Weekend Links 2-28-20

Scouring the internet for the most interesting articles for your weekend reading.....

A detailed look at the cars that will appear in the upcoming James Bond film No Time To Die. Probably what's more interesting is the history of Aston Martin's relationship with Eon Productions. I am surprised it does not involve any long term contracts.

Here's a review of Billie Eilish's theme song for No Time To Die (link to the song in the article). I've had a chance to listen to it a couple of times and have a feeling it's going to extend the Bond film Original Song Oscars streak next year. The song has already hit #1 in the UK. 

On my bucket list: a visit to Louis Armstrong's home in Queens. I am amazed that it has been preserved and turned into a museum.

When fiction imitates truth: famous noirs and crime novels based on real-life crimes.

There are no doubt many reasons why Crash Landing on You has been such a hit among Korean drama fans. Perhaps one reason is that they had an actual North Korean defector on the writing staff.

Ever wonder why daylight savings time starts at 2 a.m.? 

In 1778, future president John Adams was appointed ambassador to France. He barely survived his transatlantic voyage. The story is not well known but Adams documented it in his own memoirs.

This is fun: I went to Hogwart's for 7 years and now I can't get a job.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice: the U.S. Hockey team's upset win over the USSR in the Winter Olympics. Al Michaels who was on the microphone for the game reveals he got the assignment because of his experience calling hockey: exactly one game. Here's his iconic call:

#OTD 1980 A game that will never be forgotten,Al Michaels Classic Call,at the end of the Unbelievable USA vs USSR Upset at the 1980 Olympics.#USA #Olympics #LakePlacid #Hockey #1980s #MiracleonIce

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— Tom's Old Days (@sigg20) February 22, 2020

Related: The men who missed out on the Miracle on Ice and how Hollywood got their story wrong.

The day the Atlanta Braves signed Satchel Paige to a contract so he would qualify for an MLB pension.

Elizabethan poet laureate Ben Jonson was a murderer. What's more remarkable is how he escaped punishment.

Is Joe Biden Looking Forward To His New Job?

A thought occurred to me: does Joe Biden know what the duties of the Vice President are? The vice president is supposed to preside over the Senate (though normally they are not involved in the day-to-day activities). The other main duty is to cast tiebreaking votes.

When the Vice-President is in the Senate he is the Presiding Officer of the Senate but is not allowed to participate in debate. John Adams, our second President and first Vice-President and a man known to enjoy a boisterous debate, once remarked that "My country has in its wisdom contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived."

Given how much Joe Biden seems to enjoy hearing himself talk something tells me he won't be spending any more time in the Senate as Vice-President than absolutely necessary.