Sunday Links

A foggy morning In Niagara on the Lake (my photo)

Do you like geometrical-optical illusions? I know I do. Here are a few classic examples via Boing Boing

Wow! All Things Fall

The Happiest Songs, According to Science 

How to Lose an Election  A history of the concession speech in America.

Death wish?


Wonderful adaptation of Chinese ruins: Shenzhen Horizontal Design's Zhang Yan Cultural Museum comprises three galleries that are dedicated to the past, present and future of Shanghai. 


Keith Odo Newman watched a single play 250 times. The play was Flare Path by Terence Rattigan.  Newman was Rattigan's doctor. Read more


Tsundoku (積ん読): The power of unread books   Thanks Bruce!

Are these crazy times driving you to drink? This Digital Library for Bartenders: Vintage Cocktail Books with Recipes Dating Back to 1753 might be useful.

There are actual video channels devoted to ASMR, a tingling sensation in response to sound that moves down the spine from the scalp. There's even a video featuring the soothing sound of vintage book page turning. Seriously.



Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House is a prime example of the Prairie School architectural style.



Have some Madeira m'dear.



 This Wood Writers' Briefcase  made by Blue Star Crafts would be a great gift for an artist.

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