Hello All,

The Office and its stories, Bart Simpson and How to fly in Space from this week’s interestingness.

1. This happened One Day in July. All Tennis and Cricket fans , this will liven up your day.

2. I always thought if one had to go to the moon or any planet, one just needed to aim the spacecraft at it and fly. Obviously, that’s not how physics works. This is how it actually works: Orbital mechanics in 60 seconds

3. . Bart Simpson reviews Bart Simpson's voice

4. The maker of the great Ship of Theseus (watch the trailer and the movie ) Anand Gandhi has something interesting to say.

5. Podcast: The stories of the stupid yet earnestly daring decisions behind the making of The Office and why it is the enduring timeless comedy that it is. Check out an Oral History of The Office , hosted by the very endearing Kevin Malone.

6. Austin Kleon has something to say On solitude and Something to Look Forward to.

7. 100 greatest movie lines like you have never seen before.

8. A handpicked 4-hour marathon playlist of the timeless Pink Floyd. Many not-so-popular gems in here.

9. Music: The best cover of Golden Brown ( The song that plays when Mickey from Snatch punches Gorgeous George) that I have heard. The singer, Jasmine Elise’s Soundcloud profile has many such soothing covers.

10. Books: Gold mine of a collection of favorite quotes from books.

11. Movies :

    1. Ponyo: Has to undoubtedly be the cutest Ghibli movie.

    2. Our Little Sister: A movie that celebrates simple people trying to find happiness in life.

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Hello All,

Bats, Bugs Bunny, and Baking powder from this week’s interestingness.

1. Have you wondered why viruses often come from bats? Spoiler Alert: They are not the bad guys.

2. Photography :

   • Check Sasikumar Ramachandran for some fascinating street photography, infinitely clever juxtapositions, and how he learns to see from paintings.

   • Swapan Parekh’s superlative body of work from the 80s onwards How does someone weave documentary into fashion so seamlessly.

3. Now, I finally know the difference between Baking soda and baking powder.

4. Are there any Nilkamal chair haters here? Presenting the legendary Monobloc.

5. Movie /TV :

   • Only Yesterday ( 1991 / Studio Ghibli )

     A lesser-known masterpiece from the legendary Studio Ghibli ( which I am invariably talking about every week ). Here’s a small excerpt from a review of Only Yesterday I read on IMDB
     ”It's often the little things, that seem of no importance to adults, that mold a child, shape its personality. The "small killings" so to speak. Events no one notices and no one readily remembers, but no one really forgets either. And when you remember them, they hurt in a way that you find unreasonable.”

     This captures the essence of the movie so well. A must watch.

   • The sounds of Curb Your Enthusiasm. My favorite is Piccolo Dingo at 8:34

6. Re-live the Magic of The Office. The ever so loveable John Krasinksi assembles the Office Avengers in this episode of Some Good News. Skip to 7-ish and 14-ish minute for the goodness.

7. Look at ISS casually transiting the moon. More such Glorious photographs of the Universe from Andrew McArthy’s backyard.

8. Music :

   • Parcels live

   • The Struts: Jumpin Jack Flash

   • Joe Hisaishi: One Summer’s Day

9. The Immersive realism of Ghibli and why someone running in Ghibli films looks and feels more relatable than what anyone else has ever created.

10. How Bug’s Bunny brought Mel Blanc ( the man of 1000 voices ) back from the dead. If Sound is your cup of tea, 20k hertz is a must-listen podcast.

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