Wed. 03/31 - Why All The Galaxy Carpets In 90s Movie Theaters?

<p><strong><em>Why did every movie theater in the 90s install that galaxy-themed carpet? A mafia fugitive who got caught by authorities after starting a cooking channel on YouTube. And the theory that the remains of proto-planet Theia may still be residing deep inside the Earth.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Gabi Insurance, <a href="http://gabi.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gabi.com/kottke</a></li><li>Ladder, <a href="http://ladderlife.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ladderlife.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://a24films.com/notes/2021/03/if-y2k-era-movie-theater-carpets-could-talk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">If Y2K-Era Movie Theater Carpets Could Talk</a> (A24)</li><li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/03/30/mafia-youtube-cooking-tattoos-ndrangheta" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">For years, a mafia fugitive hid from police. Then they spotted his Italian cooking videos on YouTube.</a> (Washington Post)</li><li><a href="https://phys.org/news/2021-03-theory-large-blobs-material-earth.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New theory suggests large blobs of material in Earth's mantle are remnants of protoplanet Theia</a> (Phys.org)</li><li><a href="https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/03/remains-impact-created-moon-may-lie-deep-within-earth" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Remains of impact that created the Moon may lie deep within Earth</a> (Science Mag)</li><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/31/22359883/covid-vaccine-pfizer-adolescents-effective" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine highly effective in adolescents</a> (The Verge)</li><li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2021/03/photos-great-vaccination-campaign/618462/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Photos: The Great Vaccination Campaign</a> (The Atlantic) </li><li><a href="https://kottke.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kottke.Org</a><