{"id":29013,"date":"2017-08-11T05:35:01","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T10:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/?p=29013"},"modified":"2017-08-10T06:09:56","modified_gmt":"2017-08-10T11:09:56","slug":"the-link-dump-of-the-vanities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/?p=29013","title":{"rendered":"The Link Dump of the Vanities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/articles\/geedis-ta-stickers-pin-dennison\">Join the Search for Geedis<\/a> &#8211; This tickles me in my &#8220;obscure, pointless mystery&#8221; place.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2017\/aug\/05\/neil-gaiman-theres-no-point-wearing-a-cowboy-costume-if-its-just-you\">This Much I Know: Neil Gaiman<\/a> &#8211; A short, very Gaimanesque, interview with the author.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2017\/08\/06\/true-identity-jack-ripper-revealed-diary-confirmed-genuine\/\">Has the True Identity of Jack the Ripper Been Revealed?<\/a> &#8211; Betteridge&#8217;s Law of Headlines states that &#8220;Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word &#8216;no&#8217;,&#8221; and since this article was written to tout an upcoming book it should be taken with a very large grain of salt.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ommegang.com\/got\/iron_throne.php\">Game of Thrones Beer<\/a> &#8211; Brewery Ommegang has a series of <i>Game of Thrones<\/i>-themed beers with names like &#8220;Fire and Blood&#8221; and &#8220;Three-Eyed Raven.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/myjetpack.tumblr.com\/post\/163902388555\/for-the-guardian-tomgauld-cartoon-dracula\">AirBNB Reviews for Castle Dracula<\/a> &#8211; Amusing &#8216;toon. <i>(via Pixel Pixie)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southernliving.com\/culture\/gayden-metcalfe-charlotte-hays-funeral-etiquette-video\">Funeral Etiquette Every Southerner Should Know<\/a> &#8211; Video of two &#8220;etiquette masters&#8221; discussing the finer points of American Southern funerals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grunge.com\/79449\/false-facts-everyone-believes-druids\/\">False Facts Everyone Believes About the Druids<\/a> &#8211; Interesting article about historical Druids vs. Dungeons &#038; Dragons Druids.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HooklandGuide\">Hookland<\/a> &#8211; Twitter feed with a sort of &#8220;Welcome to Scarfolk&#8221; vibe.  Lots of odd vintage-y photos and strange commentary.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/words-at-play\/ways-to-tell-the-future\/divining-the-future\">Divining the Future<\/a> &#8211; Merriam-Webster &#8220;words at play&#8221; article featuring different kinds of divination. <i>(Hat tip to Kitten Herder)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.belzebubs.com\/\">Belzebubs<\/a> &#8211; Entertaining webcomic about a black metal-loving family and their everyday life.  There&#8217;s a very strong <i>Addams Family<\/i>-esque &#8220;we consider weird things normal&#8221; vibe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join the Search for Geedis &#8211; This tickles me in my &#8220;obscure, pointless mystery&#8221; place. This Much I Know: Neil Gaiman &#8211; A short, very Gaimanesque, interview with the author. 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