Sunday Links


How to create a tunnel of pears in your garden  I'm tempted to rip everything out and plant one of these.

This lengthy post from The Bohemian Blog takes us on a 45-mile tour of occult London, inspired by From Hell written by Alan Moore. The pentagram-shaped route hits lesser known occult locations spread across the British capital.

Buyer Beware: The Weird World of ‘Haunted’ eBay

Colouring London is a knowledge exchange platform collecting information on every building in London, to help make the city more sustainable.

2019 Photomicrography Competition It's a small world.

What Scottish singles used to do on Halloween:  Kale Divination 

Looks somethin' like a turnip green, and everybody calls it polk salad When life hands you pokeweed, make polk salad? No way! It's growing in a wild corner of my garden but I have murder on my mind, not eating.

The Toronto Circus Riot of 1855: No one seems to agree on exactly how the fight at the brothel got started. Some blame a particularly loudmouthed clown. Thanks Bruce!

West is best, east is a beast: Why does jet lag feel worse travelling from west to east?

 How to unknot a knotted plastic bag (You're welcome.)

The Boulevardier Cocktail, a rich, complicated cocktail that’s easy to make and perfect for fall.

The Blob, a slime mold “capable of advanced decision-making, learning, and long-term memory storage.”

“Warren Zevon’s ‘Werewolves of London’” by James Joyce 

How to be a perfect '50s housewife  Via

12 Halloween Candy Copycat Recipes No tricks here, just treats.

Art Biotop Water Garden by Junya Ishigami  This wonderful garden is intended as a place for meditation and contemplation.

Spoko Meditation Stool

Driving an asylum-seeker to the airport The effects of this White House’s suppression of asylum never felt quite as real as they did hearing the granular horrors of them from someone sitting shotgun in my station wagon.

The dead don't rest in peace at Savannah Airport

Satan's Cinema: Five underappreciated horror movies to thrill and disturb you this Halloween season.

A Greenhouse for Extinct Flora Michael Wang’s installation resembles an assisted living facility for plants.

The Bilbcast - A good boy purring to calm you down. Soothing, as advertised. Via Blort

Where the Sun Rises: The Films of Alanis Obomsawin 

A Vintage-Style Kitchen Remodel  I'm posting this mainly because I'm intrigued by the radiant-heated floor made of slate chalkboards rescued from a derelict school.

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