It’s Friday, hooray! And it’s the beginning of a short vacation for the Spooky Librarians. We’ll be back in about a week with more links.

Today is also National Doughnut (or Donut) Day. That link goes to Dunkin Donuts, and while we do not exclusively endorse DD for your doughnut needs, they’re pretty good and have the best link I could find this morning.

From Julie: The Large Hadron Collider is up and operating again! 

From Cassandra: What is consciousness, really? (Also, get well soon, Joni Mitchell).

From Cassandra, part 2: A medieval nunnery has been excavated, and some dark secrets have been unearthed as well. This is really fascinating, especially once you get past the sensationalism.

From Holly: Do you need a judgmental tree frog in your life? (The answer: yes, of course you do!) Pet store signs, edited for truthiness. 

Have a spiffy weekend and week, everyone! See you around the 17th.