Category: donuts and broccoli

Send Simone To Space—And, A Shutdown Update || Donuts & Broccoli

For a primer on Donuts & Broccoli, please go here! Hi guys! Welcome back to Donuts & Broccoli for another Sunday edition. Our donut this week is YouTuber Simone Giertz, whose robots and astronaut antics are as good as any treat. For our broccoli, we're going to look at how this historically long government shutdown … Continue reading Send Simone To Space—And, A Shutdown Update || Donuts & Broccoli

“Sumo Stew” and a Tax Explainer || Donuts & Broccoli

No, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not coming for your wallet. For a primer on Donuts & Broccoli, please go here! Hi everyone, and welcome back to this Sunday edition of Donuts & Broccoli! For a donut this week, I bring you a video about something a little more savory: chankonabe, and the sumo wrestlers who love … Continue reading “Sumo Stew” and a Tax Explainer || Donuts & Broccoli

Victory in India || Donuts & Broccoli

For a primer on Donuts & Broccoli, please go here! Hi all! Happy Sunday. I hope everyone had a happy Labor Day. (For some bonus-broccoli, here’s a thought-provoking article on why the U.S. celebrates Labor Day in September as opposed to International Workers’ Day in May, like the rest of the world. Hint…it’s communism.) In … Continue reading Victory in India || Donuts & Broccoli

Verizon is Data Throttling Firefighters || Donuts & Broccoli

For a primer on Donuts & Broccoli, please go here! Happy Sunday! For our donut this week, we play through the Papa Louie family of games, and for our broccoli we look at Verizon holding firefighters’ data hostage in the middle of one of the biggest wildfires California has ever seen—and why it makes a … Continue reading Verizon is Data Throttling Firefighters || Donuts & Broccoli

Fishgazing and Death Positivity || Donuts & Broccoli

For a primer on Donuts & Broccoli, please go here! On this our third Sunday edition of Donuts & Broccoli, it is time to chill out with some fish. Sorry, some Amano shrimplettes. And maybe after you’re done with that you’ll be up for talking about death just a little! Donut: Fishgazing with Foo the … Continue reading Fishgazing and Death Positivity || Donuts & Broccoli

Getting Books to Prisoners || Donuts & Broccoli

For a primer on Donuts & Broccoli, please go here! This week on our second Sunday edition of Donuts & Broccoli, I bring you a podcast that was one of the main sources of inspiration for this blog, and a number of organizations that focus on getting some of the most tightly restricted materials into … Continue reading Getting Books to Prisoners || Donuts & Broccoli

Gourmet Oreos and the Strawpocalypse || Donuts & Broccoli #1!

For a primer on Donuts & Broccoli, please go here! For our first Sunday edition of Donuts & Broccoli, I bring you a YouTube series on "gourmet" recreations of some of your favorite junk foods, and a video giving another perspective on something that's been on everybody's lips— plastic straws. Donut: “Pastry Chef Attempts To … Continue reading Gourmet Oreos and the Strawpocalypse || Donuts & Broccoli #1!