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redfiona99Archaeology:
A man’s discovery of bones under his pub could forever change what we know about the Irish - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/17/a-mans-discovery-of-bones-under-his-pub-could-forever-change-what-we-know-about-the-irish/
Data visualisation:
Unfiltered News - http://unfiltered.news/#/2016/04/17/gb The most interesting link of the week. This website shows both what hashtags are popular in your country, and which, relative to the rest of the world are unpopular.
Graphic Design:
Johnston Sans: The Tube typeface that changed everything - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35916807
Miscellaneous:
This Awesome 10 Min Short Film on Glass Making Won a 1959 Academy Award - http://twistedsifter.com/videos/glass-short-film-by-bert-haanstra/
The odd world of Victorian Easter cards - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35361381
Knocker uppers: Waking up the workers in industrial Britain - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35840393 Being Northern, this is what I mean by being 'knocked up'. This amuses my Southern friends for some reason ;)
The octopus that ruled London - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35705504
How Pickles the dog found the World Cup trophy - 50 years on - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35872662
This Is What It’s Like Being An Ambassador To An Anti-Gay Country When You’re A Lesbian - http://www.buzzfeed.com/patrickstrudwick/this-is-what-its-like-being-an-ambassador-to-an-anti-gay-cou#.ft706m0VR
Prince Jonathan Doria Pamphilj and his 1,000-room palace in Rome - The prince on his papal forebears, looking after one of Italy’s great private art collections and his campaign for gay rights - https://next.ft.com/content/6be0d498-e51f-11e5-a09b-1f8b0d268c39
How my disabled son has changed my mind about political correctness - http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/03/how-my-disabled-son-has-changed-my-mind-about-political-correctness/
Time lapse video of a year's worth of sunrises - http://kottke.org/16/03/time-lapse-video-of-a-years-worth-of-sunrises
Flag stories - http://flagstories.co/
Crossing the border - http://in-cyprus.com/crossing-the-border/
Watch Hugh Jackman and Luke Evans’ Gaston Sing-Off - http://www.playbill.com/article/watch-hugh-jackman-and-luke-evans-gaston-sing-off
Pupils 'come to school hungry', says teacher union - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-35873541
Pope Francis washes the feet of Muslim migrants, says we are ‘children of the same God’ - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/03/25/children-of-the-same-god-pope-francis-washes-the-feet-of-muslim-migrants/ Or New Pope continues to be awesome.
Far-right German politician thanks refugees for rescue - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35878232
Man Arrested 14 Years After Failing to Return Terrible Video - http://loweringthebar.net/2016/03/man-arrested-14-years-after-failing-to-return-terrible-video.html In which Tom Green is also awesome.
How will 27 marathons affect Eddie Izzard? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35599544
The woman who electrified a village and took on a mafia - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-35802709
Why a 70s disco anthem is popular in Damascus - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35834180
The Red Baron and the Croydon connection - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35807062
Blood, sweat and steel: Life in and out of the steel works - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-35640961
Science:
The Smallest Viable Genome Is Very Weird - http://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2016/03/28/the-smallest-viable-genome-is-very-weird
Pregnant T-rex discovery sheds light on evolution of egg-laying - http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-16/pregnant-t-rex-discovery-sheds-light-on-evolution-of-egg-laying/7251466
All Those New Dinosaurs May Not Be New — Or Dinosaurs - http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/all-those-new-dinosaurs-may-not-be-new-or-dinosaurs/
Sport:
Boat Races 2016: Daphne Martschenko has travelled a long way to reach Cambridge - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rowing/35856302
Boxing:
Nick Blackwell: What are the rules for stopping boxing bouts? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/35910541/nick-blackwell-what-are-the-rules-for-stopping-boxing-bouts
Cricket:
Playing cricket with no arms - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35884363
Cycling:
Improving safety a big ask in largely amateur sport - http://www.eurosport.co.uk/cycling/analysis-improving-safety-a-big-ask-in-largely-amateur-sport_sto5414355/story.shtml
'A crazy situation' - Eurosport's Carlton Kirby slams motorbike madness after Antoine Demoitie death - http://www.eurosport.co.uk/cycling/gent-wevelgem/2016/a-crazy-situation-eurosport-s-carlton-kirby-slams-motorbike-madness-after-antoine-demoitie-death_sto5413861/story.shtml
Football:
Johan Cruyff: Why does Netherlands great matter? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35893452
Johan Cruyff - The man who made Total Football reality - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/35893027
Mauricio Pochettino: Just who is the man behind Spurs' title bid? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35739244
Anghel Iordănescu: ”Aștept o mobilizare exemplară de la jucătorii noștri” - http://frf.ro/masculin/echipa-nationala/anghel-iordanescu-atept-o-mobilizare-exemplara-de-la-jucatorii-notri-id19081.html Or, in which, the Romanian football team try to interest young people in maths.
Formula 1:
Monisha Kaltenborn hits out at F1’s financial status - https://sidepodcast.com/news/monisha-kaltenborn-hits-out-at-f1s-financial-status And she's right.
Australian Grand Prix: Jolyon Palmer on being close to death - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/35808035
Fernando Alonso's F1 crash: Would the halo have trapped him? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/35870589 A very important question.
Technology:
One second on the internet - http://onesecond.designly.com/
Grand Theft Auto deer causes chaos in game world - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-33521984
A man’s discovery of bones under his pub could forever change what we know about the Irish - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/17/a-mans-discovery-of-bones-under-his-pub-could-forever-change-what-we-know-about-the-irish/
Data visualisation:
Unfiltered News - http://unfiltered.news/#/2016/04/17/gb The most interesting link of the week. This website shows both what hashtags are popular in your country, and which, relative to the rest of the world are unpopular.
Graphic Design:
Johnston Sans: The Tube typeface that changed everything - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35916807
Miscellaneous:
This Awesome 10 Min Short Film on Glass Making Won a 1959 Academy Award - http://twistedsifter.com/videos/glass-short-film-by-bert-haanstra/
The odd world of Victorian Easter cards - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35361381
Knocker uppers: Waking up the workers in industrial Britain - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35840393 Being Northern, this is what I mean by being 'knocked up'. This amuses my Southern friends for some reason ;)
The octopus that ruled London - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35705504
How Pickles the dog found the World Cup trophy - 50 years on - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35872662
This Is What It’s Like Being An Ambassador To An Anti-Gay Country When You’re A Lesbian - http://www.buzzfeed.com/patrickstrudwick/this-is-what-its-like-being-an-ambassador-to-an-anti-gay-cou#.ft706m0VR
Prince Jonathan Doria Pamphilj and his 1,000-room palace in Rome - The prince on his papal forebears, looking after one of Italy’s great private art collections and his campaign for gay rights - https://next.ft.com/content/6be0d498-e51f-11e5-a09b-1f8b0d268c39
How my disabled son has changed my mind about political correctness - http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/03/how-my-disabled-son-has-changed-my-mind-about-political-correctness/
Time lapse video of a year's worth of sunrises - http://kottke.org/16/03/time-lapse-video-of-a-years-worth-of-sunrises
Flag stories - http://flagstories.co/
Crossing the border - http://in-cyprus.com/crossing-the-border/
Watch Hugh Jackman and Luke Evans’ Gaston Sing-Off - http://www.playbill.com/article/watch-hugh-jackman-and-luke-evans-gaston-sing-off
Pupils 'come to school hungry', says teacher union - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-35873541
Pope Francis washes the feet of Muslim migrants, says we are ‘children of the same God’ - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/03/25/children-of-the-same-god-pope-francis-washes-the-feet-of-muslim-migrants/ Or New Pope continues to be awesome.
Far-right German politician thanks refugees for rescue - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35878232
Man Arrested 14 Years After Failing to Return Terrible Video - http://loweringthebar.net/2016/03/man-arrested-14-years-after-failing-to-return-terrible-video.html In which Tom Green is also awesome.
How will 27 marathons affect Eddie Izzard? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35599544
The woman who electrified a village and took on a mafia - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-35802709
Why a 70s disco anthem is popular in Damascus - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35834180
The Red Baron and the Croydon connection - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35807062
Blood, sweat and steel: Life in and out of the steel works - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-35640961
Science:
The Smallest Viable Genome Is Very Weird - http://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2016/03/28/the-smallest-viable-genome-is-very-weird
Pregnant T-rex discovery sheds light on evolution of egg-laying - http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-16/pregnant-t-rex-discovery-sheds-light-on-evolution-of-egg-laying/7251466
All Those New Dinosaurs May Not Be New — Or Dinosaurs - http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/all-those-new-dinosaurs-may-not-be-new-or-dinosaurs/
Sport:
Boat Races 2016: Daphne Martschenko has travelled a long way to reach Cambridge - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rowing/35856302
Boxing:
Nick Blackwell: What are the rules for stopping boxing bouts? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/35910541/nick-blackwell-what-are-the-rules-for-stopping-boxing-bouts
Cricket:
Playing cricket with no arms - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35884363
Cycling:
Improving safety a big ask in largely amateur sport - http://www.eurosport.co.uk/cycling/analysis-improving-safety-a-big-ask-in-largely-amateur-sport_sto5414355/story.shtml
'A crazy situation' - Eurosport's Carlton Kirby slams motorbike madness after Antoine Demoitie death - http://www.eurosport.co.uk/cycling/gent-wevelgem/2016/a-crazy-situation-eurosport-s-carlton-kirby-slams-motorbike-madness-after-antoine-demoitie-death_sto5413861/story.shtml
Football:
Johan Cruyff: Why does Netherlands great matter? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35893452
Johan Cruyff - The man who made Total Football reality - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/35893027
Mauricio Pochettino: Just who is the man behind Spurs' title bid? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35739244
Anghel Iordănescu: ”Aștept o mobilizare exemplară de la jucătorii noștri” - http://frf.ro/masculin/echipa-nationala/anghel-iordanescu-atept-o-mobilizare-exemplara-de-la-jucatorii-notri-id19081.html Or, in which, the Romanian football team try to interest young people in maths.
Formula 1:
Monisha Kaltenborn hits out at F1’s financial status - https://sidepodcast.com/news/monisha-kaltenborn-hits-out-at-f1s-financial-status And she's right.
Australian Grand Prix: Jolyon Palmer on being close to death - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/35808035
Fernando Alonso's F1 crash: Would the halo have trapped him? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/35870589 A very important question.
Technology:
One second on the internet - http://onesecond.designly.com/
Grand Theft Auto deer causes chaos in game world - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-33521984
