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:
How to Build a Sand Castle
“Use your architect mind,” says Sudarsan Pattnaik, an award-winning sand sculptor from Puri, a seaside city in India.
The Great Race to Rule Streaming TV
In their rush to match Netflix, competitors like HBO, Hulu and Amazon are ordering a slew of content — ushering out the age of “prestige TV” and ushering in an age of anything goes.
At the World Taxidermy and Fish Carving Competition
Every two years, the world’s taxidermists gather to show off their best work.
Elon Musk’s Neuralink Takes Baby Steps to Wiring Brains to the Internet
Researchers hope the Neuralink system, shown here in an artist’s rendering, would be unobtrusive. A small computer behind the ear would be attached via small wires to threads that extend into the brain.
The Rise of the Professional Dungeon Master
Nerd culture, Stranger Things, and the gig economy have created a world where Dungeons & Dragons enthusiasts host games for $500.
The Death of Advertising
And what will rise from its ashes.
