Sunday Links

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Salisbury Cathedral (above) illuminated by trails of 1,300 candles carried by choristers during the annual "Darkness to Light" advent procession.

Zen Cat (Thanks Bruce)

Foxes Yelling at Each Other (via Memo of the Air)

Portraits of Members of the London Handlebar Club, 1947 

Housewives in the House In April 1949, the MP for Epping Forest, Leah Manning, explained to the House of Commons that it was perfectly possible to make three meals out of ten pennyworth of mutton – she had done it herself just last week. (Via Strange Company)

Click that hood How well do you know the world's cities? I aced Paris but didn't know others as well as I thought I might. (via Web Curios)

The forced perspective photographs of Lisbon-based photographer Hugo Suissas.

To one large turkey add one gallon of vermouth and a demijohn of angostura bitters. Shake F. Scott Fitzgerald's turkey leftovers

The ingenious living bridges of India  (Thanks Bruce)

 Sinkies: I'm not a member, are you?

How a village in England beat the bubonic plague in 1655 

 Harry Weese-designed woodland home is this week's house envy - it is on a 4.45-acre riverside plot and has a huge 1970's conversation pit!

Amuse yourselves with these Short Films of US National Parks

MST3K put their wacky spin on The Beatniks which is pretty wacky to begin with.(via perfect for roquefort cheese)

The lady or the tiger? Bedtime Stories for Adults

The fry universe I am a curly fry girl. How about you?

Dolphins will rat you out to your boss

The Waldorf at 90 Cocktail celebrates the 90th anniversary of the Waldorf Astoria. Bottoms up!

“When it rains, it pours” History of The Morton Salt Girl (Umbrella And All) (via Miss Cellania)

My friend Kate has written a short story. Give it a view.

The Sun Over the Course of One Month (via Memo Of The Air)

The River Cafe has been a West London food institution for more than three decades. River Cafe Table 4 is a podcast where owner Ruthie Rogers sits down with some of her famous customers to talk about food memories. (Pete Davidson tells us how to cook Cup O' Noodles)

Stay at the Villa Balbiano, the House of Gucci villa on Lake Como ($1,125/night)