hospitalithings: a quiet, meticulous observation of common objects found in lodgings—via Nag on the Lake
aka vlogging: Hank Green interviews Ze Frank (previously) about the YouTube format he pioneered, advising discomfort to put ideas out into the world—via Waxy
yes, yes, very good—thank you for self-identifying as a short-sighted rube and saving us the trouble: the US constitution us for simple folk still burdened by the belief that words have meaning
llog: Victor Henry Mair, sinologist and frequent Language Log contributor has passed away, aged 83
new posting: an interactive map charting the careers of civil servants managing the bureaucracy of the British Empire—via Map Maniaalignment chart: a cross-over of Chekhov’s Gun, Schrรถdinger’s Cat, Occam’s Razor and Murphy’s Law
in an instant: the last Polaroid factory in the world is in the Dutch town of Enschede
bilberry buns: a Polish pastry gets its own holiday
ozzy’s ozzy is a unique case: observations from a celebrity impersonator cruise—via Kottke
