Sunday, June 18, 2023

Sunday Links


Cover of Nippon magazine issue #1, Oct 1934


From the military to M&M’s, New York prep schools to NASCAR, social media to mall Santas: 200+ things that Fox News has labeled 'woke'



A centre in Port Revel, France has been training pilots and captains around the world for more than 55 years, with a fleet of 12 1/25 scale models on a 5-hectare lake reserved for training. (Via Messy Nessy)

Meoweler, because kitties get bit by the travel bug too. (via everlasting blort)

Who knew? If you have astronaut breath you can make space yeast.


We are stuck waiting to die: Secret conversations with three North Koreans.

We should try to be more like otters.

How to tip around the world  (I'm not a fan of the tipping culture. I'd rather pay more for my meal and see a fairer pay scale for servers.)

Puss and Mew Shops:When cats sold gin in the streets of London (via everlasting blort)


The History of Googie Architecture, the futuristic architectural style influenced by the Space Age.


An evocative image of a pair of 2000 Year-Old Roman children's shoes found in the ruins of Palmyra, Syria.

How to core a head of iceberg lettuce in 3 seconds — WITHOUT A KNIFE! You're welcome.

The Cardrona Bra Fence in New Zealand.

2 comments:

  1. Taught both my daughter the iceberg lettuce trick when they were in grade school. They now do it to impress new friends

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  2. Anonymous6:18 pm

    To avoid wilt, I wouldn't core the lettuce unless I was going to use the whole thing at once.
    North Korea sounds like a dieter’s dream.
    Be like Otters? You mean french kissing?
    I always thought those Googie supermarket fronts looked really shoddy.
    In Japan cash is king... I like that.
    “Natural Lawson” stores focus on organic foods, health, and beauty products.
    Somehow "Natural" and "beauty products" clash.
    xoxoxoBruce

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