Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Miss Cellania's Links

The Day It All Began. A former deputy director of the CIA looks back at September 11, 2001.

Meet the Man Who Might Have Been the Real-Life Lone Ranger. Bass Reeves escaped slavery to become the ultimate Old West lawman.

A 12.5-Million-Year-Old Ape Is the Earliest Hominid With a Cavity. Scientists blame it on a sugary fruit diet.

A Brief History of the RV. Once the idea was planted, people craved camping in comfort.

10 ways other countries show they care about children and families.

Exposed to the Elements: A Strange 1920s Death on the Scottish Island of Iona. Nora Emily Fornario was found dead and naked near a fairy mound.

The Miniature Daily Mail is a parody of the British tabloid that highlights its bigotry, perversion, and hypocrisy. (via Metafilter)

American Democracy Can’t Fix Itself. It's going to take effort from all of us. 

The Most Controversial Comic Strip. Walt Kelly's funny and satirical Pogo riled up newspaper editors across the country. (via Metafilter)

The School Was Supposed To Help, But These Women Say It Made Things Worse. A look inside the unregulated, unaccredited River View Christian Academy


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