"Now granted, Bridgerton sits in the steamy Harlequin fantasy romance genre, but the point that Shonda Rimes’ light-hearted series surreptitiously raises is that history has been largely written by its “winners”; through White eyes; and that the full story is still in the process of bringing itself to light. So let’s shine our spotlight on the Black historical presence in Europe,…"
https://www.messynessychic.com/2021/02/03/bridgertons-black-presence-isnt-total-fantasy-its-hidden-history/

Tuesday is #SaferInternetday. @ConnectSafely has lesson plans, home activities, conversation starters, and interviews with 16 tech leaders, including how to use all the major social media services more safely http://www.sid-usa.org/get-involved

A 231-year-old handwritten recipe book
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20210131-does-authentic-mexican-food-exist

How many of you believe in telekinesis? Raise my hands....

"Philosophers such as Santayana have tried for centuries to understand beauty, but perhaps scientists are now ready to try their hand as well." https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-the-brain-responds-to-beauty/

"Architecture and design have always responded to disease. The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 gave rise to the scorching New York radiator, a clanking nuisance that burns scalding hot because they were designed to be used with the windows open."
https://www.economist.com/1843/2021/02/01/a-house-redivided-how-the-pandemic-changed-our-homes

A short history of hacked billboards and road signs https://grahamcluley.com/a-short-history-of-hacked-billboards-and-road-signs/

Take me home oh muddah faddah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yFTOvO0utY

I reviewed this inexpensive stained glass lamp: Mural Times Lighting Tiffany Lamp. It isn't artisan quality by a long shot, but for a hundred bucks it's a good value -- and pretty!

Though I confess it does make me itch to drag out the stained glass tools again.
https://amzn.to/3aH2a23

"Not all spin-offs are equal in the eyes of Conan Doyle’s estate, and writers can run into quicksand when reimagining the beloved detective." #cosobookclub https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/feb/04/i-think-ive-written-more-sherlock-holmes-than-even-conan-doyle-the-ongoing-fight-to-reimagine-holmes

Papercraft Models of Computers http://rockybergen.com/papercraft

My Amazon review of _Love your creative space: a visual guide to creating an inspiring & organized studio without breaking the bank_ ...meh. You can do better.

https://amzn.to/36OT0iK

Well HERE's a list that'll keep me busy. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/feb/03/52-perfect-comfort-films-to-watch-again-and-again

"My new study, looking at fans of the U.K.’s Premier League, found supporters of the most long-suffering clubs were more “fused” to their clubs. They even considered each other more like a family compared with fans of reliably successful clubs."
https://www.sapiens.org/culture/football-fans/

A scientific investigation of the gut-brain connection (or: does reading really help you poop?) https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/reading-helps-you-poop

In Cab Ride you can drive thousands of different train routes through rolling hills, winding tunnels and weaving between the tall buildings of vast cities. https://powersaurus.itch.io/cab-ride

Oh wow, it's 10 years since I wrote this: Programmers who defined the technology industry: Where are they now? https://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/365520/programmers_who_defined_technology_industry_where_they_now_/

"Founded by the researcher Barry Pearce, the Bowed Strings Iconography Project is intended as a historical research tool for musicians, luthiers, bow makers, students, researchers, academics, and teachers. It provides an extensive database of information on sources of bowed string instrument iconography and associated images dating as far back as the 9th century - when bowing is believed to have originated (the earliest iconographic evidence is from c.920-930 CE Iberia)."
https://www.thestrad.com/news/new-website-displays-images-of-bowed-string-instruments-from-all-periods-of-history/11747.article

If you like the sound of Lego bricks, I have some good news for you. https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/weird-album-alert-lego-is-offering-the-sound-of-bricks-falling-into-each-other/

Okay, THIS is going on my watch list.
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210127-the-buried-ship-found-on-an-english-estate