In a recent Vlogbrothers video on YouTube, John Green announced the names of twenty charities that will be receiving donations from last year's Project for Awesome. Ultimate Peace, the Harry Potter Alliance, Doctors Without Borders and many more organizations are getting up to $25,000 each to help decrease what Nerdfighteria has cleverly dubbed “world suck” across the world.
The city of Houston has more than 100 different food trucks roaming its streets. With all these mobile munchies, why not grab a date and sample some of what they have to offer? Here are three of the best to put on your to-do list. Although H-Town StrEATs has been referred to as the ugliest food truck in the entire city, it still serves up some delicious grub. Their menu consists of odd creations such as fried avocado tacos, short-rib mac ‘n’ cheese and their legendary “Crazy Ass Tacos”.
Mobile food is good food and if you’ve never done the rounds of the Dallas food truck scene, you don’t know what you’re missing. The next time you and your special someone are in the mood to chow down, try checking out one of Dallas’ best. For those that want to get some quick Vietnamese food, try Nammi Truck. They specialize in Bahn Mi (that’s a Vietnamese sandwich) with various meats added, so make sure to check that one out while you’re there. Another fun ethnic cuisine can be found at Ssahm BBQ.
Who needs fancy restaurants where you sit down and have to wait 30 minutes for your appetizers and then end up spending a small fortune? For a nice, casual date with some excellent grub, just hit up one of Pittsburgh’s best food trucks instead. For the ultimate in hot dog selection (yes, hot dogs are a proper meal), head to Franktuary. They have organic dogs, vegetarian dogs, a load of amazing toppings and even hand-cut french fries. Those that worship a good grilled-cheese sandwich should take the time to hunt down Oh My Grill.
As part of an effort to help keep people reading, the New York Public Library is taking a forward-thinking approach. Instead of marketing campaigns to get people to come into the library and check books out, they’re bring the books to people’s homes. The way they’re doing this is by providing free high-speed Internet to 10,000 of NYC’s residents.