The Art of Whaling, from Those Who Were There. (via Atlas Obscura)
Chicago Doctor Murders Girl. A particularly sordid case from 1905. (via Strange Company)
Cat Dad Still Has Those Kittens.
The Oddest Book Title of the Year. (via Kottke)
Poor mama duck. If you watch this, be sure to stay with it until the end.
The Extraordinary Disappearing Act of a Novelist Banned by the Nazis.
8 of History's Strangest Taxes.
A blast from the past (2015): 8 Decidedly Different Twitter Feeds.
Interesting articles on whaling art, cat dad, and anti-fascist author. I heard about the Canadian book's win for oddest title on CBC radio!
ReplyDeleteBased on this list in Wikipedia, and like the Bulwer-Lytton
ReplyDeletecontest, the Oddest Book Title contest should be followed
and updated annually. Hilarious!