Category: Daily Links

'Bluetooth laser virtual keyboard encased in elegant possum.'

via Mind Hacks, an extraordinary article about an ultra-long distance cyclist: 'The craziness is methodical, however, and Robic and his crew know its pattern by heart. Around Day 2 of a typical weeklong race, his speech goes staccato. By Day 3, he is belligerent and sometimes paranoid. His short-term memory vanishes, and he weeps uncontrollably. The last days are marked by hallucinations: bears, wolves and aliens prowl the roadside; asphalt cracks rearrange themselves into coded messages. Occasionally, Robic leaps from his bike to square off with shadowy figures that turn out to be mailboxes. In a 2004 race, he turned to see himself pursued by a howling band of black-bearded men on horseback.'

including such gems as:
'Uptown Wally
She's been living in a Tesco trolley
And now she's going out with Action Man
They've been shagging in the A-Team Van'

'New York circa 1900. "Yard of tenement at Park Avenue and 107th Street." 11 x 14 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company.'

'Madeleine Albright, who served as the first female Secretary of State under President Clinton, was fond of using jewelry to express herself on the job.'