Monday, December 23, 2024

Miss Cellania's Links

Family Christmas Shenanigans Continue for the Eleventh Year.

The Real-Life Origins of Taboo Fairy Romance. Long before “A Court of Thorns and Roses,” 17th-century Swedish courts investigated supernatural love.  

When women under age 25 in America get pregnant, their odds of death by homicide more than double. (via Kottke


22 Movies They Made Three Times in One Year.

Everyone has the right to refuse medical care, but when your children keep dying from treatable illnesses, that starts to look like a crime. (via Strange Company)

Torpedo juice: The legendary, illegal WWII liquor drunk in Alaska and around the world. (via Boing Boing) https://boingboing.net/2024/12/19/how-wwii-sailors-turned-torpedo-fuel-into-bootleg-alcohol.html

Does your health insurance cover prosthetic limbs? Many companies say they aren't medically necessary. (via Fark

The plight of crunchy moms who didn't want to get political. (via Nag on the Lake)

How a College Gym Teacher in Massachusetts Invented a New Sport to Keep His Students Entertained and Fit During the Frigid Winter.


1 comment:

gwdMaine said...

Crunchy moms are stalking the wild asparagus. Ever eat a pine tree? Many parts are edible.