Thursday, June 06, 2019

Miss Cellania's Links

One of the Few Surviving Heroes of D-Day Shares His Story.

How America Created “Burn-out Syndrome.”

Disney Princesses Depicted More Realistically.

There was a peculiar period from the 14th through the 17th centuries where a woman could get a divorce on the grounds of failure to have sex, most likely due to impotence. What's most notable about the article is the bizarre lengths the author goes to in order to use every possible metaphor for sexual terms.

Family haunted by avalanche of bills after son’s death: 'It’s continuous.' The British don't understand how we accept this system. (via Damn Interesting)

Leonardo Da Vinci Made of Italian Food.

The Political Costs of Not Impeaching Trump. Let's stop weighing all the possible consequences and do the right thing.

The Swiss City That’s Full of Cat Ladders.

The Joker should have been a woman. And she finally went insane because too many random dudes told her to smile, so now she perpetually smiles while terrorizing Gotham. (via Metafilter)

A blast from the past (2008): We Love Who They Aren't: 7 Famous Impostors.

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