Sunday Links

Fool’s Cap Map of the World 

In 1570 a geographer named Abraham Ortelius produced a bound bundle of fifty-three maps (image above). It was the first global atlas, and became a bestseller; Ortelius titled it Theater of the World. Via The Public Domain Review

Pygmy Seahorses: The true romantics of the ocean (via Curious About Everything)

A father-daughter photo shoot that's a crossover between "The Walking Dead, " "Halloween," and Georgie Dann's barbecue video. (Cultura Inquieta)

The goring of the gourds 

The interiors of Schult mobile homes were a testament to the era’s emphasis on practicality, comfort, and style, making them a popular choice for many American families. (via Memo Of The Air)

In the Fold - a paper puzzle

Pretty great: Talking Heads Song 'This Must Be the Place' recreated in tattoos.

Who the hell eats bear meat? (other than RFK Jr)

This 1813 will by the Rev. Hugh Worthington of Highbury Place, Islington was the only will ever written in shorthand.

Free to a good home: The Ingenium Classroom Pod. 

The Fascinating Ghost Town of Kolmanskop in Namibia

Peter McCarey is a Scottish poet; his major endeavour over many years has been the Syllabary, begun as a thought experiment while reading to his daughter and completed in 2022, which attempts a poem for every syllable in the English language. It is very soothing.  (via Web Curios)

When you let your Gen Z staff write the marketing script for a museum tour.

 This video for a luxury ryokan has me dreaming about a trip to Kyoto.

Is it perimenopause or the fascist death knell of late-stage capitalism?

General Headquarters, Kurt Vonnegut's lost board game, is finally for sale. (h/t PfRC)

I learned something new today.

Disgustingly Pro-Women: When Yelp hands you lemons, make lemonade. (via Miss Cellania)