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FlowingData highlights a Data Stories podcast episode featuring Randall Munroe of xkcd, where he discusses his creative process and finds similarities between his work and data visualization.

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Imbibe Magazine has released its 2019 holiday gift guide, just in time for the holiday season!

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India's rapid growth in solar and wind energy is slowing due to regulatory challenges and financial hurdles, making its goal of 175 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2022 uncertain. via The source of this content is MIT Technology Review.

Raymond Chandler's detective Philip Marlowe called chess "as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you could find anywhere outside an advertising agency." via Quote Investigator.

A dreaming octopus changes color, leading a marine biologist to speculate about the meaning behind the shifts. via kottke.org

Jason Kottke shares a few picks from The Guardian's list of the 100 best books of the 21st century, with links to learn more about each book. via kottke.org.

Jason Kottke's media diet from late June to September 2019 includes movies, books, music, TV shows, podcasts, and even food recommendations.

Imbibe Magazine shares the recipe for the Negroni di Aquila, a sweeter twist on the Negroni Sbagliato that replaces Campari and vermouth with Aperol and Punt e Mes. via The source of this content is Imbibe Magazine.