The Tragic Downfall of National Geographic. https://jjpryor.substack.com/p/the-tragic-downfall-of-national-geographic (via Damn Interesting)
Laignech Fáelad, the Werewolves of County Tipperary. (via Strange Company) http://strangeco.blogspot.com/
The 2023 Audubon Photography Awards: Winners and Honorable Mentions. The top 100 photos not making the winner's circle are listed here. (via Kottke)
Finding a Vehicle with a Manual Transmission for a Teenager.
The Death of an Army — How One of America’s Worst Generals Produced the Deadliest Peacetime Military Disaster in U.S. History. (via Strange Company)
‘Watch Out for the Boulder!’ Six Indiana Jones Parodies That Will Keep You Running. Even if you've seen them all before, you'll probably enjoy them at least as much as the new Indiana Jones film.
My favorite feature is the Obituary department' — 14-year-old Stephen King's submission letter. (via Nag on the Lake)
The Man Who Broke Bowling. Jason Belmonte’s two-handed technique made him an outcast. Then it made him the greatest—and changed the sport forever. (via Metafilter)
I have the National geographic magazines from the 1940s to 1980s that nobody wants to see, especially the trashman.
ReplyDeleteThe Audubon picture of the Puffin... “Another judge also pointed out that the upper rocks almost form a puffin head with a bill sticking out". I immediately saw the bird sitting on a man’s head with a cat just above and behind. I thought it looked like a statue instead of rocks at first.
In front of my house is a stop sign whose approach is a short but deceptively steep uphill. I often here drivers learning to drive stick struggling, stalling, motors revving and tire chirps.
General Wilkinson was as bad in peacetime as General Westmoreland was in war.