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Friday Links!

Leading off, a tremendous article: Life on a hair trigger: A world of violence sustains itself through guns, poverty and other social ills, but also through the minds it creates.

Tragic: The music legends who refuse to leave the stage, but probably should. 

A fine story: A Place Among the Fiddlers: In a southwest Virginia fairground, thousands of musicians gather every August to keep a centuries-old tradition from flickering out.. 

This is a fantastic read: The Lucrative World of Literary Scams: why writers are the perfect target.

Terrific: Traction! Tribologists study friction: what happens when things rub together. It’s indispensable, from the wheel to the paths of stars.

This is wild: The Positively True Adventures of the Kilgore Rangerette–Kidnapping Mom.

From Eric H-F, and it's absolutely amazing (a way to find Wikipedia articles about things close to your location): Local Wikipedia.

From Wally, for grognards: Battle of Stonne, France 1940. And another (Revolutionary War battle): The Battle of Stony Point. This is quite interesting (but takes a while, and ignore the upsell): Palate Axes: React to statements about food and drink. Get your scores on the five basic tastes, the cuisines that match you, and a three-course meal built around your palate. Clever and entirely accurate: Things Parents Have to Watch Out for This Halloween.

posted by Bill Harris @ 10:02 PM