Mon. 07/26 - An Olympic Medal For Designing Olympic Medals

<p><strong><em>A look back at when the Olympics used to give out medals in artistic categories, including the designing of Olympic medals, and the case for why they should bring that back this year in particular. Plus, some more background on how the wildfires on the west coast of Canada and the US are affecting weather and health all the way in New York City and beyond. And, the Cleveland baseball team has officially changed their name––something they used to do quite a bit around the turn of the century.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsor:</p><ul><li>Green Chef, go to <a href="http://GreenChef.com/kottke100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GreenChef.com/kottke100</a> and use code kottke100 to get $100 off including free shipping</li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/tokyo-olympics-covid-delta-variant/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Olympics Could Be a Covid-19 ‘Super-Evolutionary Event’</a> (Wired)</li><li><a href="https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/pictogram-dance-sequence-at-olympic-opening-ceremony" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Olympic pictogram sequence: The Opening Ceremony highlight for many, but what was it all about?</a> (Olympics)</li><li><a href="https://mediamadegreat.com/olympic-pictograms/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Olympic Pictograms: Design through History – Media Made Great</a> (Media Made Great)</li><li><a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/647693/when-the-olympics-gave-out-medals-for-making-medals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">When the Olympics Gave Out Medals for Making Medals</a> (Mental Floss)</li><li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/07/remember-when-the-olympics-used-to-have-an-art-competition-no/260355/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Remember When the Olympics Used to Have an Art Competition? No?</a> (The Atlantic)</li><li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/07/24/tokyo-olympics-go-green-with-medals-made-entirely-recycled