Sunday Links

Miss Popularity in the 1970's: 35 Vintage Photos of Prom Queens and Their Groovy Court Via

En Garde! The history of duelling.

Deaf Cat from Hermitage Museum Named Russia's Official World Cup Oracle

The Box of Vacations William, if nothing else, was rather quantitative... a great story Via

The Devens Literacy Test was used in WW1 to measure reading comprehension.

Urban Explorers Scuba Dive Through an Abandoned Submerged Soviet Prison Camp 

Why You Shouldn't Eat a Slug (In Case You Need Reasons)

She shoots, they score : Hutterite women find ways to respect culture, faith while playing hockey. Thanks Bruce!

NPR Music's The Austin 100:  Stream or download 100 great songs by artists performing at SXSW 2018. Via 

A Garage Sale Find of Rare Beatles Photos Took a Collector on a Magical Mystery Tour  Via

What's the Filthiest Animal?

The Worst Roommate Ever: “You’ve got your whole life in front of you. You’re pretty, you’ve got this house — well, you don’t have this house anymore.This house is my house.” Via

The Mesmerizing Mundane Objects of Ordinary North Korean Life

Did you overindulge last night? Greasy, Good Foods for the Day After a Night Out

Harold Bloom's Laugh and Delillo's Bronx Accent: On listening to the archival audio of the Writers at Work Interviews in the Morgan Library.

Side-By-Side Photos of Paris and Its Chinese Knockoff Thanks Bruce!

Stephen Hawking Picks the Music (and One Novel) He'd Spend Eternity With: Stream the Playlist Online 

The Uber Impact: Photographer Matthew Joseph examines the impact of Uber around the world 

How to Make Bagpipes Out of a Garbage Bag and Recorders (actually they call it a bagpipe-like instrument).

The Activist Who Uncovered The Russian Troll Factory Named In The Mueller Probe

'DNA bungle' The "phantom of Heilbronn" was described by police as Germany's most dangerous woman. But was she