- Build a $300 underground greenhouse for year-round gardening (Video) : TreeHugger
If you’ve got the space, this cheap half-buried greenhouse looks like a great way to grow veggies year round.
- Attraction perform their stunning shadow act – Week 1 Auditions | Britain’s Got Talent 2013 – YouTube
Absolutely stunning performance from this year’s Britain’s Got Talent. A moving and stunning display of shadow theatre.
- Toronto’s “Tiny Town” Is A Thriving Community Of Tiny Home Residents (PHOTOS)
I’ve been fascinated with the "tiny house" movement for a couple years, and seeing this little neighborhood in Toronto is quite inspiring.
- Rachel Zeffira – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Heard this new singer on the CBC a little bit ago. Great voice, and her original songs are quite good.
- Occasional Superheroine: November 2006
An absolutely riveting account of one woman’s experience with sexism in the comic book industry. Fairly lengthy, but well worth the read.
- Why Iron Man 3’s Director Ruled Hollywood — Vulture
I love this quickie profile of Shane Black, the director of Iron Man 3 and the former highest-paid screenwriter in Hollywood. It includes such gems as "This man will go on to start a profitable construction business with all the bricks he shits."
- From the BBC: how not to eat healthily for £1 a day | Aethelread the Unread
A rather thorough takedown of a ludicrous claim from the BBC that it’s possible to eat healthily for less than £1 a day.
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Delicious Links for 2013-05-19
- At a minute or two ’til two – Seedy Songs and Rotten Rhymes – the poetry of the playground
My favorite vocal warmup.
- This column will change your life: Helsinki Bus Station Theory | Life and style | The Guardian
This article has changed my perspective on the path of my career. I’ve sent it along to a few students.
- OMNI Magazine Collection : Free Texts : Download & Streaming : Internet Archive
I remember OMNI magazine from when I was a kid. The public library had it for a while, and my uncle used to have a subscription. It was always this weird mix of science reporting and science fiction, with some weirder pseudo-science stuff in there as well.
- Diane Duane, It Wasn’t Sunil Tripathi: The Anatomy of a Misinformation Disaster – Alexis C. Madrigal – The Atlantic
In response to Reddit’s infamous mis-identification of the Boston Marathon bombers, Diane Duane had this superb quote: "The problem here? A lot of these people think they’re Sherlock Holmes. And none of them are."
- Twitter / FelicityMorse: JUST DIED. BEST HEADLINE BEST …
I can’t argue, this is quite possibly the best headline ever in the history of newspapers.
- Why Google Glass is a clear winner for the blind | AbilityNet
Great analysis of how Google’s new wearable computer can be a huge benefit for the visually impaired.
- Judge holds self in contempt for his smartphone – Yahoo! News
I love to read little accounts of honesty and integrity in our judicial system.
God damn it!
We watched Hamlet 2 last night and now I have “Rock Me Sexy Jesus” stuck in my head on repeat.
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Delicious Links for 2013-05-06
- Rick Hautala – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I just read about the death of Rick Hautala, a science fiction and horror writer. He was friends with Mark Steensland, who used to teach film here in Erie. And he wrote a couple of screenplays that I got to work on.
- Alfred Anaya Put Secret Compartments in Cars. So the DEA Put Him in Prison | Threat Level | Wired.com
So this is fascinating – a man who used to make hidden compartments is convicted as a co-conspirator in a drug-ring trial because some of the actual criminals made use of the secret compartments he built.
- BBC News – Huge survey reveals seven social classes in UK
Something to keep in mind if we ever do move to Scotland like Gill keeps dreaming of.
- Freelancers Union :: A Federation of the Unaffiliated – Pages from Freelancers Union
This is a wonderful idea – a union for freelancers, to give those of us who work for ourselves, by ourselves, some collective power. I read about this when the folks behind the Girl Genius webcomic ran into some trouble with their publisher.
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Delicious Links for 2013-05-04
- Going Underground: Ross Ashmore Paints Every Tube Station | Londonist
Fantastic work – I’ve been to many of these stations when I lived in London, but by no means did I get to visit them all.
- Machine with Concrete – Arthur Ganson – YouTube
I love stuff like this – the absurdity, the possibility that it might work, the raw mechanical nature of it.
- Detailed Floor Plan Drawings of Popular TV and Film Homes – My Modern Metropolis
I love seeing the fictional brought to life. Most of these groundplans probably only existed as disparate sketches in the office of the set builder before.
- Angola, NY: Scenes From The Past: The Block Hotel
A bit of a blast from the past. When I was growing up we used to come here all the time to get Friday fish-fry. I remember it was remodeled back in the early 2000’s and seemed to be doing well, but then one day it shut down for renovations and never re-opened. It was replaced by a Walgreens, which I still think was the dumbest bit of construction ever: 1) There was already a Rite Aid across the street, where the Save-Rite used to be. 2) Walgreens refuses to sell beer, which in New York is a death sentence for most businesses.
- R.K. Milholland to be Featured Speaker at UNT Comic Studies Conference | Benchmarks Online
I’ve been a fan of the webcomic Something Positive for a while. When the creator went back to his alma mater to give a talk, his old boss posted some of the cartoon Randy drew when he was a student.
- Pussy willow – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
After Easter dinner at my parents’ we brought back a bunch of pussy willow branches and stuck them in a vase on the table. Now that they’ve developed roots I’m going to try and plant them down by the creek.
- Nana nana nana nana Batman!
A great confluence of events, and an awesome visual pun.
- How Animals Eat Their Food – YouTube
I know I’m a bit late on this one, but it is absolutely hilarious. My favorite is the alligator.
- Mercyhurst University presents “Eurydice” – YouTube
If you want to see the director of Eurydice talking about the play, and some of the theatre and set in the background, then enjoy these two videos.
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RIP Charlotte
My grandma just passed away.