Sunday Links

Frozen Flowers of Capetown South African photographers Bruce Boyd and Tharien Smith froze flowers in blocks of ice and captured unique snapshots that preserve the vibrancy of the blooms. (image above)

In the real time world, no one sees her at all. They all say she's crazy. She’s a maniac (via everlasting blort)

Before the mid-19th century pets survived on table scraps. The dogs and cats who are guinea pigs for the pet food industry today live in state-of-the-art facilities. The dogs have heated squares for sleeping and bunk two to a room to prevent loneliness; the cats have specially designed climbing nests that look like spiral staircases. All the animals can access the outdoors from their living quarters.

Van Morrison’s lesser-known work (via Rusty’s Electric Dreams)

Oldest known Scottish tartan brought back to life The 16th-century Glen Affric tartan shows its true colours.

Obituary scraping Google has found another way to pollute the web.

A robust middle class is vital for any democracy but the lower middle class isn't middle-class anymore.

In the mid 1700s, parents leaving their babies at the Foundling Hospital in London would also leave a small object as a means of identification. The hope was that one day they'd be able to reclaim their child. Heartbreaking.  You can explore the token collection. (first posted here 13 years ago)

How do you mend a broken heart?:A clinical trial at a psychiatric hospital in Montreal sought to ease the pain of romantic betrayal.

Today I learned that snails can do this

Jack Baty photographed 500 Meals he ate over the course of a year. (via Web Curios)

Banned book rainbow: LeVar Burton has been an advocate for the freedom to read for generations. Now he responds to book bans with a video highlighting books that have been challenged. via perfect for roquefort cheese

Ian Bremmer’s annual ranking : 10 Biggest Threats to the World in 2024