Sunday, June 14, 2020

Sunday Links


Fact-Checking at The Atlantic (image above) Via The Chawed Rosin

Which country has had the best COVID-19 response? I bet you didn't say Mongolia. Thanks Bruce!

What Happens to All the Un-Hugged Hugs? Sweet.

Infiltrating England's Dark Satanic Mills via Things Magazine

Paramount Unproduced Properties 1983-1997 : In the fifteen years between 1983 and 1997, Paramount Pictures catalogued around 1,000 unproduced properties. Via PfRC

The Curious Mystery of Charles Jamison, the living unknown soldier.

On Dying Alone: A Doctor Reaches Out To Bridge The COVID Divide This is such a sad story. Thanks Bruce!

Ellen Hoverkamp's Wonderful Floral Photography

Good luck charms reflect world cultures: Four-leaf clovers in Ireland. Painted dala horses in Sweden. Chinese golden toads. Egyptian scarabs.

How We Drink Now: Eight writers discuss drinking during lockdown.

I could be quite comfortable in this historic Gloucestershire home - if I had a staff of ten.

Bad Diet & Bad Hair Destroy Human Civilization  by Aline Kominsky-Crumb and R. Crumb  Aline ponders Trump's hair: "How long must it take to construct that look in the morning? Do other people have to work on it? Who are they? How can we find them?"

How to Feed Crowds in a Protest or Pandemic? The Sikhs Know Gurdwaras — the places of worship for Sikhs — have large kitchens, ample numbers of volunteers and regular food donations from community members. Some gurdwaras serve more than 100,000 people every day.

Explore the healing effects of fresh spring water, mud baths, and saunas as advertised by spas and wellness resorts in the 20th Century.

Trash Metal Fabrications builds cool pop culture-themed fireplaces, patio stoves and grills from recycled materials. Via

You’ve Been Making Paella All Wrong Don't mess with the integrity of traditional Valencia paella.

Symptom is a collection of photos by Argentinian photographer Magali Agnello that inadvertently chronicled her experience and feelings with bipolar disorder.

In a remote area of Maine, the Wakeman family maintains the traditions of island shepherding, the cycles of which have been largely unchanged for centuries. The lamb in a bucket is absolutely adorable. Link

What Is Time? This timeline traces our evolving understanding of time through a history of observations in culture, physics, timekeeping and biology. Thanks Bruce!

 Make these frozen desserts. So simple and they look delicious.

London's Rock 'N' Roll Plaques

Something cute to leave with you: The Incredible Jelly Donut Juicer Via Memo Of The Air

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