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| "The Witches' Cove," Follower of Jan Mandijn |
Welcome to this week's Link Dump!
It's a shoo-in. Or, at least, shoe-in.
A legacy of the Crusaders has been discovered in Jerusalem.
A brief history of keeping cool.
Witchcraft and Imperial Rome.
A "peculiar relationship" ends very badly.
Pocahontas in London.
A brief history of diaries.
The priest who invented lightning rods.
That time the Beatles opened a boutique. And soon wished they hadn't.
That time American athletes were recruited to urge Soviets to defect.
The courtships of Elizabeth I.
The life of Matilda, Dame of Bourbon.
Were the Egyptian pyramids built using hydraulics?
The Clearances of Elizabethan England.
Odd sports stories from 100 years ago.
Twelve boys vs. the fascist.
This may be the world's oldest message in a bottle.
Yet another find that could rewrite human history.
Remembering a beloved cat in summertime.
Morbid, money-making arcade machines.
An extinct Olympic sport that has been called extremely dull, but I dunno. Human driftwood: It looks like fun to me.
Why we say "pony up."
Dogs can smell your stress. I suspect cats do as well; they just don't usually care.
Cleopatra's rivals for Marc Antony.
Calligraphy can be a spiritual experience.
The killing of Edmund, Earl of Rutland.
The post-WWI Najd Mission.
A dreadful tale of infanticide and suicide.
America's first board game.
How to spoil a funeral.
Appreciating everyday "soundscapes."
The color of night.
That's a wrap for this week! See you on Monday, when we'll meet a Welsh poltergeist. In the meantime, here's a lively little tune.
The discovery of the altar in Jerusalem is astonishing, especially since it's been in plain view for years. And I wouldn't be surprised if some, at least, of Egypt's architecture, especially the important bits, were made using hydraulic pressure: nothing was more central, literally, to Egypt than water. While I dislike anyone restricting freedom of expression - even that of fascists - I was pleased to read of young boys understanding that such people were a danger to their country, and doing something about it. And apparently, the majority of local Britons felt similarly. But the 'sport' of distance floating is just bizarre. How could anyone think it was in the least ways a competition? If I stand a good chance of excelling at an activity, it clearly is NOT a sport.
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