Links of the Week, vol. 13: Link Cadillac, Crushed Velvet Seats
Jonas Fredwall Karlsson’s Portraits of Rock Climbers and Adventurer
Click through to see Karlsson’s portraits of the extreme climbers, bikers, hikers, adventurers, and explorers, from the pages of Vanity Fair.
https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/photos/2015/03/jonas-fredwall-karlsson-extreme-sports-photography
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The Enduring Mystery of the Amber Room, Coveted by Tsars, Nazis, and Treasure Hunters
Crafted from amber and gold, it enthralled all who saw it. Then, near the end of World War II, it disappeared.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/amber-room-mystery-russia-nazis
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How to Identify 6 Types of Edible Mushrooms
Foraging for common types of edible mushrooms is all the rage these days. The pastime is gaining attention on TikTok and growing in popularity nationwide, driving more folks to discover the appeal (and challenge) of locating and identifying wild mushrooms. And as hunters descend on the turkey woods, it’s hard to resist keeping our eyes peeled for a lone, wrinkly morel or a meaty chicken of the woods.
https://www.outdoorlife.com/survival/types-of-edible-mushrooms/
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The other British invasion: how UK lingo conquered the US
It used to be that Brits would complain about Americanisms diluting the English language. But in fact it’s a two-way street.
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The British Museum blog: Time(table) travellers
Could you decipher a 3000-year-old Mesopotamian poem? How could you figure out how to face Mecca if you were travelling in the 1700s? And just how can we know what Anne Boleyn looked like – or didn’t look like – almost 500 years after her death?
https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/timetable-travellers
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The Collapse of Self-Worth in the Digital Age
Why are we letting algorithms rewrite the rules of art, work, and life?
https://thewalrus.ca/collapse-of-self-worth-in-the-digital-age/
