Sunday Links

Map Archaeological Practice

A Roman villa (image above) unearthed on a building site in Scarborough, North Yorkshire and described as potentially "the first of its kind" ever found has been reburied. (via Perfect for Roquefort Cheese) 

Understanding topology

Richard Silver: “Having been to hundreds of Churches and Cathedrals around the world in my many years of travel, I have only recently figured out this unique way of photographing and capturing the inner beauty of their architecture." (Gorgeous photos!)

The events of the past couple of years have brought out unpleasant feelings in most of us. This list of good books for bad moods might have something to lift your spirits.

You think you're having a bad day? Be thankful you're not this guy.

A slideshow of a magnificent garden (NYT link)

“Look at this,” said my husband. He had bitten into a donut and where there should’ve been more donut there was a tooth. Read more (It's good)

Filmmaker John Waters hosted a dinner for ten and it's what you'd expect: Dancing Bulldozers and Noxious Gazpacho: Dining in a Dump  (via Rusty Blazenhoff)

Dog Alphabet 

Looking over the water of North Piha, a beach in New Zealand known for its beautiful but dangerous waters, is Te Pae, an elegant lighthouse

Making Arancini  the queen of Sicilian street food.

One of America’s preeminent  novelists is selling a bunch of random stuff and it is as strange as you might expect: The weirdest things Ottessa Moshfegh is selling online.

Sheri Fink’s 2016 account of events at a New Orleans hospital in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm Ravaged Hospital, is one of the most harrowing books I have ever read. It has been adapted into a series for Apple TV+. Read an  excerpt

"Nothing about skyscrapers has anything to do with nature" 

Werner Forman's life work was devoted to documenting in photographs the history, art, religion and customs of the great civilizations and tribal societies of the past. His archive  is a treasure trove that contains thousands of photographs.

It's like the wild west in Airbnb land: People Share Some Twisted Tales

How much wood could a wood chopper chop if a wood chopper could chop wood?

Mocking a bald man was not taken lightly in medieval times. 

Volga-Atom: How The USSR Created a Car with A Nuclear Reactor

What started off as a small Dublin brewery has grown to produce one of the most consumed beers in the world, and become an iconic Irish brand. Everything you ever wanted to know about Guinness   (Thanks Bruce)

This artsy Puzzle Party looks like fun.

Start with a Martha-tini: Martha Stewart opens her first restaurant in Vegas

Giant Geode

"My grandmother’s death would have been as unremarkable as the size of her family. In 1935, the year before she married, the use of contraception in Ireland became a criminal offense." The Devastating Stories of Pre-Abortion Ireland 

It's been a long time since I've heard most of these but I still remember the lyrics to all my favourites. A 2,500-Video Youtube Playlist of All the Music Played on MTV's 120 Minutes  (via Open Culture)

Thousand hands dance.Wow!