Clearing out the bookmarks bar again...

[cloudsinvenice]

The story of the women's history museum which mysteriously transformed (via the process, often contentious in British life, of getting planning permission) into a sensationalist-looking Jack the Ripper museum is making its way around the world. Here's a few interesting links:

- The Guardian: Jack the Ripper's victims deserve to be commemorated.

Comments

[semyaza]

It sounds as if Twitter wants to adopt precisely what I don't like about FB. FB Purity isn't perfect but FB is more bearable with it than without it.

I didn't realise that you weren't aware of read_lotr_aloud. I like the idea but it lacks something in the execution. Mind you, I've become familiar with many of my LJ friends' voices. :D

Puppets! M.R. James! How absolutely wonderful!

[arcadiaego]

I didn't realise that you weren't aware of read_lotr_aloud. I like the idea but it lacks something in the execution.

I think if we wanted to we could do it in a much more uniform and professional way but as it is it's more of a hangover from the LoTR fandom days and just a way of sharing that we love the book with each other, rather than particularly trying to make something that can be listened to by a wider audience. I really enjoy hearing the accents from around the world - even though it's such a low key thing it has some long roots across the world.

[semyaza]

It's well done - although some people read better than others, of course - but I have notions about how the voices ought to sound and some accents disturb me. I'd say the same of professional recordings though so I realise it's just me. Having said that, I read the entire thing to a friend so I guess she wasn't particular. :D

[arcadiaego]

By the way the book-of-hours esque illustration in your profile is *amazing!*

[egelantier]

wow, this post on horror movies is amazing. my interest in horror movies usually ends up at reading wiki summaries, but this was fascinating and greatly laid out. thanks for linking it!

[sidewinder]

I've been using FB Purity for a long time, definitely worth installing! Makes it so much easier to filter out the crap I don't want to or need to see.

[arcadiaego]

have spent most of the last decade

When you put it like that! Gosh. (Sean reads the first section of TTT by the way, not of the whole thing which goes back a *lonnnnng* way.) I can't even remember how I found it.