Sunday Links

photo by Kelsey McClellan

Airbnb creates life-size Polly Pocket rental in Massachusetts (photo above)

The Only Footage of Ken “Snakehips” Johnson Dancing (via Memo Of The Air)

Everett True, an ill-tempered man in late middle-age, would exact his revenge by either berating or pummelling those who annoyed him. The Outbursts of Everett True was an American two-panel newspaper comic strip created by A. D. Condo and J. W. Raper that ran from July 22, 1905.

Musical Monuments: Six iconic album cover shots and where to recreate them.

Tim Walz will teach you how to parallel park Via perfect for roquefort cheese

Jumpin’ Yuccy: ’Any time a goddam bush can lay me out cold, I know prizefighting ain’t for me.' 

Golden cape woven from the silk of a million spiders

I love this story: The mayor of an Italian village known for Prosecco started walking to counter alcohol calories and everyone is joining in. (NYT gift article)

Berkeley's New Wingnut Museum 

Flying Saucer Gas Stations

A growing number of women prefer AI boyfriends to real ones. (via the new shelton wet/dry)

The art of Penguin book covers via feuilleton

Property:  This BC ranch comes with a real-life hobbit house 

One Scene From Ten Different Directors 

Mom Bras: Knitted artwork by Cassie Arnold (via Blort)

On July 31, 1944, the writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry took off on a mission against the Nazis from which he never returned. For five decades, the Frenchman's whereabouts remained a mystery.  Read more

Get the latest UK crop circle news here  (via Memo Of The Air)

Heat got you down? Innovative Ways Humans Have Kept Cool Throughout History