Weekend Linkages: Pyramids, Strange Houses and F-ing Gourds

September 5, 2021

...Orange free peaches, painted by Elsie E. Lower, 1910. Via @pomological. A stepped pyramid in the desert Where did SARS-CoV-2 come from? People are still taking that horse medication That time someone tried to set up a Vietnam war theme park (a podcast) Strangest Zillow listing ever The Diapers.com Guy Wants to Build a Utopian Megalopolis F-ing gourd season Can We Live Without Twitter?...

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Weekend Linkages: 217 Vacuum Cleaners

Mr. Homegrown

September 19, 2021

Saturday Linkages

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Spotted on a dog walk. FYI, I think it’s a joke. Long Twitter thread on cats that hide inside of furniture I think this might be my favorite bit of opera (thank you Lee!) My neighbor Chap does these amazing recreations of the colors of ancient statuary Looking for a cookbook made by motorcycle clubs or clowns? The disastrous voyage of Satoshi, the world’s first cryptocurrency cruise ship Building with Mushrooms Traditional technique of hand ironi...

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Weekend Linkages: Cat on a Fridge

Mr. Homegrown

October 3, 2021

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...To Be a Field of Poppies: The elegant science of turning cadavers into compost What you learn about speeding when you put radar on a bike Short links list this week but this should make up for it...

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Weekend Linkages: Umarells and Oki Dogs

Mr. Homegrown

March 27, 2022

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...A friend left a bag of ratchet straps and one of the cats has been sitting in it for a week I think being an Umarell is in my future (thank you to John Zapf for this mind blowing Wikipedia article) A 2-way wrist radio At SXSW, A Pathetic Tech Future Struggles to Be Born “We’ll see you all at Oki-Dogs”: The story of L.A.’s legendary punk hangout (with hot dogs) Down on Alvarado Street by the Pioneer Chicken Stand...

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Weekend Linkages: Gnomecore Vibe Shift

Mr. Homegrown

April 10, 2022

Saturday Linkages

...The New Trend Is Gnomecore Raccoon steals security camera Connecticut mechanic finds art worth millions in dumpster at abandoned barn Nixon’s resignation lunch California cities spent huge share of federal Covid relief funds on police USC Insiders Demanding Justice For 61-Year-Old Custodian Arrested For Placing Lost Backpack Away For Safekeeping...

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