A “trend of ‘burglary tourism‘ from South America... Once in the country, police say, they plan heist sprees and fence the loot,” targeting “homes often connected to open spaces, hiking trails and canyons.” #burglarsguide latimes.com/california/sto…

Book mail!

A set of maps depicting Osage County oil and gas resources, made by N. Wood Bass et al. of the USGS, published in 1942. Interesting to see in light of David Grann’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” (and its recent adaptation). pubs.usgs.gov/publication/b9…

Galley copies of my wife’s book arrived yesterday! So good. “Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves,” by nicolatwilley—out June 25 from penguinpress—on what happens to our food between farm and table. Preorder here: bookshop.org/a/4369/9780735…

Forgot I made these a while back; here’s to what will surely be an inspiring election year.

Lots more of these at my Instagram page—instagram.com/geoffmanaugh/—where Socks Studio first saw them, as well.

Honored to be included in this round-up of “prominent Angelenos”—including my childhood film hero, John Carpenter—asking if LA has gone to Hell.

“Suddenly, I freeze. In the large mirror on the opposite wall, my hot cheeks are pink... Somehow I have surmised the truth: I am not alone. Someone on the other side of the mirror is watching me.” Susannah Breslin on childhood in a psychological experiment slate.com/human-interest…

“Italian archaeologists open 2,600-year-old tomb for first time”—very cool to see this. I visited the same ruined city this tomb was found in last summer, a place called Vulci (pics here my own). cbsnews.com/news/italy-vul…

This park is named after my grandparents, who lived in Austin—nice to see it being treated well.

For a variety of reasons, I thought I’d remind folks I’ve been posting geological maps, structure diagrams, and more over on my Instagram account since this past summer, looking at graphic styles in USGS maps, the Earth in section, and more. instagram.com/geoffmanaugh

Re-upping this for Monday: on the creation of an “International Subsurface Exploration Agency,” using the tools of geophysics to capture a total picture of the human archaeological record, with “thousands of people looking downward instead of up.” wired.com/story/scientis…

“Until Proven Safe” stumping folks on British primetime... (Incredibly, the host pronounces my surname correctly!)