Friday, July 10, 2020

Weekend Links 7-10-20

A roundup of interesting articles for your weekend reading...

This was supposed to be the farewell season for the Pawtucket Red Sox, AAA affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. Next season they will be moving to Worcester. When the coronavirus pandemic canceled the minor league baseball season, the Sox converted their ballpark's outfield into a diner. 

Wal-Mart is converting some of their parking lots into drive-in theaters.

Steve Martin remembers Carl Reiner who passed away last week at the age of 98. 

Ranking the five best James Bond books. In some ways the books are far better than the films. 

Everyone needs a hobby: meet the college student who has collected over 6000 take-out menus.

Long read of the week: The Hero of Goodall Park - a true-crime drama fifty years in the making.  It's a simultaneously tragic and fascinating story. 

Knowing our "mad" ancestors. This is a fascinating look at how mental illness has been evaluated through history. Key question: Can we accept that someone with mental illness might also be a competent hero?

A screenwriter and author shares what makes the best film adaptations of books.  It's not as easy a process as one might think. 

Answering the important questions: how many books will a Kindle hold? 

Who did what in every Agatha Christie novel in graphic form
 
Nothing says summer like ice cream or ice cream trucks for that matter. Here's how the invention of the ice cream truck changed summertime forever. 


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