Sunday, October 07, 2018

Sunday Links


Russian Oligarch Exclusive Car for Sale: The whole body is covered by a Canadian buffalo leather, and inside there is a leather of Siberian weasel.

The Cat Meme Photographer from a Century Ago  "Mr. Frees attributes his success to kindly treatment of his models" Via

The Warlike Origins of 'Going Dutch' 

Celebrities Without Eyebrows  Via Blort

 Lithium Mining: Stunning photographs by Catherine Hyland 

Toned Paper Drawings by Cory Godbey Thanks Bruce!

17 Vintage Recipes So Old-School They're Cool Again 

Epic rescue' for sheep stranded on Lake District cliff  "Think Indiana Jones crossed with Tomb Raider, crossed with Jumanji, crossed with ... One Man And His Dog."

A ton of FOIA videos from 9/11

The East London Group painters I discovered the ELG on Twitter and was totally smitten by their work.

Vulture's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century (So Far) I've read quite a few (23) of these but will have to start reading more if I want to make a real dent in this list. As usual, I find some of the choices baffling.

How a Uruguayan Meat Factory Became Iconic Worldwide 

36 Very Weird Photos from Russia

Smörgåstårta  can be colourful, vegan, fish or meat based, fruity, modern, creative, pretty, sophisticated, bar-shaped, square, circular, a birthday cake, basically anything you want it to be. Isn't that wonderful?

"Telling the Bees" In nineteenth-century New England, it was held to be essential to whisper to beehives of a loved one’s death. Via

When Mickey Mouse was sent to a Nazi concentration camp

How Chefs Have Reinvented the Dishes They Envy Most

The best European museum exhibits this fall

Three sisters drifted apart after a tough childhood. How nudism brought a family back together.

The Barbarians Arrive: Japanese Depictions of Westerners (1860s)  Via

Elephant Made of Sand

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