We have made it to another Friday, hooray. Thanks to Julie and Cassandra for today's links!

From Cassandra: the value of imagination. Also, a look behind the curtain of writing obituaries.

From Julie: college classes on Harry Potter! (My dad would be an excellent professor for this sort of thing.) Also, more information on the death of woolly mammoths (not the fault of humans, for once) and a look at the future of the universe.

Finally, something just for fun that I ran across earlier in the week: The Baseball Project, devoted to songs about baseball history by musicians like Steve Wynn and Peter Buck. Excellent stuff!

Have a spiffy weekend, everyone. See you Monday!