Links for May

Here are some things that were interesting to me in April – for your enjoyment in May! Where is the Raccoon Hole?A wholesome adventure from a very fun writer. “They don’t look like me” – Niccolò Rastrelli’s photography series showing cosplayers around the world, with their families. Peter Hilton’s comparison of KitKat and Kwikk Lunsj: Ideas for Norwegian snack foods: BÜmwater Layt Bløømher Sneyk Twiddler Mørning Qwik-E Illustrator James Bama Doc Savage – the inspiration behind Indiana Jones Source – “The yank pilot who lived with indochina’s amazon women” “The shorts are for speed. The gun is for gravitas.” For the sake of historical accuracy, I went to check what Vietnamese women-soldiers looked like during the fight against the French in “Indochina”: source They’re usually depicted with heavyweight rifles and babies. And they’re definitely not wearing those impractical “battle bikinis” in the Yank illustration. Looking at the artwork above reminded me of this beautiful staged…