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links for 2006-06-02

The Traveler’s Lunchbox – Main – Feeding an Addiction with Lemon Almond Torta Must be the Barcelona effect: everything with almonds looks great to me right now. (tags: cooking) Deadly serious – or gallows humour? – Britain – Times Online…

links for 2006-06-01

Gothamist: Make Your Own NYC Guidebook This new Moleskine should be fun. (tags: Moleskine notebooks) World Hum | Weblog | Travel | Top 30 Travel Books I’m besotted with travel books, so I have read this list with interest. Definitely…

links for 2006-05-30

Novel release on podcast site – Britain – Times Online#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=Britain#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=Britain The first podcast-only novel. What will happen next? (tags: books podcasting)

Manhattanhenge D

Manhattanhenge D Originally uploaded by ianqui. A strange and wonderful thing about Manhattan, which happens on May 28 and July something or other. Details to come; for now, enjoy the photo.

links for 2006-05-27

Report Blames Police for Deaths at a ’79 Rally in North Carolina – New York Times For the Greensboro crowd. (tags: NorthCarolina)

Something to ponder

I learned this amazing factoid at a recent meeting: the average American spends 4 hours each year dealing with the government (renewing a driver’s license, paying taxes, etc.). The average Indian spends 24 DAYS doing the same.

links for 2006-05-25

David Lebovitz on his favorite Paris restaurants (tags: Paris food travel) Writers’ favorite beach reading. (tags: books) U.S. Plan to Lure Nurses May Hurt Poor Nations – New York Times (tags: medicine)

links for 2006-05-24

Boing Boing: Custom treehouses that look like toon houses Now here’s a cool treehouse. (tags: oddities) Boing Boing: Chair made of recycled wine corks I once had a wreath made of wine corks, but this lays that in the shade.…