“he carries the reminders / of every glove that laid him down / or cut him till he cried out”

[larryhammer]

A few links of wildly varying importance:

How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America — specifically, the US’s official “poverty level” is a lie, based on outdated conditions and assumptions. Depressing but explains a lot. (I suggest skipping down to the first heading.) (via??)

For Decades, Cartographers Have Been Hiding Covert Illustrations Inside of Switzerland’s Official Maps (via)

World’s first film in ancient Sumerian released by Trinity College filmmakers. Available as an embed in the article. (via)

---L.

Subject quote from The Boxer, Simon & Garfunkel.