The amorphous nature of reality

Is your bus really late, or does it just feel like it? Inside Singapore’s bus network by CHI VO, CHLOE JI, ESTHER LOI, SANDY NG, SHANNON TEOH (Straits Times) Neat visualization of the “spikiness” of bus on-time-ness. “Transit planners suggest that some trips on public transport can feel longer than they actually are because of the added inconvenience built into the journey.” “This variation in frequencies can make buses feel late, even when they’re running exactly according to schedule.” + ‘Capturing Bigfoot’ Review: An Astounding Documentary Uncovers the Truth by Owen Gleiberman (Variety) “‘Capturing Bigfoot’ shows you the truth, but what it really shows you is what that truth says about us, a society that went down the rabbit hole of wanting to believe and now, increasingly, lives there.” “…Patterson, with his ingenious little fake film, didn’t just create an outlandish legend. He created a reality that took on a life of its own. He created the ‘evidence’ to make magical thinking…

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