A plethora of links for your weekend reading:
Meet the stewards of the James Bond film franchise: Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson. With Daniel Craig due to retire from the role following No Time To Die this spring, the producers will be looking for a new actor to take on the role. My suggestion would be to hire Anthony Horowitz to adapt his own Bond novel for the next film. It's an origin story of sorts and would work well as a screenplay especially since they will have to cast a new Bond anyway. Related: Daniel Craig pokes a little fun at his cinematic alter ego:
DeWolf Hopper made a name for himself on the vaudeville stage with his dramatic recitations of Ernest Thayer's poem Casey At The Bat. But it turns out that Hopper was quite the baseball fan.
Sometimes a seemingly small decision can pay big dividends: how a single mail order ad transformed a family owned business into a billion dollar enterprise.
Strange but true: Sesame Street was once banned in Mississippi.
A fascinating deep dive into the world of ghostwriting. It's a problem for readers when they don't know if the person whose name is on the cover is actually the one who wrote the book. It's a bigger problem than you might imagine.
Last year for the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, the NASA History office tweeted out the mission in real time. This year for the 40th anniversary of Apollo 13 they are going to have the mission audio available in real time on their website.
Trivia buffs rejoice! Some fans have created the Jeopardy! question database featuring almost every answer (and question) contained in the last 36 seasons of the show.
Dr. Howard Conyers is on a mission to preserve the tradition of the whole hog barbecue. He also happens to be a rocket scientist.
Before there was Photoshop, the Soviets had mastered the method for removing people from photographs.
At one ski resort in Sweden after a day on the slopes you can ski right into McDonalds for a quick bite.
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Friday, March 23, 2018
Weekend Links 3-23-18
Your Friday roundup of interesting stuff unearthed this week:
I've always been curious how rare book dealers appraise books. Surprisingly it's a much quicker process than you might think.
You can now take a free online course in Klingon.
Every wonder how to write a great Jeopardy! clue?
Why P. G. Wodehouse is the funniest author in the English language. It's hard to argue with this logic. This also happens to be one of my current favorite websites to visit.
Steve McQueen's 1968 Ford Mustang from the movie Bullitt is considered the holy grail among car collectors. For a long time it was thought to be lost. The fact that it was found is only the beginning of the story.
In some parts of the country it's time for the dreaded PBS fundraising drive.
It's rare that umpires speak in public about their profession which is why this interview is so interesting.
This documentary about Fred Rogers looks like it will be amazing.
Related: Why Mr. Rogers still matters.
I've always been curious how rare book dealers appraise books. Surprisingly it's a much quicker process than you might think.
You can now take a free online course in Klingon.
Every wonder how to write a great Jeopardy! clue?
Why P. G. Wodehouse is the funniest author in the English language. It's hard to argue with this logic. This also happens to be one of my current favorite websites to visit.
Steve McQueen's 1968 Ford Mustang from the movie Bullitt is considered the holy grail among car collectors. For a long time it was thought to be lost. The fact that it was found is only the beginning of the story.
In some parts of the country it's time for the dreaded PBS fundraising drive.
It's rare that umpires speak in public about their profession which is why this interview is so interesting.
This documentary about Fred Rogers looks like it will be amazing.
Related: Why Mr. Rogers still matters.
Wednesday, April 02, 2014
Daily Links 4-2-14
In today's edition: churches remade to become bookstores, things good dads say, notes to write to change your life, and more.
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What happens when a church building is abandoned? In some cases, they are converted to libraries and bookstores with magnificent results. (Hat tip: Book Riot)
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A brief and fascinating history of one of the most popular game shows of all time: Jeopardy!
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Some excellent advice to fathers in this article entitled 7 Things a Good Dad Says.
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More unexpected ways to work smarter, not harder. Some good advice here and things that I will have to think about.
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This is interesting: scholars are studying Shakespeare's works to determine what his beliefs are about God.
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The idea of writing notes seems a little old-fashioned, but here are five notes to write that could change your life.
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Can you summarize the American Revolution in a tweet? A group of historians gave it a try.
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What happens when a church building is abandoned? In some cases, they are converted to libraries and bookstores with magnificent results. (Hat tip: Book Riot)
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A brief and fascinating history of one of the most popular game shows of all time: Jeopardy!
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Some excellent advice to fathers in this article entitled 7 Things a Good Dad Says.
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More unexpected ways to work smarter, not harder. Some good advice here and things that I will have to think about.
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This is interesting: scholars are studying Shakespeare's works to determine what his beliefs are about God.
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The idea of writing notes seems a little old-fashioned, but here are five notes to write that could change your life.
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Can you summarize the American Revolution in a tweet? A group of historians gave it a try.
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