Thursday, July 24, 2025

Friday Links!

Leading off this week, an incredible real estate fraud: The Most Charming Fraudster in Real Estate.

This is excellent: After independence, Mexico was in search of identity. These paintings offered a blueprint

Also excellent: Andrew Wyeth in Taiwan

A lovely, touching story: Thank You for Finding Me

Excellent: Disneyland of the Dead: London’s Highgate Cemetery shows us just how hard it is to keep the dead buried.

A terrific read: Burying Leni Riefenstahl: one woman’s lifelong crusade against Hitler’s favourite film-maker

Knowing Texas, this is no surprise: Texas Lawmakers Largely Ignored Recommendations Aimed at Helping Rural Areas Like Kerr County Prepare for Flooding

From Chris P., and it's a fantastic article: The Most Interesting Email I Ever Received: Remembering the Incredible Life of DIY Geneticist Jill Viles

From Wally, and it's so bizarre: NYC's gladiatorial combat scene is growing, so I took a swing at it. This is interesting: The Kids Are All Right (Just Not at a Brewery). Incredible: Killer Train: Brightline death toll surpasses 180, but safeguards are still lacking. A deep, DEEP dive: A TIMELINE OF THE HISTORICAL MINIATURES WARGAMING HOBBY. Inevitable, for some: We asked clergy if they use AI to help write sermons. Here's what they said


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