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Friday, May 25, 2012
Happy Friday! We have a veritable bonanza of links from others this week, and that’s an especially good thing because Folderol will be on a mini-vacation next week. I’ll be in New York to see Labapalooza! There may be some spotty updates here and on Facebook (I’m at facebook.com/jinnet, say hi if you like!), and regular updates should resume a week from Monday.




And now, on to the links, with the contributor listed in parentheses just to be different.



The many voices of Charles Dickens, as observed on his 200th birthday. (Cassandra)



Literary maps of the USA and Great Britain, arranged by general locale of the authors! (Bunny)



Queen Victoria’s diaries are online! And, if you’re outside the UK, you can read them for free through June. This is very exciting for history geeks. (Julie)



Americans sound ridiculous when talking about international soccer (er, football) games; now a Brit announces an NBA game to even the score a bit. (Bunny)



The Bigfoot investigations continue! DNA tests will be performed on possible yeti remnants. (Julie)



When, exactly, is the future? Here’s a handy chart by decade, as seen through sci-fi literature. (Bunny)



Speaking of the future, Colin Powell has come out in favor of same-sex marriage. (Zazoo)



The Catholic Church continues to alienate many of its followers; is this an intentional downsizing? (Mom)



“Two links on dealing with nerd-grief at the death of an RPG character (since this is on the horizon in our campaign, it may be good reading for others out there). First: Wil Wheaton's entry on his elf character that died during a podcast, and second, another gamer's take on how to deal with it...complete with graveyard and burning of character sheets (hahaha).” (Bunny)



Get a bad review on Yelp? Go with it and make it a source of pride! (Bunny)



Parry Gripp’s Song of the Week is reminiscent of ye olde Dial-a-Song from They Might Be Giants. Enjoy!



Have a great weekend and following week, everyone! See you soon.



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Thursday, May 24, 2012
The new entries in the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry range from Leonard Bernstein to Donna Summer. How fun is that?




Also fun from a historical perspective: the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, complete with a list of “New Elizabethans” which range from David Bowie to Margaret Thatcher. (The Queen is also on the list, which seems oddly redundant.)



Here’s a good idea for promoting e-books: the BuzzBook features excerpts from over 30 upcoming publications.



A good idea for promoting libraries comes from the Swiss Army Librarian. I think this would be especially effective against the “I pay your salary!” taxpayer complaints.



And finally, something fantastic and like a spy novel: a Russian library has discovered hundreds of books hidden behind a fake wall. Awesome.



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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Drop whatever you’re doing and go play with Google’s Moog simulator! You can even record and play back your compositions. I hear it’s good for scaring pets, too.




This weekend kicks off the summer, and the happenings include the Carnaval in San Francisco and the International Clown Festival in Denmark.



Next weekend, however, brings even better stuff – it’s the Labapalooza puppeteering festival in New York City! Friends Zazoo, Satori, and Poison Eve are putting on a performance – you can see more information about the artists and their shows at the Shredding Wench Factory’s Facebook page – and one of their puppets was chosen as the main image for the production. If you’re in the NYC area next weekend, I highly recommend it!



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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
To begin, here are many gorgeous photos of last weekend’s Steampunk World’s Fair!




Today is the birthdate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who deserves a moment (or several) in respect.



Bunny sent me a link to Neatorama’s post on heaven and hell-themed nightclubs in Victorian Paris, which, in turn, links to the full text of the 1899 publication Bohemian Paris of To-Day.



Meanwhile, in the world of sport, women were making their mark as well, and here are more great photographs to prove it.



Need an extra hand when soldering? Why not make it as steampunk as possible, just for the fun of it?



The Chronicles of Harriet site explores the League of Extraordinary Black People. Great stuff.



Sky Alchemist is a puzzle game with steampunk designs and a strong female protagonist. What more could one want?



And finally, in honor of the running joke that “steampunk is what happened when goths discovered the color brown,” happy World Goth Day to all. Stay spooky, my friends.



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Monday, May 21, 2012
A few weeks ago, I linked to the El Nour Wal Amal Blind Girls Chamber Orchestra and said I wished there was more information on them. Voila, the Washington Post delivers.




There’s a man making intricate art in the New York subway; if you’re in the area, look out for him and his work!



Also in New York: The Shakespeare Exchange sounds like all kinds of fun, and their Sonnet Project just got funded by Kickstarter.



Who knew Magritte did music covers? The Brain Pickings website did, and the site is a lovely new discovery for me, too.



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Friday, May 18, 2012
Happy Friday!




Sometimes the headline (or sub-headline) says it all. From Julie: “A rubber chicken wearing an outfit knitted from plastic bags by a woman from Rugby is to be launched into space by Nasa on Sunday.”



From Bunny: Science! In cool vintage poster format!



Also from Bunny: Life in the Singularity…if/when lawyers get to it.



From Cassandra: A Dale Chihuly exhibit’s about to open in Seattle, and it looks beautiful.



Have a spiffy weekend, everyone!



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Thursday, May 17, 2012
It’s time for the annual “most well-read cities in America” list, and my city is still in the top 20! I think our public library system must be responsible.




Meanwhile, in New York City, the NYC Municipal Archives has opened an enormous photo gallery; hours of immersion await you. If you're into that sort of thing, that is.



If you prefer globetrotting, the Book Depository has a “live” page in which you can watch books being ordered from around the world!



All about books: the New Yorker debuted its Page-Turner site this month.



All about baseball history: The always fantastic Baseball Researcher begins a series of posts dedicated to the old (mostly gone) ballparks around the country.



Tomorrow: links from others!



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