Friday, January 19, 2024

Miss Cellania's Links

One Artist’s Colossal Quest to Share Her Love of Roadside Americana. It's well worth a read just for the story behind the world's largest penny.

Ada Blackjack’s Secret Weapon. Memories of her son helped Blackjack to become the sole survivor of an ill-fated expedition to Wrangel Island. (via Damn Interesting)

Crashing, Dumping, Recording, Debugging, and Rebooting a GBA Game.

Star Trek Starfleet insignia spotted on Mars.

For older women with money, it’s yes to love but ‘I don’t’ to marriage. A new generation of women are rejecting matrimony for financial independence.

What You Can Do With a Ring From a Discarded Trampoline.

All the garbage I found on Substack in 1 hour. Substack has a huge role in the active promotion of disinformation. (via Kottke)

The Best (And Weirdest) Things People Only Do In Hotel Rooms.

The Insurance Apocalypse Conversation America Won't Have. (via Metafilter)

3 comments:

gwdMaine said...

I stayed at a hotel last week. Pretty sure the front desk receptionist was checking me out.

And in other somewhat unrelated news, it was just announced that Taylor Sheridan will write and direct the film version of Empire of the Summer Moon. Woo Hoo!

Happy Friday Miss C!

Miss Cellania said...

Happy Friday, gwdMaine!

Anonymous said...

You're in need of medical attention during a blizzard miles from nowhere. Dr Kate runs her Model T as far as she can then snowshoes the last 6 miles. Imagine how cold her hands would feel.
xoxoxoBruce