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redfiona99Archaeology:
Underwater Archeology: Diving 800 Feet in Ancient Cathedral - http://weburbanist.com/2010/02/19/underwater-archeology-diving-800-feet-below-an-ancient-cathedral/ via![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
nwhyte
Architecture:
Do British towns look too similar? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30697263 On the 60th anniversary of Ian Nairn's essay 'Outrage'.
Films:
Why Every Movie Looks Sort of Orange and Blue - http://priceonomics.com/why-every-movie-looks-sort-of-orange-and-blue/ via @TwistedSifter on twitter
History:
Freedom Ride: Turning point in Australia's race relations - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-31450529 Mostly I found this bit >>The 1965 students were inspired by the US Freedom Rides a few years earlier, but the decision to act followed criticism of a student protest in Sydney against the treatment of black Americans.
"The reaction from a lot of people was 'Well, why don't you do something about your own problem?'" Mr Spigelman says of the Sydney protest.<< interesting.
Cambridgeshire church plague graffiti reveals 'heartbreaking' find - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-31459761
Language:
Letter frequency in different languages - http://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/2w0hul/letter_frequency_in_different_languages_oc/
Miscellaneous:
Oscars 2015: Secrets of the limo drivers - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31541086
Kelly: A fish out of water at the Bassmaster Classic - cold, wet and hoping to survive - http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/more-sports/kelly-a-fish-out-of-water-at-the-bassmaster-classic---cold-wet-and-hoping-to-survive/article23138622/ Trust me, even if you have less than zero interest in sports fishing, this is worth reading.
4 Maps Crucial to Understanding Europe's Population Shift - http://www.citylab.com/work/2015/02/4-maps-crucial-to-understanding-europes-population-shift/385293/?utm_content=buffer8e440&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer >>Despite economic growth in Central and Eastern Europe, the continent is still migrating to the Northwest.<< Again vianwhyte
EastEnders: Lucy Beale's killer - the likely suspects - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-31525003 Actually a really clever article about crime statistics, hidden in stuff about Eastenders. I promise you don't need to know anything about Eastenders to enjoy it.
How random is random on your music player? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31302312
THE GREAT SIM HEIST - HOW SPIES STOLE THE KEYS TO THE ENCRYPTION CASTLE - https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/02/19/great-sim-heist/ Under misc. only because I don't have a 'holy hell the military-industrial complex are spying on us again (or continuously)'.
Screaming from the only studio with a bidet - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31554798 Or the trials of being a foreign correspondent in the 1940s.
Why homeless Britons are turning to the Sikh community for food - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-31557192
50 Shades of Pornhub - (NSFW Link) http://www.pornhub.com/insights/50-shades-bdsm-searches/ - a look at the changes in Pornhub searches after 50 Shades of Gray came out.
New species of wasp named after Bruins' Rask - http://www.thescore.com/news/706747
Sports:
Boxing:
Mayweather v Pacquiao: Boxing's last bona fide super-fight? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/31133135 There will also be a much longer post about this article eventually.
Football:
How Europe Roots for the Champions League - http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-europe-roots-for-the-champions-league-1424721670 Quite interesting, and Juve come up far, far, far higher than expected.
The amazing story of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's 50 new tattoos, and what they mean - https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/zlatan-ibrahimovic-covers-himself-in-tattoos-to-support-805-million-hunger-sufferers-174251727.html In which Zlatan Ibrahimovic is an awesome human being, yet again.
Scott Laird's grandma gives him £1 for Preston v Man Utd goal - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31505256 Apparently Scott Laird's grandma has been doing this since he was a child and still does it. All hail Grandmas.
Technology:
Some interesting thoughts on the future of car technology - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30998361 I've changed the name because the terrible BBC title editor struck again.
Underwater Archeology: Diving 800 Feet in Ancient Cathedral - http://weburbanist.com/2010/02/19/underwater-archeology-diving-800-feet-below-an-ancient-cathedral/ via
nwhyteArchitecture:
Do British towns look too similar? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30697263 On the 60th anniversary of Ian Nairn's essay 'Outrage'.
Films:
Why Every Movie Looks Sort of Orange and Blue - http://priceonomics.com/why-every-movie-looks-sort-of-orange-and-blue/ via @TwistedSifter on twitter
History:
Freedom Ride: Turning point in Australia's race relations - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-31450529 Mostly I found this bit >>The 1965 students were inspired by the US Freedom Rides a few years earlier, but the decision to act followed criticism of a student protest in Sydney against the treatment of black Americans.
"The reaction from a lot of people was 'Well, why don't you do something about your own problem?'" Mr Spigelman says of the Sydney protest.<< interesting.
Cambridgeshire church plague graffiti reveals 'heartbreaking' find - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-31459761
Language:
Letter frequency in different languages - http://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/2w0hul/letter_frequency_in_different_languages_oc/
Miscellaneous:
Oscars 2015: Secrets of the limo drivers - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31541086
Kelly: A fish out of water at the Bassmaster Classic - cold, wet and hoping to survive - http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/more-sports/kelly-a-fish-out-of-water-at-the-bassmaster-classic---cold-wet-and-hoping-to-survive/article23138622/ Trust me, even if you have less than zero interest in sports fishing, this is worth reading.
4 Maps Crucial to Understanding Europe's Population Shift - http://www.citylab.com/work/2015/02/4-maps-crucial-to-understanding-europes-population-shift/385293/?utm_content=buffer8e440&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer >>Despite economic growth in Central and Eastern Europe, the continent is still migrating to the Northwest.<< Again via
nwhyteEastEnders: Lucy Beale's killer - the likely suspects - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-31525003 Actually a really clever article about crime statistics, hidden in stuff about Eastenders. I promise you don't need to know anything about Eastenders to enjoy it.
How random is random on your music player? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31302312
THE GREAT SIM HEIST - HOW SPIES STOLE THE KEYS TO THE ENCRYPTION CASTLE - https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/02/19/great-sim-heist/ Under misc. only because I don't have a 'holy hell the military-industrial complex are spying on us again (or continuously)'.
Screaming from the only studio with a bidet - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31554798 Or the trials of being a foreign correspondent in the 1940s.
Why homeless Britons are turning to the Sikh community for food - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-31557192
50 Shades of Pornhub - (NSFW Link) http://www.pornhub.com/insights/50-shades-bdsm-searches/ - a look at the changes in Pornhub searches after 50 Shades of Gray came out.
New species of wasp named after Bruins' Rask - http://www.thescore.com/news/706747
Sports:
Boxing:
Mayweather v Pacquiao: Boxing's last bona fide super-fight? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/31133135 There will also be a much longer post about this article eventually.
Football:
How Europe Roots for the Champions League - http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-europe-roots-for-the-champions-league-1424721670 Quite interesting, and Juve come up far, far, far higher than expected.
The amazing story of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's 50 new tattoos, and what they mean - https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/zlatan-ibrahimovic-covers-himself-in-tattoos-to-support-805-million-hunger-sufferers-174251727.html In which Zlatan Ibrahimovic is an awesome human being, yet again.
Scott Laird's grandma gives him £1 for Preston v Man Utd goal - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31505256 Apparently Scott Laird's grandma has been doing this since he was a child and still does it. All hail Grandmas.
Technology:
Some interesting thoughts on the future of car technology - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30998361 I've changed the name because the terrible BBC title editor struck again.
