Sunday, April 14, 2019

Sunday Links

Photograph: Eye Ubiquitous/Rex/Shutterstock

'It went in beautifully as the postman was passing': the story of the Headington Shark 

Jorge Luis Borges Draws a Self-Portrait After Going Blind 

Burundi Beat: The Ants, Annabella and Appropriation: This is a story about how an opportunist stole a band and an already stolen beat from a man he didn’t believe in. Via

15 Great Cat Poems Not Written By Cats The Margaret Atwood poem nails it.

A holiday from being human (GoatMan) My next holiday? Via Blort

His and Hers: In the Ubang language of Nigeria, men and women speak different languages.

The NASA Twins Study: A multidimensional analysis of a year-long human spaceflight The selection of one of a pair of monozygotic (identical) twin astronauts for NASA’s first 1-year mission enabled NASA to compare the impact of the spaceflight environment on one twin to the simultaneous impact of the Earth environment on a genetically matched subject.

Every decision my kids made me make in one day Via Coudal

The Great Roomba Robbery

Which car models have the lowest maintenance costs? My last three cars have been Camrys so I'm obviously pleased with them.

The Strangest Moments In The Julian Assange Saga, From Pamela Anderson's Vegan Meals To 'Embassy Cat'  Including the time Nigel Farage 'couldn't remember' what he was doing in the building.

Eating and Drinking in Sao Miguel, Azores Friends who have visited these Portuguese islands return with glowing reports. A trip there is on my list and may actually become a reality.

People get knickers in a twist over Women of Canada Bras

For Sale: An Abandoned, Decaying Fort on a Private Island in the Adirondacks. At $950,000 USD it looks like a bargain. Who's in?

The nice way to call someone an idiot

From my friend GrowaBrainThe seven defining pitches of Mad Men (I miss this show so much)

Why airlines make flights longer on purpose

The golden age of YouTube is over:YouTube built its platform on the backs of independent creators, but now is abandoning them for more traditional content.

Meat and Eggs Are Illegal Here: The World's First Vegetarian City

Adam Scovell searches Hampstead Heath for the site of a favourite photo of Nick Drake, taken in 1971 by Keith Morris: Nick Drake and Hampstead Heath

Hellish Charm Of Russian Apartments 

The man at Mount Sinai died after 90 days in the hospital, but C. auris did not. Tests showed it was everywhere in his room, so invasive that the hospital needed special cleaning equipment and had to rip out some of the ceiling and floor tiles to eradicate it.  Introducing Candida auris

Nasty old coffee grinder restored 

This looks like fun: Regular steam trains service returns from Waterloo Station to Windsor 

At last! The Charmin Forever Roll

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