Sunday, August 26, 2018
Sunday Links
The Feather Heist A flute player breaks into a British museum and makes off with a million dollars’ worth of dead birds. A good podcast. Via
Need help coming up with new terms for white nationalism? Boing Boing's journalistic euphemism generator will lend a hand with that.
The Largest Vocabulary in Hip Hop using each artist’s first 35,000 lyrics.
A wonderful mosaic project: The Hounds Of Hackney Downs
Can you believe your eyes? 11 optical illusions that will blow your mind
How to Cipher Like a Soviet Spy
Travel into the heart of a forest fire
The extinct tech you forgot existed: A recent study has revealed which kinds of tech have stood the test of time – in terms of recognition, if not use. Would your children recognise these? (And would you?)
Not Your Grandmother’s Quilt: Cleveland’s African American Quilt and Doll Guild
Infographic: Why The Media Isn’t The ‘Enemy’ How reporters around the world risk their lives for the truth
Stickeen: The Story of a Dog: An adventure on an Alaskan glacier with a new best friend. Via
Man in hole
Pretty In Pink: French artist Andria Darius Pancrazi takes photographs of pink buildings – a common sight in his home town of Bastia, a city on the island of Corsica.
The Self-Portrait Jorge Luis Borges Drew After Going Blind
Live map of London Underground trains by Matthew Somerville Via
Kaspar the Savoy cat
Free at last: Animals Crackers change design after pressure from Peta
13 Secrets of Crime Scene Cleaners
The rare 18th century Ice Bell: So what is an Ice Bell and what does it (or doesn’t it) have to do with ice cream?
Real Life Settings of Famous Paintings You Can Actually Visit Today
Last Days Of George Michael
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