Links

Archaeology:

Shakespeare's grave scanned in 400th anniversary - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-35688546 I have a horrible feeling that this counts as digging the dust enclosed.

Film:

11 Random Movie Trivia Facts Illustrated by James Chapman - http://twistedsifter.com/2016/02/random-movie-trivia-facts-illustrated-by-james-chapman/

Movie ratings: Do critics and fans see eye-to-eye? - http://www.strong.io/blog/movie-ratings

History:

Annette Kellerman: Hollywood's first nude star - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35472490

Russian plaques mark Stalin's victims - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35626990

Miscellaneous:

A group of disabled people in Bolivia are protesting against the government by suspending themselves in their wheelchairs from a bridge. - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-35680696

What Pigeons Teach Us About Love - http://nautil.us/issue/33/attraction/what-pigeons-teach-us-about-love The noble pigeon strikes again. (Sorry I love pigeons.)

The Subversive Women Who Self-Publish Novels Amid Jihadist War - http://www.wired.com/2016/02/glenna-gordon-diagram-heart/

First meeting of BBC 'Survivors' Club' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35679377

The fake stories hitting the headlines - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-35635929

Inside the mind of a pathological shoplifter - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35599077

China's high-speed sexual revolution - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35525566

Inside the topless sisterhood - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35654337

Lighting the way - http://www.britishgas.co.uk/the-source/our-world-of-energy/surprising-world-of-energy/lighting-the-way?cid=cd_p_lamplighters_energy_teads_p_advertorial_lamplightersvid_ui_video

The Cockneysphere and Other Sound Maps of London - http://bigthink.com/strange-maps/the-cockneysphere-and-other-sound-maps-of-london

Andy Turner: Olympic hurdler to champion bodybuilder - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/35535319

The Museum of Lost Objects:

The BBC are doing a series on ancient things destroyed in the Middle East in the last 15 years.

Museum of Lost Objects: The Winged Bull of Nineveh - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35669056

Museum of Lost Objects: The Temple of Bel - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35688943

Politics:

South Korea record parliamentary filibuster enters new week - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35686049

What did the EU ever do for Britain? - https://wellthisiswhatithink.com/2016/02/23/ec/

Religion:

Why does China have women-only mosques? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35629565

Science:

What’s the tallest loop-the-loop roller coaster that we could ever build and ride safely? - https://medium.com/rock-bottom/what-s-the-tallest-loop-the-loop-roller-coaster-that-we-could-ever-build-and-ride-safely-cfa173bada0c#.63vxmn2vi There is some serious spherical mousing going on in this.

Olm eggs: Tense wait for baby Slovenian 'dragons' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35668069

Doctors implant 3D-printed vertebrae in 'world's first' surgery - http://www.engadget.com/2016/02/25/doctors-implant-3d-printed-vertebrae-in-worlds-first-surgery/

Space:

The Lonely Launchpads and Rusted Rockets of America’s Abandoned Space Facilities - http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-lonely-launchpads-and-rusted-rockets-of-americas-abandoned-space-infrastructure

NASA’s lab rat: What astronaut Scott Kelly’s year in space can teach us - http://www.statnews.com/2016/02/29/scott-kelly-lab-rat/

Sport:

Boxing:

Olympic boxing: Men to stop wearing protective headguards - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/35701948

Cycling:

A former Wall Street analyst just set a new world hour record in cycling - http://uk.businessinsider.com/cyclist-evelyn-stevens-sets-new-hour-record-2016-2?r=US&IR=T

Football:

When Pele and the 1966 World Cup Brazil team came to Lymm - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35615389