Sunday Links 45

The mystery of the classic Quebec maple syrup can  A twist of fate means the mystery artist behind the graphic design on cans of Quebec maple syrup is the original Anonymous.

Need a chuckle?  Illustrations That Imagine a World in Which Animals Talk

This is a good one: Plug in your birthday and The Atlantic will show you how the world has changed during your lifetime.

The night when straight white males tried to kill disco  Via PfrC

18 Free Ways How To Download Videos off the Internet You're welcome. Via Bruce.

How Ojen, a Classic Mardi Gras Cocktail, Was Saved From Extinction  Ojen is an obscure ingredient that most people have never heard of, even in New Orleans. What New Orleanians do know is that Ojen has been hard to find—until recently, when it was resurrected by the Sazerac Company.

Where in New York is Sesame Street?

Would you let a computer plan your holiday based on nothing more than your budget? Expedia's Surprise Trips is an algorithm-based service that chooses your entire holiday, from the hotel to the flight times and the destination and tells you where you’re going the morning you leave.

Midcentury Architecture  of The Wildwoods, group of coastal towns located along the south coast of New Jersey.

Unique Behind the Scenes Pictures of Great Movies Fab photos!

11 Towns Lining the Ancient Kisoji Trade Route

Crufts clamps down on 'deformed' dogs after outcry over last year's best in breed It's about time!

18 Sheet Pan Suppers Ready in 30 Minutes From  chicken fajitas and crispy chicken thighs to steak and pizza, these recipes will save you time.

The never-ending quest to build a hotel in space  Hilton imagined the first space hotels, dubbed Orbiter Hiltons, as something like “Hilton Inns, for short trips to space”

At The New Republic, Merve Emre looks at the enduring visual power of Hermann Rorschach’s inkblots.

The Classic Typewriter Page : The Flying Oliver welcomes you to the strange and beautiful world of antique writing machines.

The 38 Essential Florence Restaurants  My favourite place to eat when I'm in Florence is Da Nerbone, a very modest stand at the Florence Market. It didn't make this list.

How Ikea's Billy bookcase took over the world I have bought enough of these over the years to have kept IKEA solvent.

Internet Decides To Name 7 New Planets And Humanity Regrets It Immediately: If you've ever seen what happens when someone asks the internet to name something, then you know what comes next.

London's Most Beautiful Restaurant Entrances