Sunday Links

Sticks in a cylindrical experiment at the Goodyear Polymer Center
at the University of Akron in Ohio, where Hunter King investigates the
engineering of birds’ nests. Credit:Andrew Spear for The New York Times

Their nests have been described as "disordered stick bombs" but are birds actually the best engineers?

Eyam plague: The village of the damned An entire village made the remarkable decision to quarantine itself in an heroic attempt to halt the spread of the Great Plague. This is the story of the villagers who refused to run.

This is amazing: Coalition of 5 Cheetahs Crossing Crocodile-Infested River

Do you feel like you need some comic relief? Here's a reading list for you. Two less contemporary books that made me laugh out loud years ago are Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis and A Confederacy Of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole.

'It's a journey into slowness'. Swiss author and automotive historian Bernhard Brägger takes Lizzie, his Ford Model T on a trip through Europe in winter. Aeon Videos

Playlists for the pandemic

This is terrifying. If you don't want to be freaked out, don't read it. How the Coronavirus Could Take Over Your Body

Japanese Chef Has Filled Notebooks with Delectable Illustrations of All of His Meals for 32 Years Nice to look at.

Take a walk around Pompeii Via Everlasting Blort

Lovely! ARCHI/MAPS  Via 

Cargo Socks, they'll look nice with your cargo shorts.

How to Unmarry Your Wife After moving from a state that recognizes same-sex marriage to one that doesn’t, a couple’s marriage becomes a partnership, and they are suddenly forced into new roles.

10 Perfect Films to Watch While Stuck at Home 

This week's house envy is a dreamy Arts and Crafts island cottage  in Maine 

The Strange Sarcophagi of the Chachapoya 

40 unique places to stay in the UK that won't bankrupt you. We stayed at one of these properties (Eden Locke in Edinburgh) a couple of years ago and liked it very much.

TikTok in the time of quarantine As China enters its eighth week in quarantine, citizens across the country are seeking new ways to amuse themselves.

Does self-isolation have you feeling confined? Here are some travel books to help keep cabin fever at bay.

If you have a pessimistic bent you might be thinking about writing your own eulogy  Via Rusty

Corgi Butts

East Ended: Gentrification and graffiti in London’s east end

I hope you never have to do this but, if you have to, here it is: How to Trim Your Own Bangs