{"id":5868,"date":"2013-05-31T00:00:16","date_gmt":"2013-05-30T12:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morgue.isprettyawesome.com\/?p=5868"},"modified":"2013-08-23T15:04:36","modified_gmt":"2013-08-23T03:04:36","slug":"unconspiracy-linky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morgue.isprettyawesome.com\/?p=5868","title":{"rendered":"Unconspiracy Linky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/northamerica\/10079244\/The-911-conspiracy-theorist-who-changed-his-mind.html\">9\/11 conspiracy theorist changes his mind<\/a>. Because of&#8230; facts! Has that ever happened before?? (via Nate C)<\/p>\n<p>BBC&#8217;s Newsnight devoted ten minutes to exploring the question: <a href=\"http:\/\/blogtorwho.blogspot.co.nz\/2013\/05\/doctor-who-on-newsnight.html\">was Doctor Who a bit rubbish in the 80s<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Freaks and Geeks is getting the AVClub Classic treatment. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.avclub.com\/articles\/pilot,98313\/\">The pilot episode writeup appeared today<\/a>. It&#8217;s my favourite TV show ever, employing the form of commercial television for a character study with novelistic depth, and founded in a humane compassion that is rare in any narrative.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&#038;v=R7yCCcVJE54\">Extreme Barbie Jeep Racing<\/a> (via Bruce Baugh)<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;PUNK&#8221; music collection, exclusively on CD. Basically the only collection of punk music you&#8217;ll ever need. Features all your favourite punk bands, like INXS and Crowded House. (via DavidR)<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dJoo7Tgjr8U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/io9.com\/greatest-wedding-photo-in-the-history-of-the-world-510358157\">Greatest wedding photo in the history of the world<\/a> (via Keane)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.equinoxpub.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/a-brief-letter-to-richard-dawkins-regarding-religion\/\">Letter to Richard Dawkins about religion<\/a>. Some well-put stuff in here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbcgoodfood.com\/recipes\/1505633\/marmite-on-toast\">BBC recipe site has a recipe for Marmite on Toast<\/a>. As you&#8217;d expect, the comments are worth your time. (via loads of people)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/october-26.livejournal.com\/371384.html?\">This gender-swapped recasting of Lord of the Rings<\/a> is spreading like wildfire because it is Just. That. Good. If you click through only one linky this week, make it this one.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/magazine-18796493\">Article about a fascinating 19th Century dictionary that traced words from India into British English<\/a>. (via Damon)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thefolkyebumpintae.wordpress.com\/\">The Folk Ye Bump Intae<\/a> &#8211; charming sketches of people in Glasgow. I can&#8217;t help but sound out all the dialogue, it is so well-caught.<\/p>\n<p>Wow, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/places\/the-skeleton-lake-of-roopkund-india\">the secret behind this lake full of skeletons<\/a> genuinely stunned me (Allen Varney)<\/p>\n<p>How did I miss this? In support of the deluxe book collection of Al Jaffee&#8217;s Mad Magazine Fold-Ins back in &#8217;08, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2008\/03\/28\/arts\/20080330_FOLD_IN_FEATURE.html?_r=1&#038;\">the NYT created some interactive digital versions<\/a>. Marvellous. (via Toby Manhire)<\/p>\n<p>There have been many articles on Steven Moffat and gender politics in Doctor Who, but <a href=\"http:\/\/richardhcooper.blogspot.nl\/2013\/05\/steven-and-women-or-how-steven-moffat.html\">this one is the sharpest I&#8217;ve found<\/a>. (To be honest though it&#8217;s his longform plotting that bugs me more.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2013\/may\/23\/philippines-cemetery-urban-poor-home?CMP=twt_gu\">Poor people in Manila start living in a cemetery<\/a>. Fascinating. (via Malc)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mollymuses.wordpress.com\/2012\/04\/21\/mormon-flow-chart-for-your-soul\/\">Mormon flowchart for your soul<\/a> &#8211; wow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dangerousminds.net\/comments\/life_size_alien_lego_facehugger\">Facehugger, life-size, in lego.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Facebook, I share stories about my 2-year-old daughter from time to time. This one rapidly became infamous. I proudly share it further here.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Cal asks a very sad Wee Beastie why I made her sit in the corner.<br \/>\nWB: (crying) Because I didn&#8217;t listen.<br \/>\nCal: I think you should say sorry to him.<br \/>\nWB: (looking down) Sorry daddy.<br \/>\nCal: You should look at his face and say sorry.<br \/>\nWB: (meeting my eyes, very sad) I&#8217;m sorry about your face daddy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And finally, the last word on Mos Eisley<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N7NjE3UXuP8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>9\/11 conspiracy theorist changes his mind. Because of&#8230; facts! Has that ever happened before?? (via Nate C) BBC&#8217;s Newsnight devoted ten minutes to exploring the question: was Doctor Who a bit rubbish in the 80s? Freaks and Geeks is getting the AVClub Classic treatment. The pilot episode writeup appeared today. 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