Sunday Links

Image: Sotheby’s International Realty

Take a virtual tour through the Darth Vader House in Houston Texas (above). It's amazing.

The best pictures of the annular eclipse on 10 June 2021 from around the world. (Thanks Bruce!)

15,000 people are on the waitlist for Eleven Madison Park's New $335 Vegan Menu It looks delicious.

Comrade Crackers: Play this while you're out. Return to a communist parrot.(Via  Boing Boing)

How low can you go? I bet you can't go as low as Thurl Ravenscroft ( via Memo of The Air)

The Library of Congress has released the Roadside America story map featuring the images of John Margolies. (Via Maps Mania)

"It's delightfully nutty, a normal bloke who's done something extraordinary." Secret garden of mini Italian buildings to be conserved

Sunglasses inspired by Frida Kahlo's eyebrows

This year's Cuprinol Shed of theYear entrants include a Catholic oratory, a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang-inspired inventor’s workshop, a haven for bats and more.

In 1959, nine hikers—mostly college students, all of whom had prior experience exploring rugged terrain—set out into the Ural Mountains. They never returned.

Now there is a film about this unsolved Russian mystery .

Beautiful refurbished hardware for the home: waterandwood. The swan neck faucets in the profile photo are exquisite. 

I love this interactive feature. It looks like a gentle scene of a seaside vacation. But this painting by Berthe Morisot, perhaps the most underrated Impressionist, depicts the dawning modern age. (NYT subscription)

Some people have always been more comfortable with the status quo. 15 Modern Conveniences That Were Met With Resistance  (via Miss Cellania)

Yabba Dabba Doo! I saw this video about making a mini wooden Flintstones Car and thought it was pretty cool. It got me thinking that a DIY full size Flintstone mobile would be even cooler and I found one at Instructables. 

This real life Jonah was swallowed by a whale.

Photos of the 1953 Cadillac Le Mans It was a real beaut.

Bend to Open You're welcome.

This is the only recorded example of any Tasmanian Aboriginal language.

A crow caught in the act of anting (via Perfect For Roquefort Cheese)

In praise of small menus. The best way to experience a restaurant is by eating exactly what it wants to feed you. (Thanks Bruce!)

Gardeners in Vogue Photos from the magazine's archives.

22 of America's Best Preserved Ghost Towns