Sunday, November 19, 2017

Sunday Links


That Jetsonian Architecture The artists and animators working on “The Jetsons” were inspired by the futurist architecture popping up around Los Angeles Via

I'm absolutely certain I would have abandoned running long ago if it weren't for podcasts. The 50 best podcasts right now

Dying words: when musicians turn their last albums into self-eulogies Warren Zevon's The Wind doesn't appear on this list but it is heartbreakingly poignant and is one of my favourites.

When Ronnie and Reggie Kray, feared criminals of the East End of London, were conscripted, they deserted from the Army within minutes The Krays were evil, violent human beings but I have to admit that I am amused by stories about them.

Rethinking Guernica. Picasso's Twentieth-Century Work-Icon Close-Up: This website presents the extensive research conducted on the artwork by the Museo Reina Sofia, and comprises around 2,000 documents.

A magical, mechanical discovery  Marcin Wichary stumbled upon a hidden typewriter museum in Spain: "This feels like a miracle"...

Photos of celebrities at the airport in the 1970s 

How much is that tall latte in the Starbucks window? It depends on where the window is.

Wouldn't you love to live in this Grade II listed church in Todmorden, Lancashire? Needs work but it is magnificent.

Married Young Between 2000 and 2015 more than 200,000 minors in the US married legally.

How Does It Feel to Die in a Tsunami? I hope I never find out.

The most hated poet in Portland One tweet turned Collin Andrew Yost into a joke. Could he survive it? Via

re.photos is a website where visitors can browse the database according to different search criteria and view a  before and after pictures with an animated transition.

An interesting piece on the The Korean DMZ

This Is What It's Like To Be Wrongly Accused Of Being A Paedophile Because Of A Typo By Police

13 extraordinary writers' homes you can visit

Natalie Wood's Bracelets

What happened to the boys in the picture? When photographer Peter Widing died, his friend decided to do something the two had often talked about: finding the three young players from a picture he had loved since he first saw it 11 years ago. Via

The Newest First Class Perk Is Not Having to See Another Human Being on Your Flight Wow!

Stamps of Vanished Countries, from Van Diemen's Land to Biafra

The etymological stuff of stuffing “stuffynge, or that wherewith any foule is crammed or franked.”

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