Links

Just popping in to post a couple of links I thought worth passing on. 


Gender Gap on Wikipedia in the New York Times.


Funny facial hair photos.

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109 cats in sweaters.

Beautifully calm and simple photography by Glen Erler.

The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic. This exhibit, which looks fascinating, is soon to be at Odegaard Library on the UW campus.

Cyperspace When You're Dead. Do you ever wonder what would happen to your internet self if you died? That's what this article is about. It's fascinating.

Full Steam Ahead. Apparently, Seattle's very steampunk.

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Doctor Who nesting dolls (and other fun Doctor Who stuff).

Scandinavia and the World, a webcomic about national stereotypes.

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Just the one link this week, no doubt due to the lull that always happens between Christmas and New Year's:

Book Cover Archive.

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Happy Boxing Day!

The possible fate of Amelia Earhart.

A story in cookie dough.

The prettiest parking lot ever.

An article about being on stage at The Nutcracker, which I saw from backstage last week (and which you'll hear more about sometime this week).

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Physics proves Santa Claus exists.

Embroidery art -- houses with roots.

Coyote found floating on a piece of ice in Lake Michigan.

For Seattleites: Swanson's Nursery has a camel, a miniature donkey, and two reindeer for the holidays. I went to see them yesterday, and got to pet the camel's nose, which was way too much fun.

Easy bookish charity

If you use Google Chrome, install this extension. Chrome for a Cause will count how many tabs you open between now and December 19th, and will donate money to charity based on that number. One of the charities in question donates books.

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Doctor Who dresses.

Borrowed library books: a rainbow.

Book art advent calendar on Nathalie Foy.

The end is in sight! Another two pages of one paper, and then a whole ten page paper, and I'll be done.

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New N.E.E.T. magazine.

Untranslatable words.

Fun song lyric typography.

Pretty advent calendar.

Invasion of Picasso

271 previously unknown Picasso paintings have been discovered.

There's a Picasso exhibit on at Seattle Art Museum right now that I haven't been to yet--now I'm really going to have to go see it.

La Lecture de la Lettre (Reading the Letter), 1921

Photos and links

Photographic evidence of my Thanksgiving. My reading material (more to come on that subject very soon), more snow photos, and pumpkin pie.

A couple of links:

The @ in translation.

Libraries in literature quiz at the Guardian (at which I failed miserably).

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Sportswomen of the past.

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition Los Angeles tea party! (Not related to the political group, I promise)

Fabulous felt art.

May the Force of typography be with you.

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The Button Lady. Lovely photos of a fabulous button store.

Deck of cards sweater.

The Exquisite Book. This has been all over blogland, and deservedly so. It's a play on the game Exquisite Corpse.

Gorgeous library photos.

Halloween Links!

Happy Halloween!

Apple Pie-rate Ship.

The Interactive Novel. This sounds awesome and Sam Starbuck-y (which you know I love).

Book Dominoes.

Pumpkin diorama.

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A little red wagon--for grown-ups.

1920s Halloween Costumes.

On 10/10/10, 10 photographers took 10 photos each.

A house among books.

What will the world look like in 1000 years? Postcards from the future.

Secret Elevator Bookshelves.

Candlemark and Gleam. Extribulum-inspired publishers. I suspect they're going to do some interesting stuff.

Warm Cats.

Spirit

Whether or not you're already dressed, put on something purple today. In honor of all the people who have recently (or ever) committed suicide because of homophobia (whether or not they were in the news), all us cool kids are wearing purple. It may not have any concrete effect, but it's good to know that there's a bunch of other people out there wearing the same color for the same reason.

Have a look at some links:

Change.org

GLAAD

Facebook

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Did Americans in 1776 have British accents?

Swan Bones Theater. Lovely, fairytale art.

A Physically Aware Internet.

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Vivian Maier. Chicago street photography. The information on the sidebar is really interesting; you should read it.

Starbucks in Washington, DC has gender-neutral restrooms. Go Starbucks!

Restless General Store on Etsy. I always feel weird linking any place that sells things, because I know the chances of me buying things from them are very very small, and I feel like an advertisement, which bothers me. So if I do link a shop, it's because I think it's got great photography, or interesting wares, or a good idea

European Beard and Moustache Championship.

You are what you speak. A super interesting article from the New York Times Magazine about whether language shapes how we think.

Johnny Depp Jack Sparrow visits London primary school to help kids mutiny.

A fabulous spin on post-it notes.

Microwave lime cheesecake. As, living in a dorm, all I have is a microwave, this is very tempting.

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New York City map quilt. Found via Say Yes to Hoboken.

The second draft of Charitable Getting, one of Sam Starbuck's extribulum novels, is now posted.

Eternal Earthbound Pets. I'm not even going to try to say anything about this one.

Pumpkin rice pudding recipe. I used to love rice pudding as a kid, and anything pumpkin flavoured tends to be a win. Somebody else linked this, but I can't remember who.

Happy Birthday Mrs. Gaskell!

I first discovered Elizabeth Gaskell via the miniseries adaptation of Wives and Daughters. Having now read Wives and Daughters, North and South, and Cranford, I think Elizabeth Gaskell stands as my favourite Victorian writer. There is some indefinable, wonderful quality about her writing. Her stories are told lovingly and humourously. Wives and Daughters, my first love, remains my favourite, though I think I'm nearly due for a reread--it's been four years since I read it. And I find on looking at my Elizabeth Gaskell tag, that I had just finished North and South when I first began this blog, over two years ago.

Today is Mrs. Gaskell's 200th birthday. To celebrate, I may have to venture into new territory and read one of her three novels or numerous shorter works that I have yet to encounter. Or perhaps a biography. The internet in general is celebrating with a blog tour. You can find an introduction to the tour over at Austenprose.

It's also my first day of classes. Wish me luck!