Sunday Links

Arquitectura Libre is a colourful collation of the buildings of India and Mexico (image above). via Present and Correct

How 50,000 meals are made every day at Singapore Airlines 

Notably, the rioters briefly paused to observe a respectful silence when a brass band began playing God Save The King, but then they went back to rioting. James McLeod: A lesson from Newfoundland's history: We can never take a break from democracy

How to find your dominant eye

Japanese food artist Daisuke uses raw fish, vegetables, rice, and baked goods as the medium for his Edible Miniatures

The exact moment a tv station switched from colour to black and white (April 14, 1967)

Twelve Chinese architecture projects completing in the Year of the Dragon

My Movie Theater: Isaac Fitzgerald on sneaking in concessions, shoplifting DVDs, and recreating the experience at home.

Mutiny in Space: Why These Skylab Astronauts Never Flew Again 

 Seven writers board a train. At the end of the line, five will leave it alive. One will be in cuffs. Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect is a mystery novel by Benjamin Stevenson that takes place on the Ghan, the famous train that goes from Darwin to Adelaide. I haven’t read it yet but have it bookmarked.

The 'Benjamin Button' effect: Scientists can reverse aging in mice. The goal is to do the same for humans. 

Turning beets into beats: Vienna's Vegetable Orchestra 

Do Elephants Have Souls? “There is mystery behind that masked gray visage, an ancient life force, delicate and mighty, awesome and enchanted, commanding the silence ordinarily reserved for mountain peaks, great fires, and the sea.”
– Peter Matthiessen

Check out this beautiful writing

King Charles III is being treated for cancer. That’s likely to mean a more prominent role for other senior members of the royal family. Here’s the current line of succession.

The Best Mews Streets in London Whenever I’ve visited London I’ve been drawn to these pretty, traffic-free streets and dreamed of living on one, preferably in Hampstead.  

I’m looking forward to making this mushroom bourguignon.

Dig, If You Will, the Underground World of Hobby Tunneling

Fancy a pizza made in an active volcano? How about a 50 year old soup? 50 Places to Eat and Drink Before You Die 

Behind the Scenes at the PuppyBowl

These cute microscopic animals are basically indestructible and can survive a host of conditions that are too extreme to ever occur on Earth. What makes them so resilient? (via Memo Of The Air)

Here’s something you don’t see everyday: Kevin Bacon singing to a llama.