Sunday, September 22, 2024

Sunday Links

For Sale: The Modern House

I love this house in a private woodland setting (link above) but I can’t afford to buy it. Maybe I should set up a Go Fund Me. 

Free the haggis  (via)

Exploding Head Syndrome Something I have not yet experienced and I’d like to keep it that way.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s only skyscraper is on the block Bidding will start at $600,000. Unfortunately a Bruce Goff-designed gate and furniture that Wright had designed specifically for the building were sold off against the wishes of the Frank Lloyd Wright Conservancy.

Unusual Pocket Window A unique frame allows the window to slide down and retreat completely into the wall. 

In 2017, 150k people paid Cards Against Humanity to protect a pristine plot of border land from Trump’s racist wall. But then an even richer, more racist billionaire—ElonMusk—stole their land and dumped his shit all over it. Cards Against Humanity is suing him

Why tonnes of mummified cats ended up in England

How to buttle: “You may have walked in a certain way for 25 years, but this is not how you do it as a butler,” said their etiquette instructor. He ordered them to slot their arms behind wooden crosses, which they held against their spines – “torture devices” to correct posture. “Now relax!” Read more via Metafilter

A clever campaign has men tie babies to male statues in London to call for better paternity leave in the UK. (everlasting blort)

Beef eating and masculinity: Subbing poultry for beef in a meal can cut a person’s daily dietary carbon footprint by about half. We know that eating less meat is more healthy but that's hard for some North American men.

Citroën SM Tribute: a fascinating take on the 70s classic.

A Very Smart and Accessible Friend The Chicago Manual of Style isn’t merely a guide; it’s a testament to the art of textual precision. 

OneLook Thesaurus and Reverse Dictionary is a useful writing tool that scans 18,955,870 entries in 1061 dictionaries to help you find the perfect word or phrase.


Computer Science Laboratories in Rome have released a new interactive map which provides 15 Minute City accessibility scores for nearly every city in the world. (via Maps Mania)


Welsh Children’s Choir Performed for King Charles III to mark the 25th anniversary of devolution in Cymru (Wales). Amazing voices.

Belief in conspiracy theories is rampant, particularly in the US, where some estimates suggest as much as 50 percent of the population believes in at least one outlandish claim. A new study shows that AI chatbots might be better than humans at swaying conspiracy theorists.

Gracie by Azadeh Amirsadri is a story about a 19 year old pregnant student of French Literature who makes a friend.

How a 90-year-old comedian spends her Sundays (NYT Gift link) Have a great Sunday my friends!

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