Saturday Linkages: And So On . . .

Chicken of the woods mushroom–more on this in a future post. Florence Caulfield and ‘The Illustrated Needlework Book’ This might be the most 2019 thing I’ve seen Sasquatch or Wendigo? Mysterious howls in Canadian wilderness spark confusion (Mini editorial: I think the native spirits are angry with us) Slavoj Žižek on recycling ecology and consumerism Bikelash’s Latest Tactics: Pedophile Smears and Conspiracy Theories Credit Card Skimmers Evolved:...

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Saturday Linkages: Squirrels, Sharks and Nudists

Edward Burne-Jones – An Angel Playing a Flageolet. How the all-hands meeting became a way for bosses to give you the finger Use it and abuse it Safe Streets Advocates Stage Die-In to Protest Garcetti and City Council Lack of Vision Zero Progress Oil is the New Data Against We The Squirrels Already Know This: Southern California black walnuts are a local, tasty treasure Purists v partiers: the battle between two popular nudist resorts Shark Bites...

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Saturday Linkages: Arboreal Angst

The Emperor Charles and ‘Carlina’ in Giovanni Cadamasto’s herbal: Harley MS 3736 via Medieval Manuscripts Blog Arboreal Angst: a short history of recent architectural/plant mashups Louisville needs trees! Cedar plant swing holder Ancient watering hole in Southern Arizona at risk from border wall construction On the Surprising Benefits of an Un-Mobile Phone Is Our Fear of Smartphones Overblown? Same Pesticides that are Killing Bees Significantly S...

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Saturday Tweets: Old Farms and Old Books

“Cities and farms are far older than we think… people at the equator were actively changing the natural world…” https://t.co/gd8Rs09tZW — Geoff Manaugh (@bldgblog) August 5, 2017 Did you know that you can use a pasta maker as a printing press? My first drypoint, scratched on the lid of a plastic salad container. pic.twitter.com/zMDcDW4oS5 — Leslie Watts (@lesliewattsart) August 3, 2017 Uniy of Leeds find what is thought to be first travel-sized l...

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Saturday Tweets: Eating in Japan, Bears, Bees and Cats

Five things you should never do when eating in Japan https://t.co/OuSfsMUbb0 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 17, 2017 Shed of the Year 2017 – in pictures https://t.co/f34VaEwp06 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 18, 2017 Brief visual reminder that it's infrastructure and a respectful motoring culture – not helmets + body armour – that makes for safe riding. pic.twitter.com/L7xc2kWrJt — Martyn Schmoll (@martynschmoll) May 17, 2017 Clever but I t...

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