right here at home.

First up, @miquai.bsky.social explores what we can learn from astrobiology for @noemamag.com:
www.noemamag.com/what-searchi...

‎Seabird Reader ‎Seabird is a new way of finding worthwhile writing and other media on the internet: A place for readers to discover, for curators to share, and for writers to feature their latest articles, essays, b...

It's Seabird Sunday, the weekly sampling of worthwhile links shared by the Seabird community. Join us for more daily links from users you follow and to contribute your own favorite reads!

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iOS:
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Android:
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If you're new to Seabird, a few Bluesky users you'll find posting there as well: @scarequotes.com, @janetbufton.ca, and @blueskybeth.bsky.social. Give them a follow!

‎Seabird Reader ‎Seabird is a new way of finding worthwhile writing and other media on the internet: A place for readers to discover, for curators to share, and for writers to feature their latest articles, essays, b...

It's Seabird Sunday, the weekly roundup of worthwhile links shared on the Seabird app. Join us there for daily links from users you follow and to contribute your own links!

Sign up code: "WaitIsOver"

iOS:
apps.apple.com/us/app/seabi...

Android:
play.google.com/store/apps/d...

If you're new to Seabird, a few Bluesky users you'll find posting there as well: @scarequotes.com, @janetbufton.ca, and @blueskybeth.bsky.social. Give them a follow!

These Parrots May Be Considered Feral, but Brownsville Loves Them Anyway The red-crowned amazon charmed its way to official city bird.

Finally, in bird news, @texasmonthly.bsky.social on the state's lovable invasive parrots: www.texasmonthly.com/travel/rio-g...

Filipino sailors dock in Mexico … and help invent tequila? Crew aboard Spanish trading ships departing from Manila may have introduced techniques for distilling coconut sap – helping to shape what would become Mexico’s national spirit.

In @theconversation.com, a look at the hypothesis that Filipino sailors contributed early distillation techniques for agave spirits in Mexico:
theconversation.com/filipino-sai...

City Attorney Election Puts Seattle's Renewed 'War on Drugs' Under Scrutiny - Bolts Over the past year, Seattle has begun barring some residents from entering certain neighborhoods of their city.  A new ordinance has given local judges the authority to ban people from... Read More

@amysundberg.bsky.social in @boltsmag.org on Seattle's controversial SOAP and SODA ordinances: boltsmag.org/city-attorne...

One Thing Has Changed at Portland City Hall: The Socialists Are Setting the Agenda For the first time in living memory, Portland in effect has two viable political parties—and the second one isn’t the Republicans.

Sophie Peel in @wweek.com on how ranked choice voting has reshaped Portland politics:
www.wweek.com/news/2025/07...

How ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Heals a 30-Year-Old Betrayal: ‘The Curse Is Broken’ In the early ’90s, Roger Corman made a low-budget ‘Fantastic Four’ film that was never released. Its misled castmates reveal how Marvel finally welcomed them back into the superhero family.

@brezwrites.bsky.social with the backstory on a few key cameos in the new Fantastic Four:
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

So You Want to Start a Boutique Blu-ray Label? • Cinephilia & Beyond David Hughes, founder of UK-based 'micro-Blu-ery' Plumeria, has a few tips By David Hughes It’s said that the Devil makes work for idle hands. So did Covid. My day job is making trailers, TV spots, an...

What does it take to run a boutique Blu-ray label?
cinephiliabeyond.org/so-you-want-...

Is She Jazz? Is She Pop? She’s Laufey, and She’s a Phenomenon.

NYT profile of popular Icelandic musician Laufey:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/a...

New study advances theory on why most U.S. bird flu cases have so far been mild A new paper adds weight to an argument about why most U.S. bird flu cases have so far been mild.

@helenbranswell.bsky.social on the latest research investigating the so-far mild toll of avian flu:
www.statnews.com/2025/07/23/h...