Friday Links!
Here's the story we all need to lead off this week: an Italian man doing yoga with his chihuahua (and the dog, Pancho, is better at doing yoga than I am): Nic and Pancho.Here's a fascinating story: 3,400-year-old Mesoamerican ball court sheds light on origins of the game.
From C. Lee, and this is the kind of incompetency that is making this much worse than it needed to be: How one woman fought to get her husband tested while her state was applauded for having no coronavirus. This is excellent: What Misinformation Has to Do With Toilet Paper. Curious: Divorce requests soar in China after lifting of lockdowns. Our times demand it: The first lines of 10 classic novels, rewritten for social distancing. Also: Okay, now the LAST lines of 10 classic novels, rewritten for social distancing. This is spectacular! New App Lets You Hear Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales in Original 14th-Century English. I had no idea this happened: When the Stanley Cup Final Was Canceled Because of a Pandemic.
From Scott Gould, and these are so clever: This commentator’s got no live sport so he’s commentating on everyday life and it’s brilliant.
From Rob C., and it's riveting (and chilling): The Chilling Mystery of High-Altitude Suicides.
From Wally, and it's a Star Trek nerd alert: Commercially Available Chairs in Star Trek. Here's something for while you're stuck inside: 5 digital board games for PC, mobile, and console to play together at home and online. An interesting side-effect (I also saw an article about mountain lions in Boulder): Emboldened wild animals venture into locked-down cities worldwide. Some of these are just amazing: The Overlooked Wonders of Soviet-Era Industrial Design. A Rod Serling radio play: O'Toole From Moscow.
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