Fri. 03/26 - We Are All the Big Boat Stuck in the Suez Canal

<p>The gargantuan container ship is still blocking traffic from flowing in the Suez Canal, but it has not stemmed the creativity of people online––from memes to fanfic, here’s your Ever Given round-up. Plus, archaeologists have found the oldest yet discovered mass production brewery. And Grape-Nuts are back! Where did they go and what’s the deal with Grape-Nuts anyways?</p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Audible, <a href="http://audible.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">audible.com/kottke</a> or text kottke to 500-500 to start your 30-day free trial</li><li>NordVPN, Get 70% off a two-year plan at <a href="https://nordvpn.com/creator/?coupon=kottke&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_term&amp;utm_content&amp;utm_campaign=off568&amp;utm_source=aff48086" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">nordvpn.com/kottke</a> or use coupon KOTTKE</li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/we-are-all-this-cargo-ship-now/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">We Are All This Boat Now</a> (Wired)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/24/world/middleeast/suez-canal-blocked-ship.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Suez Canal Blocked After Container Ship Gets Stuck</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkdjzb/cargo-ship-suez-canal-dick-pic-ever-given" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Cargo Ship Drew a Giant Dick Pic in the Ocean Then Got Stuck in the Suez Canal</a> (Vice)</li><li><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/25/stuck-suez-vessel-prompts-amusement-memes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ship blocking Suez Canal prompts flood of memes</a> (Al Jazeera)</li><li><a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/30254160" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sweet Suez</a> (All_My_Fandoms_Are_Killing_Me, Archive of Our Own) h/t Ryan Broderick</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/WaltHickey/status/1375122580324159493?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sea shanty critique</a> (Walter Hicke