- On September 18, Toronto became home to North America’s first Islamic art museum. [Al Jazeera]
- Here’s what happens when you, an artist, decide to include a watermelon-chopping executioner on a float in a small-town parade. [Vdrome]
- “Podcasts are in vogue.” Yes, that statement was made in 2014. [Washington Post]
- Mayor de Blasio killed the groundhog day groundhog. A week after de Blasio dropped the groundhog, it died of internal injuries. The post claims a coverup. [The New York Post]
- Quinn Norton on the net’s newest social site, Ello: “Social networks are like languages — they are only worthwhile when they are broadly adopted.”[Medium]
- The European Union is considering a ban on cadmium pigment due to its high toxicity. [The Art Newspaper]
- After 16,000 applications, Amtrak announces the 24 winners for their inaugural writer-on-a-train residency. No surprise, many of the winners are already well-known in the writer-verse. Like Saul Williams. [Amtrak]
- Watch out for the lines! Tomorrow, Saturday, September 27 is free museum day. Over 1,000 museums nationwide are participating, and you’ll need to print out your digital ticket beforehand. Regardless of that extra step, thank you. [Smithsonian]
- What’s it like to write obituaries full-time for the New York Times. “We like to say it’s the jolliest department in the paper,” [The Paris Review]
Friday Links: European Union Considers Banning Cadmium Pigment
by Paddy Johnson and Corinna Kirsch on September 26, 2014 Massive Links
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