For those interested in food and history, I would definitely recommend the Tasting History series on YouTube. Every episode, Max Miller makes a dish from a (sometimes vague) old recipe and does a short, relevant history lesson. E.g. he covers 500 year old proto-pizza here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6XvMKdD2tY&t=12s), medieval trenchers here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6XvMKdD2tY&t=12s), and lots of Roman recipes.

For something more academic, Ken Albala has a whole course on the cultural history of food here: https://www.wondrium.com/food-a-cultural-culinary-history

I'm not connected to either - they are both just great sources of fun that will make you think about food differently.

oink and what.cd. Ahh, the memories.

oink and what.cd. Ahh, the memories.

This couldn't be more timely. I've been wanting to get back into learning Latin. I took it in high school but faked my way through unfortunately. Does anyone have any recommendations for good resources to learn Latin outside of the obvious language learning apps/sites like Duolingo or Rosetta Stone?

I hope you didn't fall asleep before reading the next two sentences:

"But even if owners ultimately repay the taxes they skipped, deferring payment of those taxes for years, sometimes decades, essentially amounts to an interest-free loan from taxpayers. An owner could reap huge gains by investing that money."

"If owners die while holding their stake, as many do, the tax savings may never be repaid. And their heirs can generally restart the amortization cycle anew."

These are each clear loopholes. The first sentence is about how time value of money matters when talking about billions of dollars. The second sentence gives you an idea of why it was so "important" to weaken the Estate Tax in 2017.