Friday Finds

I have a technically-public-but-you-have-to-know-the-address iCloud photo/video album for your riffling-through pleasure. You can always get to it from my About page. If you want direct access via iOS or macOS Photos App, just let me know.


The Passport Index: Explore the world of passports by country


BBC's Sound Effects Library: 16,000 Sound Effects for your listening pleasure


James Comey: What I Want From the Mueller Report (NY Times)

The country is eagerly awaiting the special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. Many people know what they want it to say — what they feel it simply must say — namely, that Donald Trump is a criminal who should be removed from office. Or that he is completely innocent of all wrongdoing.


Food Mission Statements (The New Yorker)

Brioche


Is It O.K. for a Chinese Restaurant to Favor Chinese Patrons? (NY Times)

Some people think that giving preferential treatment to members of your own ethnic kind is as bad as hostility to outsiders. Others even deny that such a distinction can be drawn. I think that’s wrong. In my experience, African-Americans, especially in small towns, often smile and nod at black passers-by and not at white ones. You can have that as a reflex without ever glowering at a white person or refusing to smile back if a person who isn’t black smiles at you. Partiality needn’t be prejudicial.

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