Sunday, September 10, 2017

Sunday Links


 Life-sized Victorian Dollhouse for Rent (for $40,000 a month)

100 Works of Journalism From 2016  A fantastic collection of nonfiction.

Celery Was the Avocado Toast of the Victorian Era  Thanks Bruce!

I was lucky to have a friend like Lu I got really teary when I read this. I've had three Cavalier King Charles spaniels. When they died each one broke my heart.

Fresh Basil Frozen in Olive Oil

How science found a way to help coma patients communicate After suffering serious brain injuries, Scott Routley spent 12 years in a vegetative state. But his family were convinced that he was still aware – could a pioneering ‘mind-reading’ technique prove them right?

Devoted Cat Fiercely Protects and Cares For His Disabled Feline Friend

Dacha: Dasha Shkurpela’s meditation on the Russian country cottage Via

Eggs A story of stillbirth, loss, and breakfast.

The Six: The untold stories of The Titanic's six Chinese survivors  They had worked as stokers tending to the ship’s furnaces and stayed in the third-class cabins. Five of the Chinese men had boarded the last lifeboat on the Titanic, and they ended up finding the sixth person floating on wreckage.

The Storytelling Ironwork of New Orleans Via

Plaque To The Future In 2016 Lily G. got a notion to create plaques recognizing the ordinary Philadelphians who make the city great.

The World Is Running Out of Sand 

The Literary Fiction Drinking Game

Love Song As any artist knows, drawing from one’s own life is inevitable. But when your story and your loved one’s story intersect—who gets to claim it? Illustrated by Liana Finck

A Prague church that defied Nazi rule: The killing of Reinhard Heydrich, a key architect of the Final Solution, was one of the greatest acts of wartime resistance in occupied Europe.

Minimalist Timber Loft House gives you a birds-eye view of the Swedish landscape

A Semi-Definitive List of the 5 Strangest (and Most Fascinating) Phobias

William Giraldi on life as a bookish bodybuilder: memoir examines the absurdities of modern masculinity.

Eartha Kitt - I'd Rather Be Burned As A Witch

Clever birds learn to use motion sensors to open doors

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