Do they still do sales on Boxing Day? If so, they're probably best avoided; settle down to read this lot instead 
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- The Deep South’s Dames of Dildos - A business idea: ”In a Bible-belt state where sex toys stores are illegal, a church-going grandma, enterprising mom and sassy granddaughter build a booming business hawking penis pumps and butt plugs—and helping every person find their path to pleasure.”
- Want to start your own company? You might have a brain parasite. - HT to Doctor Strangelove for this one: ”Toxo, as it's colloquially known, has a baroque life cycle. It reproduces in cat species… but then leaps to other hosts, from rats and hyenas to people and wolves. And once it takes up residence in a new animal, Toxo is linked to all sorts of weird behavior — much of it spurred by a strangely elevated appetite for risk”
- Jacob Alexander’s albums | Flickr - And another HT to the good Doctor S. for this collection of photo albums of keyboards: ”Rare and unusual keyboards are my thing. Especially odd and interesting switch technology.” This is a Львов ПК-01 from 1990
- 2022 in Review | Quanta Magazine - All the best in physics, maths, biology, and more
- Abandoned: the human cost of neurotechnology failure - ”When the makers of electronic implants abandon their projects, people who rely on the devices have everything to lose.” Capitalism continues to find new and terrible ways of proving that it's a rubbish way of ordering our society.
- A Stunning, Hand-Illustrated Book of Mushrooms Drawn by an Overlooked 19th Century Female Scientist - ”Miss Lewis, a talented artist with an obvious passion for mycology spent over 40 years painstakingly documenting the specimens she ran across in England’s West Midlands region. Each drawing or watercolor is identified in Miss Lewis’ hand by its subject's scientific name. The location in which it was found is dutifully noted, as is the date.” The entire three volume bound manuscript is available at the Biodiversity Heritage Library: Fungi collected in Shropshire and other neighborhoods.
- The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson - ”On the morning of May 12th, Karen Wilson looked up from the loose dirt of her potato beds: a police officer was pulling into the driveway. He said, in so many words, your life will never be the same. Her daughter, Anna Moriah Wilson, had been shot and killed in Austin, Texas, the night before.”
- Thousands of Leaves Transition from Summer to Fall in a Hypnotic Stop-Motion Short - ”Bay Area-animator Brett Foxwell is drawn to the vast array of colors and textures within the natural world… His latest project similarly centers on organic diversity by highlighting thousands of leaves as they change from their summer to autumn hues.” Nice
https://vimeo.com/bfophoto/thebookofleaves - How To See The New ‘Christmas Comet’ From Your Backyard - ”Was a comet responsible for the famous “Star of Bethlehem” or “Christmas Star?” It’s a definite possibility given that Halley’s Comet would have been in the night sky in the year 12 BC, but either way the appearance this holiday season of a brightening comet is good news for stargazers. With a New Moon this week guaranteeing dark skies, that goes double.” You'll need binoculars for now, but it might become visible to the naked eye early next year.
- Commercial Confectionery, 1937. - From the good stationers of Present & Correct, lots of lovely drawings of sweets, biscuits, and cakes
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