Thursday, March 14, 2024

Miss Cellania's Links

Hiring a Band In 1969. Looking at who you could have hired back then, you might wish for a time machine, as long as you could take your wallet with you. (via Nag on the Lake)

The Trailer For Insomniac's Cancelled Spider-Man Multiplayer Game Has Leaked.

The World’s First Cryonics Museum Finds a Perfect Home in Estes Park, Colorado. It's the new home of the Frozen Dead Guy Days festival. (via Metafilter)

Where to Get Free Food (or Discounts) on St. Patrick’s Day.

The Swedish Witches of Easter.

One day in January, 2025, in the New York Times newsroom. The latest from Tom the Dancing Bug.

The Osoaviakhim-1 Disaster. In the race for a record altitude in a balloon, three men flew too high.

63 Small Bathroom Ideas to Make Your Space Feel Bigger. Optical illusions and storage hacks, coming right up.

The billionaire’s guide
to doing taxes. How the very rich lose money, overvalue art, buy very expensive life insurance, and somehow profit.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Inflation is up roughly 10x since 1969, so add a zero to all those. I'm still going to pay for a few of those, however.

Anonymous said...

At an exchange rate in '69 of $2.39, think of the great parties.
Pink Floyd for $600, Moody Blues for $837, Fleetwood Mac for $1200 although there might be travel and backstage M&Ms added.

As for those bathrooms we won't discuss why you go into them, but when.
When you crawl out of bed with one eye open pre-coffee.
Rushing, late, but a quick stop before leaving the house.
Wake up (just resting my eyes, dear) watching TV, with a full bladder and one foot asleep.
Stumbling in from an evening of debauchery.
Now, do you really want navigate a vase of fresh cut plant reproductive organs(flowers), or even the whole potted plant.
How about a very delicate dish that belonged to your lovers great grandmother filled with tiny bars of soap only to be used by guests.
It seems knick knacks that don't fit anywhere else gravitate to the bathroom.
Now this may look lovely in a magazine spread but think before you spend a fortune, even a small one, complicating your life.
xoxoxoBruce