Word of the Day
Orgulous (adj., OR-gyoo-luss)
Proud, especially in a showy, hifalutin way. Mostly used by writers, so draw your own conclusions.
Gif of the Day
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Link of the Day
New York's rate of growth during the early 1900s
A couple weeks ago, The Atlantic writer Derek Thompson noted something interesting about the infrastructure of the modern world:
It's wild how much the physical world changed in the generation before WWI.
— Derek Thompson (@DKThomp) June 15, 2019
In 1880, NYC had no subway, no cars, and the tallest building was a church.
In 1915, it had a subway, thousands of cars, a taxi system, the US’s first bike lane, and the world’s 3 tallest skyscrapers. pic.twitter.com/PvVP0WxnfF
Someone tweeted back with a photo of an infographic from a 1909 New York Sun that shows just how quickly this happened:
— Zeta Zetan (@ZetaZetan) June 15, 2019
Thompson's point is great, and the infographic is stunningly good. The things you find on the internet sometimes...
HistoryNew YorkGetting biggerThe 1900sSkylineEmpire state of mind?