Historian. Author. Ranter. Idea Junkie.
This a blog. Sort of. I rarely use it anymore.
Well, I missed it, but yesterday was World Toilet Day.(*1) No, not kidding. The event is sponsored by the World Toilet Organization (not kidding about that, either). Read about it here. Tip o' the mug to Dana Milbank of Rough Sketch.
*1: I know, I know. How, you wonder, can a someone who's written a history of plumbing manage to miss World Toilet Day? What can I say? I'm swamped.... repeal is coming up, InBev deal just closed, am writing a new book. Blah, blah, blah....
US News interviews Amy Mittelman about beer in bad times. Read it here. Tip o' the mug to David Fahey at the Alcohol and Drugs History Society Daily Register.
This falls into the category of seriously cool: Google and the people at the Life photo archive have joined forces to let all of us enjoy the archive. See it here.
Tip o' the mug to Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish.
Beer lovers, this is for you. A group of Thai Buddhist monks recycled a million beer bottles by using them to construct a temple. Great photos here.
I know I'm the only person who's choked up about this. What can I say? I'm a historian. As I noted elsewhere, I take the long view of the big picture. And as I noted a few days ago, some of you might actually miss A-B. Anyway ....
Next-day addition to original post: Just realized how callous the above sounds. Obviously I'm not the only person who cares about this. Many people do. Thousands of people. Especially the ones who already have or are about to lose their jobs because of the merger. My apologies.
This week's New Yorker magazine is the annual "food" issue. (Get it? Thanksgiving. Food.) Of interest to beer lovers: a long piece about extreme beer. Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head is the "main character," with appearances by, among others, Garrett Oliver (Brooklyn Brewery) and Jim Koch (maker of Sam Adams).
Website of Maureen Ogle, author and historian. Books include Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer; In Meat We Trust: An Unexpected History of Carnivore America; and Key West: History of An Island of Dreams.
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