Interesting Links for 17-06-2016

[andrewducker]

Journalist doesn't get into gig. Writes hilarious review of the staff who wouldn't let him in.

(tags: review funny epicfail )

Labour MP Jo Cox fights for life after being shot by man who shouted 'Britain First'

(tags: politics referendum assault uk )

An Open Letter to the Female Hat-Wearing Dog From “Go Dog, Go”

(tags: society funny dogs women relationships clothing )

How not to drink coffee

(tags: coffee funny )

Noone tells Shakespeare he can't just make up words

(tags: shakespeare language funny )

The Tatooine Cycle. Star Wars as a medieval Irish epic

(tags: ireland funny StarWars myths )

The beautiful cast of American Gods

(tags: neilgaiman acting beauty )

If Dogs Had 911

(tags: dogs police funny )

On "Dog Whistles" and knowing what public figures "really mean"

(tags: language sexism racism politics )

A nice analysis of repeating language in the last Taylor Swift album (with nifty diagram!)

(tags: visualisation music language writing )

48 people were shot during yesterday’s 15-hour filibuster on gun control

(tags: guns politics usa )

Comments

[cmcmck]

Jo Cox died shortly after the reports started coming out. :o(