Striped Spots

theme of stripes, inspired by The New Yorker magazine

Heat Wave Spots

How to Stay Cool and Safe in a Heat Wave: if you’re outside, drink a slushie; keep windows open at night and run fans; wipe your forehead with a cool cloth; block out the windows in your home; spritz your skin with a mist of cool water; douse your head in cool water. Inspired by nytimes.com

Race, Class, and Traffic Deaths

A surge in vehicle crashes is disproportionately harming lower-income families and Black Americans. Inspired by nytimes.com

Phone Bubbles

People are increasingly absorbed in their phones and in their own bubbles with digital distractions

Swimmers

competitive swimming!

Doppelgänger

Your doppelgänger is out there and you probably share DNA with them. Inspired by nytimes.com

Mask Spots

theme of masks, inspired by The New Yorker magazine

DiscOasis

DiscOasis is a roller-disco experience at Wollman Rink in Central Park, reported in the nytimes

Vacuum Dance

How to make doing chores more fun! inspired by IDEAS.TED.COM

Wrestling

Baseball Tradition

“In a sport full of traditions and superstitions, numerous players believe a heavy dose of cologne or women’s perfume is essential before they take the field.” Inspired by nytimes.com

Clean Your Hairbrush

Advice reported in nytimes/Wirecutter

Love Wrap

Hydrate

Watermelon is listed as one of the foods that keep you hydrated. Inspired by nytimes.com

Picnic

How to throw a perfect summer picnic. Inspired by nytimes.com

ArtShow Prep Spots

What to do in preparation for an art show and the tools you’ll need… finish those edges, list prices, prepare for hanging and get good photographs!

Westminster Dog Show

Trumpet the Bloodhound wins best in show! In an interview, the owner mentioned needing to keep all his folds clean.

Sun Bathers

Punctuality

Punctuality is Having a Moment. “Fashionably late” falls out of fashion after more than two years of remote work, when, for many people, there was no good reason to be tardy. Inspired by nytimes.com