I friggin’ love ponycorns! Collect all five ponycorns and put them in a jar. A 5 year old and her dad made created this game, she did the voices and images.
The issues with birds as a symbol of the feminine in current culture.
Katie finds this live feed of the Abbey Road crosswalk hypnotizing. And also hilarious, especially when you see just how many people go there to recreate the Beatles’ album cover.
The history of a cheap dress.
Science is happening all around us! Two new elements (114 and 116) have been discovered.
And in case you haven’t seen the amazing effort and coordination that is the Grand Rapids lipdub to “American Pie” yet…
Dating do’s and don’ts from 1949.
Working in a history museum, Katie finds this article on the revisionist interpretation of Ken Burn’s The Civil War fascinating.
A. (who bafflingly likes heavy metal) introduced Millie to the hilarity that is Vegan Black Metal Chef. “Cut the tofu… turn the plate!” (occasional cusswords, for those of you at work)
Now that Parliament is up and running again, check out Open Parliament to see what’s going on in the House. This is a really great site for keeping an eye on what bills are being tabled and how your MP is voting. You can even see what exactly your MP has said in the House (though that takes some time to get put up)!
Why white men should refuse to be on panels of of all white men.
These are some awesome, awesome links. 30 and pregnant- hilarious, history of a dress…shaming…!