Curations from the Human Jungle
[The world is ready for a $Silverback meme coin. Just send me lots of bananas, and I will send you a text message telling you that you are now rich. SB SM] Is every memecoin just a scam? Experts on whether Andrew Tate and Trump are fleecing their followers https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/30/is-memecoin-scam-crypto-trump ‘How do memecoins differ and... Continue Reading →
[I knew nothing about phosphorous before reading this. know next to nothing, but that's something! SB SM] https://quillette.com/2025/05/21/lifes-ancient-bottleneck Jack Lohmann Jack Lohmann is a writer from Richmond, Virginia. White Light is his first book. He lives in the Western Isles of Scotland. Of the six chemical elements necessary for life, phosphorus is the rarest. It... Continue Reading →
[Silverbelle Sandy was minding her own business, cleaning up her herb garden when she came across this nestled in her rosemary: May 19 A few days later it became this ... ... then this Then, all hell broke loose! A few days later. Then, there was one ... And the next day. Good job, Mama!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfKTbU5w_MA The Outside Story By Loren Merrill One of the most exciting rites of spring is the alewife run, an annual event where throngs of fish race upstream from the ocean to inland water bodies on a reproductive journey. These “river herring,” as they are categorized, actually spend most of their lives at sea. Come... Continue Reading →
[I don't think I'd like to run into Shani at a cocktail party. She'd see right through me, even before I uttered my initial Oo-oo, which in the Gorilla language means "Want to be in my harem?" SB SM] https://skincontact.substack.com shani Apr 1, 2025 Painting weddings for a few years now, I have spent a... Continue Reading →
[This is why I live in The Jungle. We don't worry about things like this. If another Silverback comes slinking around, it's a good bet he just wants to eat our bananas and sleep with our women. SB SM] From the Twentieth Century https://snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-lessons-on-tyranny?ref=thebrowser.com Timothy Snyder Jan 20, 2025 1. Do not obey in advance. Most... Continue Reading →
[We don't spend enough time staring at the night sky. We're missing a lot. Tonight, go out and find the Big Dipper. Imagine a stick extending from the bottom two points in the cup and follow the line to the brightest star. That's Polaris, the North Star. It won't tell you exactly where you are... Continue Reading →
[If you have any doubt that musicality lies deep within the human species, then River Eckert should put an end to that. Thanks for Silverbacks Ted and Bill for bring this to our attention. Rock on, Silverbacks! SB SM] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdgN-duXBUo Chimps’ rhythmic drumming could shed light on music’s evolutionary roots Research found chimpanzees drum with... Continue Reading →
[I should have written this piece. It should have appeared originally in this journal, but the truth is, I have not been spending as much time as I should, as a responsible journalist, chasing down clickbait. I've been too busy doing things like going to my 6 year-old granddaughter's birthday party. When am I going... Continue Reading →
[When he isn't writing brilliant analyses of the ills currently plaguing the health care (or lack of) system in America, Silverback Bill (Hinesburg SBs) is relentlessly seeking news of relevance to denizens of The Jungle. A giant "Oo-oo" to SB Bill. SB SM] Chimpanzees use leaves to wipe bums and clean up after sex, study... Continue Reading →