A total lunar eclipse will be visible overnight March 13-14.
Photo by Paul Pastourmatziz on Unsplash.
On the Lighter Side
How far would you travel for the best ice cream in your state? Delaware’s top choice has a location at 243 Market Street in Philadelphia, a short walk from Franklin Fountain, a Pennsylvania honorable mention recipient.
Two of Bon Appetit’s nine new restaurants to try in 2025 are in Philadelphia: Dancerobot and Honeysuckle, a reimagined version of an old favorite.
It’s Tuesday. Time for one of Philadelphia’s great tacos.
Celebrate National Pi Day on March 14 with dessert from one of these Philadelphia eateries.
FYI
Skype is being retired by Microsoft in May in favor of Teams.
What’s Puzzling Us
A movie patron in India won a lawsuit against a theater for upending his schedule because too many ads were shown before the main feature. Why was the theater responsible for his poor time management?
Is this really the invention we need right now: a remote control handbag on wheels?
The return of the wooly mammoth has begun—with wooly mice. What could possibly go wrong?
Thread Recommendations
The 2025 World Nature Photography Award winners have been announced.
Beadlet anemones from Europe have been identified along the New Jersey coastline.
A plant that is both a new genus and species was discovered in Big Bend National Park in Texas. The plant has been named the Wooly Devil.
Scotland has registered a new tartan, The Witches of Scotland, to memorialize the thousands of women who were falsely accused and died during the years the Witchcraft Acts were in force. Kilts may be available by May of this year.
For the second year in a row, Philadelphia was voted the top city in the country for Street Art.
Watch List
Narwhal activities have been captured on drone footage.
Audio Files
On this day in 1968, Otis Redding became the first musician to receive a posthumous gold record for the single (Sittin’ on the) Dock of the Bay.
Asterion Out and About
On Thursday, March 13, 2025, Stephen Scherf and Richard Gering will give a presentation on Business Interruption and Extra Expense Claims for the underwriters at USLI (United States Liability Insurance Group), a premier small business insurance underwriter based in Wayne.
Spotlight on Business Interruption and Lost Income Services
Asterion, Inc. has extensive experience in the quantification of economic damages incurred from business interruption and various lost income events.