Mondays might not be your favorite day of the week, but the good news is that we’re all in this together ladies and gentlemen. As purveyors of prime Grade A web content, the SolidSmack crew has done some of the heavy-lifting to make sure you get your Mondays started on the right track.
Welcome to The Monday List.
Every Monday, we link you up with some of the most insightful, informative, and socially-relevant stories to keep tabbed, bookmarked, reading listed, pocketed, or what have you to get your week started on the right foot. Be sure to check in each week for a new crop of freshly sprouted words curated straight from the source of your favorite homegrown ‘Smack.
What We’re Reading This Week:
This $200,000 Grill Is a Masterpiece of Arbitrage
Breaking down the boldest bets in business.
Letter of Recommendation: Nike Air Force 1s
Twenty years later, and they’re still a part of my uniform.
Hunting the Redwood Poachers
Rangers like Branden Pero use hidden cameras to capture thieves who plunder exotic trees and plants from national forests.
How Video Games Help Us Navigate Real-World Problems
The sci-fi writers Tom Chatfield and Julian Gough discuss how games are becoming an important route to understanding a uniquely challenging moment in history.
Benchmarking the Raspberry Pi 4
Last year’s release of the Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ marked the end of an era: the next board, Raspberry Pi Foundation co-founder Eben Upton promised at the time, would be something dramatically different.
One Boy’s Dream Vacation to See Giant Construction Equipment
The author brought his 5-year-old son to Bauma, the world’s largest building industry expo. “Hi, Dad,” he says from the seat of a hulking dump truck. “I’m ginormous!”
