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Working, learning, teaching—life calls, but there’s always time for links.

Writer Beware takes down another scammer.

Here’s a fine defense of Twitter.

Unlocked Wordhoard finds Robin Hood’s politics pretty inflexible.

Got Medieval spots bad 15th-century Photoshopping.

If your kids want to read about ancient Rome, Eternally Cool has mysteries for them.

Steve Muhlberger hosts the latest Carnivalesque, the ancient and medieval blog carnival.

Jake Seliger is thinking about e-books.

War Music beguiles Lex Fajardo.

Ephemeral New York recalls a French chateau on Fifth Avenue.

Finally, this Ernie Kovacs video speaks for itself, even if no one in it speaks at all.

Thursday, April 23, 2009, 12:30 am in miscellaneous |

2 responses to “Working on his ark, working all by himself…”

  1. # 1 - Julie K. Rose wrote:
    Thursday, April 23, 2009, at 9:17 am

    Great links list today. The 15c Photoshopping made me splort my coffee.

    Here’s a funny parody of the O’Dowd column: http://nancyfriedman.typepad.com/away_with_words/2009/04/ms-dowd-interviews-the-inventor-of-the-telephone.html

  2. # 2 - Jeff wrote:
    Saturday, April 25, 2009, at 12:42 am

    Thanks, Julie!

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