Link About It: This Week’s Picks

An LGBTQIA-inspired bank, how "ugly" food can end hunger, the music of Star Wars and more in our look around the web

1. Donate to Planned Parenthood on Behalf of the GOP with DefundRefund A grassroots fundraising campaign called Defund Refund makes it simple to counteract the GOP’s efforts to shut down Planned Parenthood. The website allows users to easily donate to Planned Parenthood in the name of their favorite (or, perhaps more accurately, least favorite) GOP candidate each time they attack the organization—or anytime really—and keeps …

Link About It: This Week’s Pick

Harper Lee dies at 89, a labyrinthian cake maze, how the internet killed Playboy and more in our look around the web

1. Harper Lee, Author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Has Died Few works of fiction have carried as much of a resounding impact as Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Beyond its commercial success, the book introduced an array of beloved characters to the world and they have entered the literary canon for their awareness, sensitivity and care. After her book published in 1960, Lee …

Your Parmesan Cheese Might Actually Be Wood

When acting on a tip a few years back, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found that Castle Cheese Inc was selling “100% parmesan” cheese that was anything but. Not only using cheaper substitutes, the company was even filling out their product with wood pulp. It’s believed that Castle wasn’t the only company using the trick and considering the popularity of store-bought grated cheese …