Category: Daily Links

“were mystified, and even thought this annoying static might be due to bird droppings on the telescope. Later, it was pointed out to them that this spurious noise was probably the residual radiation from the creation of the universe, predicted by Gamow.”

just because it amused me..

a font-identifying website. I haven’t actually tried it, but it’s an intriguing idea

Depressing content, cool pictures.

“‘Kingdom Come’ is a full-frontal attack on England today. I think in many ways this country has lost its direction, lost its purpose, and there are some very strange things going on under the surface. “

The making of special effects for ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’. via Coudal.

Gilette’s plan for a Utopian metropolis. Via Arkiblog.

via things magazine

the history of the Middle East in 90 seconds. via MetaFilter

via Coudal, I think.

A sequence of pictures chosen by me from the Smithsonian collection. You need to enable pop-up windows to see it.

‘… the headline in the Irish Farmers’ Journal announcing Seamus Heaney’s Nobel prize: “Bellaghy Celebrates as Farmer’s Son Wins Top Literary Award”.’ via The Page.

LRB review of ‘Donne: The Reformed Soul’ by John Stubbs. Via The Page.

Colour photographs of pre-Revolutionary Russia. via Design Observer.

Will print-on-demand be coming to your local bookshop?

A series of discussions by Nintendo staff about how the Wii was developed.