Sunday Links

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Buildings that would have transformed skylines, but were never built  (image above) via Langweiledich.net

An animated map of every earthquake anywhere greater than 5.0 since January 1, 1980. via Memo Of The Air

How to properly boil an egg - Let me know if it works.

For fame or an actual death wish? Psychiatrists struggle to understand why children engage in life-threatening TikTok challenges.

Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope's 'Pimp Shoes' 

A Danish city where everything – from schools and play areas to businesses and recreational spaces – is accessible within five minutes.

No one loves paella like I do but it can be a pricey dish to make. Here is Martha Stewart’s paella recipe with some cost-effective shortcuts.

14 Essential Quincy Jones Songs 

Staying in a friend’s laundry room in Rotterdam was supposed to be a 10-day visit, but it turned into a refuge for 527 days. ode to a laundry room via Web Curios

All the Cats! They are beautiful but IMO some of these are not meant to be pets.

A deterrent to misbehaviour or the stuff of nightmares? Lessons for Children from Three to Four Years Old - Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia)  Thanks Bruce!

Portable Cabin is “a house that ceases to be a property tied to a specific space, but one that can change its location along with the changes accompanying the life of the owners.”

To join this club, a member must die and you must adore Verdi.

This is the largest building in the world shaped like a chicken. I wonder if it had much competition.

My Lunch with Donald Sutherland “All I remember of the business part of that first hour was the way he quoted Auden while skating his long fingers over his desk – not as an arpeggio of show-offy emphasis but unconsciously following the cadence. I was impressed.”

Scientists have found a clear link between red meat and cancer The iron found in red meat reactivates an enzyme through an iron-sensing protein that drives the progression of the cancer.

Frank Sinatra’s hospitality rider included, among other things, a backstage piano, a crockpot, 2 bars of Ivory soap and a lot of booze. 

 Hiring a longevity concierge: A virtual clinic provides longevity care at a more accessible price point. 

The Crash of the Hammer What does a community do when a fascist intent on destroying democracy arrives? How concerned citizens ran a neo-Nazi out of rural Maine. (via Duck Soup)

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