Sunday Links

Why is the octopus so smart?

See the Complete Works of Vermeer in Augmented Reality on Your Smartphone 

Maps Mania: You can find your 2080 climate twin using The Summer of 2080 Will Be This Warm interactive map.

My beautiful death Thanks Bruce!

 Bonsai

The Cool List 2019 | National Geographic Traveller I've been to two. Only 18 to go.

15 Festive Christmas Cookie Recipes 

How drunk can you get on Christmas food? I breathalysed myself to find out

Guide Dogs in Medieval Art and Writing  Via

Best Books of 2018 : NPR So many I want to read, not enough time.

Charming 1912 house on a private island because who hasn't wished for their own little island?

Mozart's Thematic Catalogue: This manuscript is Mozart's record of his compositions in the last seven years of his life.

Typology of old Swedish mittens

These Were the Jobs of the Future, According to Experts in 1988

Lunch With M.  There was nothing remarkable about her appearance, and her demeanor was quiet and unassuming, as if designed to deflect attention

Mark Sommerfeld Captures The Light We Cannot See Beautiful photography.

5 Impressive Fire Stations from Around the World  Via Blort

Exterior At Paddington  Adam Scovell searches for a former West London residence of artist Lucian Freud, as depicted in his paintings.

Someone tried to unlock your phone... Via Miss C

What Doctors Know About CPR  On TV, a few pushes on their chest will bring someone back to life. But the truth is more complicated. Thanks Bruce!

World's Oldest Wild Bird Just Laid Another Dang Egg I've been following Wisdom's story for a few years and I love this news.

David Ehrlich’s 25 Best Movies of 2018  So far I've seen only one on the list (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs) but I plan to see more before the end of the year.

Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here"  Performed by the Six-String Soldiers, of The United States Army Field Band

The Most Densely Populated Square Kilometre in 39 European Countries  Via

Edward Gorey’s Enigmatic World Via  MetaFilter

Tough as old boots: Did he fall or was he pushed? We'll likely never know.