HodgePodge for July 19

​Happy birthday, Benedict Cumberbatch! When’s the new season of Sherlock? Anyway, as a present, here’s some interesting stories we’ve seen or heard this week.

I guess they don’t have mail-carrier unions in Wisconsin

This might just be the ultimate summer job. Teens in Lake Geneva, Wis. deliver mail to the waterfront community by boat. It would take too long for the boat to stop at each dock, so the teens must jump, deliver mail into mailboxes and then jump back on board … at least most of the time.

There’s probably an emoji for this

It’s kind of cute that we can still be scandalized by the ways technology is used, even if that technology is 30 years old. WSJ has the story of a British dancer who was fired by text and didn’t like it.

I’m a real boy!

Jack Handey is an actual real life human being and not a character portrayed by Al Franken. And he has a new novel out. Here’s a Hulu playlist of the 50 best Deep Thoughts segments.

All Nudes Considered

NPR’s Susan Stamberg was a little scandalized by the Tom Wesselmann exhibit at the VMFA.

That’s a long ride for a burger

Tour de France cycling team chef is apparently a real job. And one that can lead to a book deal, at that.