Ancient Egypt: 3,000-Year-Old Wooden Toe Discovered Near Luxor is World’s Oldest Prosthetic
Hat tip to John Duke.
Saturday, June 24, 2017
I'm Sure You'll All Agree
The 50 Best Good Bad Movies: The bad special effects, the awful acting, the nonsensical plots — there’s something enchanting about a movie that’s hopelessly bad. After rewatching all the films your favorite actors wish you’d forget, we determined which are the best (well, best worst) ones ever.
Emma Straub: By the Book
Emma Straub: By the Book: The author of “Modern Lovers” keeps her youth on a shelf: “There are books I loved in my teens and 20s that I would not love now, but it’s still nice to see them there, as a reminder of a person I used to be.”
Friday, June 23, 2017
The German POWs Who Lived, Worked and Loved in Texas
The German POWs Who Lived, Worked and Loved in Texas
There was a camp located a couple of miles outside of Mexia, Texas. Old folks still remember seeing them get off the train and being marched to the camp. I was too young to see it, although I've heard the stories so often that I sometimes believe I was there. Many of them worked on the farms around town, and memorabilia from that era (envelopes and such) turns up on eBay often. Some of the old buildings still exist.
There was a camp located a couple of miles outside of Mexia, Texas. Old folks still remember seeing them get off the train and being marched to the camp. I was too young to see it, although I've heard the stories so often that I sometimes believe I was there. Many of them worked on the farms around town, and memorabilia from that era (envelopes and such) turns up on eBay often. Some of the old buildings still exist.
Perfectly Understandable
Central Texas Prius driver, 76, charged with shooting at couple who made 'obscene gesture': "From what we were able to ascertain, they had been stuffed behind this Prius for a couple of towns," McGuire said. "When they got to a place where they could pass, one of the occupants made an obscene gesture. The driver took exception and a bit of offense, and produced a handgun and shot rounds at the vehicle."
An Exhaustive Breakdown of Patrick Swayze’s ‘Road House’
An Exhaustive Breakdown of Patrick Swayze’s ‘Road House’: The 1989 movie about the best damn bouncer you’ve ever seen is more like a religious experience
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