
This week's links. Enjoy.
Top 10 Female DetectivesNorwegian crime novelist Anne Holt chooses her favourite 10 female detectives in fiction, ranging from Miss Marple to Modesty Blaise.
On His Majesty's Secret ServiceSeems that James Bond's glamorous lifestyle was not so implausible after all — Domenic Sandbrook reviews
The Secret History of MI6 by Keith Jeffery. This may become a Christmas present for someone I know ...
An Abandoned Club Building is Now a HomeCheck out the extraordinary Selma, Alabama home of David Hurlbut — originally built in 1909 as a social club, it was then abandoned for nearly 40 years. After 10 years of work that he mostly did himself, it's now an amazing space with an aesthetic that David describes as “neo-Gilded Age steampunk.”
The Gift of Life SkillsStumped about what to get that someone who has everything (or says they don't need anything)? Re-Nest has a fantastic idea — give them life skills. Check out their list of 10 suggestions for possible courses to gift, such as upholstery, cheese making, wood working and sewing.
Stopping the WorldFrom
Kottke: "
Someone took a high-speed camera and instead of pointing it at something fast, they put it on a fast-moving train and shot footage of the platform moving by." The result is mesmerizing and oddly dreamlike.
The Ministry of FoodThe Imperial War Museum in London has an interesting
exhibition on right now about how the British people adapted to food shortages during and immediately after WWII. Have a look at this
slideshow of posters produced by the Ministry of Food at the time, too.
Hallelujah Flash MobFeeling like a Grinch about the holiday season? This fun short video of a flash mob singing Hallelujah in a mall food court will cheer you right up.
Healthy Holiday CocktailsRecipes for lighter holiday cocktails that are not only delicious, but have health benefits too — thanks to traditional ingredients such as pomegranate, cranberry, and cinnamon.
(photo via shilobyrd by way of pinterest)