From Elle Hunt in The Guardian: “How many New Zealanders does it take to change a flag? It’s the 27-million-dollar question to which, after 10 months, 10,300 designs and two public referendums, we still don’t know the answer — because after all that, the vote was to stick with the same old flag.” (That’s the correct outcome for most design deliberations.)

+ PRI: 11 towns and cities with suggestive names.

+ Check out how a vinyl record is made. (If you’re an audiophile or a hipster, this video may not be safe for work.)