In the midst of March Madness (both basketball and mammal), there’s also the Name of the Year tournament, featuring real individuals with real (incredible) names! 

Now I Know is always a source of great information, but today’s is especially interesting to me: “The Invisible Wall Around Most of Manhattan” taught me about eruvin, something I had no idea about until today (and am now finding out how much more I don’t know)! Highly recommended.

Conflict Kitchen, located in Pittsburgh, features cuisine from areas with which the U.S. is currently in conflict. It’s sobering, educational, and delicious, somehow all at once.

If you need a break from the world, the Konica Minolta Planetarium can take you (virtually) into the Yakushima Forest with its “Star Night Healing” program. This looks amazing.