Happy Friday! Chances are high that Monday’s post will be skipped, but fear not – our intrepid readers have contributed a bonanza of links.

From Cassandra:

• Fifty years of David Bowie’s fabulousness. 
• Cats are more empathetic than one might think.
• Did you know Nabokov was a taxonomist? I didn’t, and this essay is fascinating. 

From Julie:

• We really need to work on our passwords, people. 
• We also need to start watching museum conservators, because some of them are doing exceptionally stupid things to King Tut’s mask. 

Swiped from Stacey:

• Can an apprentice librarian save her town from The Crumbling? Come to the production and find out! 

From Zazoo:

• Cracking one’s knuckles doesn’t cause arthritis after all. (This puts to rest a long-standing argument between Zazoo and me. He won.) 
• Behold the Silvesterchlausen, which takes place on December 31st and January 13th each year, and looks amazing. 
• Also behold this...”cowboy hip-hop”….thing…which is also amazing, but in a very different way. 

Have a spiffy weekend, everyone! Back on Tuesday, most likely.