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The Whippet #172: Skeuomorphic Ghosts
The reason ghosts look like this in pop culture, is because Europeans used to bury their dead in white shrouds. We don't, but the ghost design remains.
Jul 29
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The Whippet #168: An indulgent loss of focus
What rhythm does throbbing pain follow? (Not your heartbeat.) Why isn't October the eighth month? (Not because of Julius Caesar.) And the truth about…
May 1
The Whippet #167: Just trucking right along
World turtle! Reliability v. accuracy. Treat horseshoe. Neurological flexibility. Lashtabs. Task-saturation!
Apr 12
The Whippet #166: What part of rubeville are you from?
"There is something flamboyant about these boots which does not suit the average Englishwoman or go well with our sober English streets."
Apr 12
The Whippet #165: Blood, ink, shark, moon
Carl Sagan's plan to nuke the moon, squids create false bodies out of ink, the Antarctica Blood Waterfall, and more
Apr 12
The Whippet #164: The son of a cat kills mice
Here's something I've been thinking about: you know when someone gets bit by a shark, usually a surfer, you'll see an interview with them and they're…
Apr 12
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