Sunday Links
The Amazing Music Scores of George Crumb The avant garde composer used highly unconventional, and graphically gorgeous, techniques (photo above) to represent his music on the page. (via FB pal Hal)
The Walk Of Life Project Hypothesis: Walk Of Life by Dire Straits is the perfect song to end any movie (an oldie via MeFi)
They do what they want A staggering 83 active-duty soldiers stationed at Fort Bragg died in the 18 months ending June 2021. They did not die in combat.
Profanity in Oscar Winning Movies (1927 - 2021)
London Explored by Peter Dazely Uncovers Secret and Unusual Places in the Capital Nice photographs. Now I'm planning a trip to London.
So many of the words we use today have been attributed to Shakespeare. Click the word to see the passage (Thanks Bruce)
The epitome of greed and excess? This 105,000 sq.ft. home has 21 bedrooms, 49 bathrooms, a spa and salon, a nightclub, bowling alley, movie theater, and 360º ocean views. It is on the market for $295m.
Feeling anxious or lonely? Watch Squirrel Dialogues (Via Rusty's Electric Dreams)
"My wife’s idea of a hot date is a trip to the dump." I always get a laugh out of Tim Dowling's column in the Guardian
Where is Smithy's Kaff? A mystery from 1981
'Turn on your mobile phone, set the system language to “Chinese,” and watch as the interface instantly converts to Chinese text. Now, look closely at the characters.'
Dazzling Hoards (thanks Bruce)
How did I ever miss this series? IKEA Heights, a soap opera secretly filmed in IKEA
The Science of Measuring Snowfall It’s a little more complicated than you might think.
Population Density Around the World: a new interactive map allows you to explore how many people are living within a set distance from any point on Earth.
Craziest Breakup Text in the History of Texting? "You are rude to my cat and that makes me feel uncomfortable." Nothing crazy about that. (thanks Bruce)
The hottest commodity of the Lake Hazel branch of the Ada Community Library in Boise, Idaho is a book by an 8-year-old self-published author who snuck his book into the library
I was disappointed to see Angela Liddon of the Oh She Glows brand supporting the so-called Freedom Convoy. The link between the wellness movement and white supremacist groups
Braun Collector celebrates the beauty of vintage Braun design. I was almost brought to tears when I saw my old Multipractic Plus 1983. It served me well for 35 years until finally the plastic bowl cracked and I couldn't get a replacement. (via things magazine)
QAnon nearly took over this small town but concerned citizens weren't about to let that happen.
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