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weekend linkdump
Apr. 7th, 2018 07:59 pmas always, thanks to the original sources for many of these, who posted these links some time ago.
GBBO fanfic
how a NZ farmer became a character in a board game
using genealogy to fight anti-immigrant pundits
"I long to hold the poetry editor's penis in my hand"
a DS parent on Ireland's abortion policy (it might not be what you think)
a gallery of the Norwegian Olympic curling team's pants
beautiful photos of wolves on the BC coast
the Satanic Temple using their religious freedom to defend abortion
AskHistorians on the decline of Rome
there are engineers whose job it is to study paper jams. it's pretty complicated.
what happened to Brendan Fraser i asked this question the last time i did a linkdump and the universe delivered. (or GQ also reads tumblr posts about George of the Jungle.)
about stinkbug infestations
an essay about a therapist and a patient with terminal cancer
Jane Austen used pins in her editing process
a megapost about the "Dr. Venture and The Monarch are related" theory spoilers for like, all of The Venture Bros.
the creative monster
GenX and the revival of 90s fashion i, for one, am excited about the return of really comfy shoes and crushed velvet.
video: Rock Me Sexy Jesus
how we got to Ricky Gervais being unfunny and kind of awful
r/AskHistorians recommends stuff to watch on Netflix
the uncomfortable connections between atheists and the alt-right
if men flirted like birds
two goats stuck on a beam under the PA turnpike
New Yorkers during Infinity War
GBBO fanfic
how a NZ farmer became a character in a board game
using genealogy to fight anti-immigrant pundits
"I long to hold the poetry editor's penis in my hand"
a DS parent on Ireland's abortion policy (it might not be what you think)
a gallery of the Norwegian Olympic curling team's pants
beautiful photos of wolves on the BC coast
the Satanic Temple using their religious freedom to defend abortion
AskHistorians on the decline of Rome
there are engineers whose job it is to study paper jams. it's pretty complicated.
what happened to Brendan Fraser i asked this question the last time i did a linkdump and the universe delivered. (or GQ also reads tumblr posts about George of the Jungle.)
about stinkbug infestations
an essay about a therapist and a patient with terminal cancer
Jane Austen used pins in her editing process
a megapost about the "Dr. Venture and The Monarch are related" theory spoilers for like, all of The Venture Bros.
the creative monster
GenX and the revival of 90s fashion i, for one, am excited about the return of really comfy shoes and crushed velvet.
video: Rock Me Sexy Jesus
how we got to Ricky Gervais being unfunny and kind of awful
r/AskHistorians recommends stuff to watch on Netflix
the uncomfortable connections between atheists and the alt-right
if men flirted like birds
two goats stuck on a beam under the PA turnpike
New Yorkers during Infinity War
four things on a Friday
Jan. 12th, 2018 02:46 pmenamel pins of D&D weapons (including a stringed instrument) i know someone wants these.
the false equivalence comic every so often the whole "sexual objectification of women" vs "impossible male body standard" comes up, and all i can think of is Batman with big eyes and purty lips.
Best AskHistorians answers of 2017 as voted by users. (perhaps my favorite thing is that the prize was a mug that featured the most common comment on AskHistorians: [removed])
DP/30: The Oral History of Hollywood via tip from Knitta M, a YouTube channel of longform interviews.
the false equivalence comic every so often the whole "sexual objectification of women" vs "impossible male body standard" comes up, and all i can think of is Batman with big eyes and purty lips.
Best AskHistorians answers of 2017 as voted by users. (perhaps my favorite thing is that the prize was a mug that featured the most common comment on AskHistorians: [removed])
DP/30: The Oral History of Hollywood via tip from Knitta M, a YouTube channel of longform interviews.
this list started somewhere during SIFF
Jun. 15th, 2017 09:49 amlinks that aren't exactly shiny objects, let me show you them. (also, credit for these is lost in the mists of time. thanks for the inspiration, circle.)
scans of Steve Trevor in bondage, and a few pages of a classic story where he's enslaved
the fish offal in your beer
the best description of working on software that i have ever read: "...Fred made a good case for walkways and they're going to add to the bridge's appeal. Of course, they'll have to be built without railings, because there's a strict no railings rule enforced by Phil, who's not an engineer..."
Guardians of the Galaxy 2 and ending the cycle of abuse (spoilers)
a good starting point if you wanted to knit Jughead's hat from Riverdale
a condensed version of the big MetaFilter thread on Emotional Labor. long, tough, important.
a discussion of what dogs can taste
the drone-spearing incident is immortalized in a rune stone
traffic and displacement, mass transit helps with both
interesting discussion of "homevoter" vs "NIMBY"
parable of the polygons: an fascinating game about segregation
how the current US economy resembles a developing nation
you cannot do all the things. really.
how rock climbers poop on a long climb
again, BMI isn't that great a measure
Ron Moore on the record: they just thought "they have a plan" sounded cool
study showing how being lucky creates a feeling of entitlement
scans of Steve Trevor in bondage, and a few pages of a classic story where he's enslaved
the fish offal in your beer
the best description of working on software that i have ever read: "...Fred made a good case for walkways and they're going to add to the bridge's appeal. Of course, they'll have to be built without railings, because there's a strict no railings rule enforced by Phil, who's not an engineer..."
Guardians of the Galaxy 2 and ending the cycle of abuse (spoilers)
a good starting point if you wanted to knit Jughead's hat from Riverdale
a condensed version of the big MetaFilter thread on Emotional Labor. long, tough, important.
a discussion of what dogs can taste
the drone-spearing incident is immortalized in a rune stone
traffic and displacement, mass transit helps with both
interesting discussion of "homevoter" vs "NIMBY"
parable of the polygons: an fascinating game about segregation
how the current US economy resembles a developing nation
you cannot do all the things. really.
how rock climbers poop on a long climb
again, BMI isn't that great a measure
Ron Moore on the record: they just thought "they have a plan" sounded cool
study showing how being lucky creates a feeling of entitlement
