America’s increasing food waste is laying waste to the environment
“researchers found that US per capita food waste has progressively increased by about 50% since 1974 reaching more than 1400 Calories per person per day or 150 trillion Calories per year. Previous calculations are likely to have underestimated food waste by as much as 25% in recent years.”
Pay your taxes.
But, we are the only country where our expensive healthcare is not included. So maybe some of the other higher tax countries are not so bad?
Asylum: Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals
Fascinating. It appears that most are still functional but have abandoned some older buildings on the sites. Book here.
Promotional videos for tourist boards. I like this one for Paris a bit more. I guess I identify with people more than bubbles. (But Athens is a fun city to visit!)
Two videos via Creative Review
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