Awesome thing of the week: German machine vends books in exchange for unwanted presents. Photo series of the week: Go Inside Son Doong, The World's Largest Cave. It's Magnificent. It's so big it has its own jungle and river. Funny of the week: If Cities Were Your...
Fleeting Wonders: Be A Crew Member On A Modern-Day Viking Ship. Is it weird that I'm intrigued by this? Why are so many artificial intelligence apps female? Photographer Spends 20 Years Documenting How We All Dress Exactly Alike. If you ever wondered how the kid from...
Random bit of the week: How A Dead Millionaire Convinced Dozens Of Women To Have As Many Babies As Possible. Even My Conservative Texan Mother Wants Stricter Gun Control. The truth about Muslims in America. “A Duke University study found more terrorism suspects and...
1. In October, after my name change and all, I re-launched my design business with a new focus and new name. It's Studio Guerassio, and I focus on design & branding for the lifestyle sector (food & drink, writers, artists & makers, culture, events, balance &...
“Prayer-Shaming” Isn’t About Attacking Prayer. THIS EXACTLY: “And let’s be clear: This week’s prominent “prayer shamers” aren’t really against prayer. They’re against platitudes. The problem is when “thoughts and prayers” are the only response to a public event that...
Short Answers to Hard Questions About Climate Change. Useful. Though your FB friends from high school will still not believe it. Ignore the haters: electric cars really are greener. America Is Too Dumb for TV News. “It's our fault. We in the media have spent decades...
Photo project of the week: The Daily Life Of Darth Vader. Graphic of the week: The World’s Economy Explained With Just Two Cows. This is so spot on. Did the media ignore the Beirut bombings? Or did readers? America has never actually welcomed the world’s huddled...
Cartoon of the week: It's Going to Be Ok. Weird of the week: The Latest Trend Among Biohackers Is Implanting LED Lights Beneath Your Skin. Not at the Onion, this is a real thing. You Are Probably Pretty Self-Centered, But So Is Everyone Else. “No one is examining you...
Hello, I'm Mr. Null. My Name Makes Me Invisible to Computers. That would be such a pain! Google's New E-Mail Bot Writes Your Replies. Super skeptical of it's accuracy/usefulness. All 300-plus languages spoken in American homes, and the number of people who speak them....
Wil Wheaton is right: Stop expecting artists to work for free — or worse, for “exposure”. Bacon Causes Cancer? Sort of. Not Really. Ish. “Eating bacon is not as bad as smoking when it comes to cancer. Just no. The way WHO classifies cancer-causing substances, on the...
Hi, I’m Amanda!
I’m a self-employed graphic designer by day, and a crafty hungry bookworm by night. Dragonflight Dreams is where I write about books, recipes, internet goodies, life things, crafty projects, Austin happenings, and more.
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