Sunday, October 15, 2017

Sunday Links


Ai Weiwei builds fences across New York's five boroughs

 An interactive tool that tells you which US city is right for you

How to take a nap

All 139 the Clash Songs, Ranked From Worst to Best: They recorded the equivalent of nine records in six years, including two or three of the greatest rock-and-roll records ever, and possibly the greatest album of all time.

Japan’s anime-loving penguin Grape-kun passes away at Tobu Zoo The cardboard cut-out he fell in love with was moved from the enclosure to be with the penguin as he died.

The tiny island the British traded for Manhattan

New Riders of The Purple Sage: Americana Lost and Found  Via

Atlantis Revealed: Plato's Cautionary Tale Was Based On A Real Setting

Around The World in Cut-Outs with @paperboyo

Best Urban Hotels 2017: the shortlist  Most are out of my range *sigh*

What Sewing Samplers Tell Us About Women's Lives from the 17th to 19th Centuries: A sewing sampler can be the only trace of a 17th- to 19th-century woman’s existence, and the Fitzwilliam Museum at Cambridge is recovering this lost history through over 100 examples.

22 products you only need to buy once in your life

'America, stand up' Donald Trump used to be lauded in hip-hop tracks for his wealth. Now? Not so much. These days artists from Eminem to Joey Bada$$ to Roger Waters and YG are turning their fury with the president into song.

The 13 terrifying days of the Cuban Missile Crisis explained.

13 Surprising Places Where Photography is Banned

The Rumored Love Affair Between Bob Dylan and Edie Sedgwick

Swedish death cleaning is the morbid new way to de-clutter your life

The Magic of Making Salt

The subversive story of tartan

Couple’s Reaction To A Dog Who Crashed Their Wedding Sweet story.

10 of the world's most beautiful libraries because the only thing better than a holiday read is a holiday library

T La Rock, the Man Who Forgot He Was a Rap Legend T La Rock was one of the pioneers of hip-hop, an old-school legend sampled by Public Enemy and Nas. But after a brutal attack put him in a nursing home, he had to fight to recover his identity, starting with the fact that he’d ever been a rapper at all.


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