Sunday Links

Should we keep our problem dogs and cats even if they make us miserable? 

If you don't have cats you might need The Ratapult

3D Printable Radcliffe Camera by Johnny Chan

What's the Least Useful Body Part? Anatomists and evolutionary biologists weigh in.

The Voder was the first device that could generate continuous human speech electronically.

How Did Dance Become A Human Necessity?

 Bunnies Gone Bad Why killer rabbits are overrepresented in medieval manuscripts.

The House That Love Built — Before It Was Gone : For Monica Vitti, Eileen Gray and Frank Lloyd Wright, their homes were the culmination of passionate affairs. And the places they ended.

Anatomy of a Perfect Album: On Joni Mitchell's Blue 

The Helicopter Bunny  Via

Kenyan artist Khadambi Asalache's London house is worth a look.

I Made the Pizza Cinnamon Rolls from Mario Batali’s Sexual Misconduct Apology Letter Batali is not the first powerful man to request forgiveness for “inappropriate actions” towards his coworkers and employees. He is not the most high profile, and he is ostensibly not even the worst offender. But he is the only one who included a recipe.

These shoes will definitely bring out your inner Goth Via Miss C

Beauty Tips From My Dead Sister

Michelin three-star restaurant French Laundry serves mushroom soup from a bong And yes it was “hand blown by an artisan.”

This little indie film scared the living daylights out of me. How ‘The Blair Witch Project’ Invented Modern Movie Marketing 

Tiny apartment custom-built for two generations and their pets  is designed to keep a cat and a parrot separated.

 “Call Me Maybe,” by Carly Rae Jepsen, slowed down by around 1000 percent. Not sure why.

Podcast: In 1869, two well diggers in Cardiff, N.Y., unearthed an enormous figure made of stone. More than 600,000 people flocked to see the mysterious giant, but even as its fame grew, its real origins were coming to light.

The Brexit Diet: Experts are worried that the true impact of Brexit will leave a very bad taste in British mouths.

Watch the springtime migration from your couch on these 6 Birdwatching Webcams 

 'Silent Moscow'  by French documentary and street photographer Hermes Pichon. Via

This is nuts! One Way or Another (Cat Edition)

Formerly Incarcerated Japanese Americans Organize a Protest Against Family Separation at the Border: Satsuki Ina, who contributed familial artifacts to an exhibition on the detention of Japanese Americans, is also organizing a memorial and protest with 60 former incarcerees.

The 20 Best TV Dramas Since ‘The Sopranos’ Mad Men, West Wing, The Wire and Breaking Bad hooked me. I started watching a few of the other shows mentioned here (Deadwood, Veronica Mars, The Good Wife, Justified) and couldn't muster any interest. Of the rest, The Americans is the only show I'd consider watching.

The workhorse of the kitchen: Everything you need to know about cast iron pans Via