Sunday, May 10, 2020
Sunday Links
The modernist magazine has teamed up on Instagram with a LEGO designer to offer blueprints for some famous modernist buildings to construct yourself. ianVisits
Egyptian traffic Via Memo Of The Air
Embrace Your Inner Trash Animal : There’s a lot you can do with the food scraps you usually throw away. I might try turning citrus peels into syrups for homemade cocktails.
It's Mother's Day! 16 Beautiful Sculptures From All Over the World Made for Mothers With Love
The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months
Ise-ji: Walk With Me: Notes on the coastal pilgrimage route in Mie Prefecture, Japan
How Everything Is Made: an extensive playlist from Science Channel
You say potato, I say Papas Nativas. A month-long journey into the flavors and traditions of Peru’s favorite food. Thanks Bruce!
This is lovely: The Badgers of Montpelier Hill
Tiny Dutch Babies in muffin tins
A tour of the Chrysler Building by those building it Aeon Videos
Watership Down author Richard Adams once called his dog as a witness in a hearing.
Weird Anatomies by Camille Renversades Via Everlasting Blort
The Spy of Night and Fog : “From reports on the girl I suggest that care be taken that she be not given any task which might set up a mental conflict with her idealism. This might render her unstable from our point of view.”
Do you like tea? I have two cups every day, one after lunch and one after dinner, usually Barry's loose leaf with milk. Occasionally I will have a cup of Earl Grey Blue Star or an oolong. How People Take Their Tea Around the World
Infinity Kitty - some weirdness Via Miss Cellania
The Infinite Monkey Theorem Experiment: We instructed a computer to hit a random key, four times. How many attempts were needed to play the correct notes to the start of the iconic Beethoven’s 5th? Thanks Bruce!
Yummm! 'Murder Hornets' Both a Lethal Threat and a Tasty Treat in Japan
Iceland Is Growing New Forests for the First Time in 1,000 Years
How to Draw in Six Steps The extent of my drawing repertoire is stick figures. Maybe I'll give this a try.
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After all I have studied about Richard Adams, I still hadn't encountered that story until now! Fascinating.
ReplyDeleteYesterday, by the way, would have been his 100th birthday.