Sunday, December 29, 2019

Sunday Links

Baby Yodarita 

Toast the new decade with a Baby Yoda Margarita 

15 Inspiring Landscape Photographers

The Secret Afterlife of Lost German Luggage  Via Davelog

Like jazz? Here's a treat for you: The Best Jazz Albums of 2019 

Gary Janetti portrays Prince George as a cleverly snide wee boy who likes to mock his royal kin.

If you've seen The Irishman (great film) you might want to read this piece: Who Really Killed Jimmy Hoffa?  (And was the frozen salmon a red herring?)

Hiding Homosexuality on the Cover of America's Magazines a Century Ago: The art of Joe Christian Leyendecker.

Percy the Fainting Pigeon

Wow! This would improve my abysmal air travel experience.  A review of Air France's La Premiere from Paris to Beijing Thanks Bruce!

Another end-of-year list Things Removed from Body Orifices in 2019 

The King William's College General Knowledge Quiz  has been frustrating quiz connoisseurs since 1904. The paper consists of 18 sets of 10 questions, each set covering a particular theme, which in many cases is far from obvious.

 Men would be silent and women would shed tears Chinese text messaging shorthand.

This is awful. Abandoned at sea, the cargo crew adrift without wages, fuel or supplies: A podcast

Good story: My Semester With the Snowflakes  "At 52, I was accepted to Yale as a freshman. The students I met there surprised me." Thanks Bruce!

King Herod’s Holiday Tweetstorm “So ridiculous. Christ must work on his Anger Management problem, then go to a good old-fashioned chariot race with a friend! Chill Jesus, Chill!”

Cheer up, it's not as bleak as it seems. Ten wildlife success stories to sing about in 2019 

Dine Like a Doomed Pompeiian

A mystery in the world’s oldest desert Some believe they’re footprints from the gods, others think they’re formed by dancing fairies or UFOs.

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