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I was worried at the end of last month’s update that I wouldn’t have any new content to bring you in this one. Well not only did I dig up some pretty interesting stuff, I found so much of it in fact that I think it might be a bit overwhelming all at once. Although there isn’t a lot of topics to cover, the ones that are featured go deep into the spectrum. So I hope you enjoy this shortstack update for May!

So let me take care of some business right from the get go on this particular topic. It doesn’t matter what I believe or what you believe in context of watching this video. What matters is that this is an extremely detailed catalogue of very strange topics for various strange people. I encourage all of you to watch this as more of an exploration of what people are talking about, rather than any type of reference point on finding out what is “true” or “untrue”. Think of it more as a huge detailed reference point of various weird topics out there that you can even further dive into if you are so inclined. But the best part about it is that it’s just fun to see what people have come up with over the years across various cultures and spaces. Feel free to check out the rest of Wendigoon’s channel as he is a great laid back story teller and I highly appreciate him and his work.

You ever wonder how those pesky influencers on your platform of choice come up with such interesting things to talk about? Well it turns out they have hired help that scours the internet for such stuff, and they happen to use one of the sites I’m recommending you this month above. It’s called “All that’s interesting” a collection of recent news articles and factoids about the stranger world around us. What’s unique about ATI is that it’s a little more focused on bringing up events that have mainstream news coverage (for vetting purposes) rather than direct you over to content that reports on second hand accounts as a source (typical of most paranormal blogs for example). So the next time you see an extremely attractive narrator talking about plastic eating fungus - you know where they got the story!

Want an entire YouTube channel dedicated to bakeries around the world? Probably not on the top of your list of search results on Google, but also probably something you didn’t know you needed in your life. I feature a lot of “chill and observe” content on my website throughout the updates, and this is added onto the pile of such things. I’m trying my best to diversify the cultures around the world that have these environments to show. Content tends to be heavily focused on Asia for the last couple of years, but thankfully the world has opened up a bit more recently to bring videos like the one above for us to see and enjoy. So hop on over to Reiya Watanabe’s channel for a ton of bread through the camera lens.

Previously I’ve mentioned the emotional and physical benefits of just traveling and touching grass. But I recently stumbled upon some navigation apps (not sponsored at all by the way) that not only kick a lot of ass, but they respect your privacy as well. Because I’m becoming an increasingly older fart as the days go by, I remember when I had to rely on paper / book maps to navigate my daily life. If you’ve ever actually gone off the beaten path in any city or road in the world, you’ll quickly start to realize the fragility of a cellular signal. Now thankfully we have a thing called “offline maps” for Google & Apple devices, but problem is… they kind of suck. It’s not that they don’t work well, but they’re kind of limited in how much information you can store at any given time. And worse yet, the maps expire over time and have to be redownloaded. With Organic Maps and Magic Earth, you can literally download maps of the entire planet. And you can use them offline anytime and all the time. They only rely on a GPS signal for navigation and do not require a cellular signal. They also work faster since they natively just try to get you to where you need to go and NOT CONSTANTLY SEND analytical data about your habits or location. So if you’re about to touch some serious grass again and go off the beaten paths, perhaps it’s time to check out some alternatives.

I promised myself I wouldn’t bitch about YouTube this year so I’ll be brief. My community posts are randomly being deleted (banned) again for no reason, even though I made sure the artwork before was “in good taste”. So the two artists I’m featuring this month had works I had used for the posts (not the one you see above of course) that got removed. They are Viejillox and 4riasensei. Feel free to visit and support them if you like the portfolios they have!