America’s Most Scenic Restaurants

With entries selected by OpenTable users across the US, a new list of America’s 100 most scenic restaurants has made a rather inspiring debut. Almost 40 states have options listed and all of the restaurants seem like destinations worth traveling for. Whether you’re looking for an unfettered skyline, an ocean view with a breeze or a quiet wooded lake, there’s something here to appeal to …

Toronto’s Poop-Themed Cafe

Serving chocolate soft-serve, pudding and other brown desserts, a new cafe is set to open in Toronto—and it’s poop-themed. Lien Nguyen (the cafe owner) says that the aim is “trying to make poop cute.” She will open Poop Café Dessert Bar in Toronto’s Koreatown next month. With stool-shaped treats and dishes shaped like toilets, it’s sure to be a strange and interesting place—with plenty of …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Sophisticated edibles, supporting independent artists, why naps are good for you and more in our look at the web

1. Samsung Blends National Anthems into One Considering the current world climate—sadly an anti-globalization fear seems to be gaining momentum—Samsung’s Olympics commercial is incredibly timely. The advertisement blends a bunch of national anthems into one, with people from all over the world singing lines of other countries’ patriotic tunes: from Cambodia to Malawi, Tunisia, Canada and Malaysia. While obviously made to tug at the heartstrings, …