Welcome to the final Link Dump of 2024!
Murder at a Christmas party.
Pro tip: If you're going to murder someone, it's wisest not to have it show up on Google Maps.
Having some personal difficulties? No problem! Just summon some demons!
The lore of rosemary.
That time when humans may have nearly become extinct.
Why you don't want to eavesdrop on animals at Christmas Eve: You probably won't like what you hear.
A millionaire dog's Christmas.
Keening on Christmas Eve.
An Australian survival story.
Was Stonehenge all about unity?
How the Moon influences animals.
Photos of a vanished London.
The mystery of the missing monument.
An epidemic of stolen Christmas dinners.
A poltergeist in Ireland.
The early career of Bob Dylan.
OK, so maybe the dinosaurs weren't killed by volcanoes.
Why we say, "Getting the pink slip."
The birth of Handel's "Messiah."
A Georgian-era judge fights pornography. I think you can guess which side won.
The colorful marital history of Bess of Hardwick.
That's it for this week! See you on Monday, when we'll look at one of the weirder deathbed scenes on record. In the meantime, here's some lovely choral music.
Imagine the embarrassment of being a demon who was summoned and didn't know the answers demanded of it. Not being coy, or mischievous, just...don't know. Yikes. And the volcanic eruptions about 30,000 years before the asteroid hit the Earth. What incredible bad luck for dinosaurs (but good luck for us): to survive the worst volcanic eruption in history - only to be hit by an asteroid a few years later... I knew of the various marriages of 'Bess of Hardwick', each one better than the previous. What intrigued me was in the name of her mother, which is given as Elizabeth Leeke, even though her married name was Hardwick; I think Leeke in this case is merely an alternate spelling (perhaps the pronunciation of) her second husband's name, Leche. These are the thoughts I have while reading...
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