Sunday Links

Would you eat this Sneaker Sandwich? (image above)

You see, my fellow land-owning gentry, it seems that the invention of mechanized industry, the rise of “capitalism,” and the impact of the recent plague have brought upon us a wave of moral degradation and irredeemable sloth — specifically, nobody wants to be a serf anymore

I'll have what Mr. Bond is having: The Vesper 

Don't try this at home: How to Shoot an Apple Off Your Own Head

Don't be an airedale, mind your own beeswax, you're the cat's pajamas and more chorus girl slang 

Witless Bay seniors ready to boogie after making a successful appeal to the provincial government to change the rules on dances in long-term care homes as vaccination rates go up across the province. Sweet.

This week's house envy is a one storey house on 2.2 acres in Water Mill, NY that pays homage to local farming communities. It has clean lines and lots of windows.

The anti-smartphone is a portable wireless electronic digital rotary telephone.

You can buy Elvis Presley's annotated copy of The Prophet (if you have £19,500 to spare)

Solving a Century-old Pigeon Mystery 

Take a peaceful walk around Church Fen, Brundall, Norfolk, UK (via FB pal Hal)

 Retired greyhound loves to watch the new kids race

This Toronto house has a secret cottage within its walls

Good story. Now I want shrimp and grits. 

Fueled by an increasing supply of billionaire- (and taxpayer-) funded rockets and a growing demand from the 1 percent, the commercial space industry is eager to launch. But the promise of commercial spaceflight raises questions about how untrained “space tourists” will endure the extreme hostility of space. Space Medicine for the Inexperienced Astronaut

I was Goofy at Walt Disney World for over 20 years! (Thanks Bruce!)

 These photos of train cable sunsets in Japan are prettier than you'd expect.

The world's most rubbish sneakers look pretty good. (Via @KufferPit)

World’s first 3D printed bridge over one of Amsterdam’s oldest canals  (Via Everlasting Blort)

The Tollund Man who lived during the 4th Century BC, was so well preserved on discovery that that he was mistaken for a recent murder victim.

Everything old is new again: Images of American Living Rooms, Family Rooms, and Dens From the 1950s