whither museum dioramas?

I have always loved cabinets of curiosity (one day I will share my translation-slash-analysis of "Cabinet d’histoire naturelle" from Diderot's Encyclopedie) and am still in awe of the few visits I have taken to the RISD Nature Lab, so this Audubon piece about the origins of said Nature Lab is right up my alley. I read it coupled with a Newsweek article about the future of museum dioramas, which is a great look into that field and happily, doesn't come down firmly on one side or another, but represents the issue as nuanced as it really is.

The Smithsonian has resorted to crowdfunding to restore Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 spacesuit, and I'll spare you my rant about museum and arts funding. Plus side: it's funded! Down side: what does this mean for the future of preserving museum collections?

Mark Hamill is my hero for his penchant for scribbling random thoughts on Star Wars trading cards:

It was pretty humid here a few weeks ago (and everyone was Freaking Out) and the LA Times included a little blurb explaining humidity! Amazing.

Rising humidity will make the heat feel much worse because the air will be so moist that sweat can’t evaporate from skin. That frustrates the body’s cooling-off process and keeps bodies sticky and hot.

How can I even improve on this headline: Mysterious, Abandoned Indonesian Church Shaped like a Giant Chicken

Etcetera: New York has built a bagel statue. Watch Netflix at the same time as someone else. Coffee date cards. Teens aren't hanging out in malls anymore (they're eating at restaurants).