Links: Tourism, Swear Words, & More!

Welcome to Wednesday Links! Hope you all are doing wonderfully! Me, I’m in the throes of Spring allergies – and it isn’t pretty.

Some divers had quite the surprise when the found a 17th century silk dress buried in the sand:

Made of silk damask with a pattern of flowers, the dress was probably for everyday use because it does not have silver or gold embroidery, the museum said in a press release. Other items of clothing found under the sand were richly embroidered.

Definitely click the link the check out the dress. It still looks pretty beautiful given what it’s probably been through!

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If you live in South Carolina, librarian Amanda Holling (who went to school with Sarah), wants to share a pretty cool summer creative writing program for kids:

The program, which will feature authors, artists, designers, and scientists, will center on the fictional “shared worlds” participating students create. To build these worlds, participants will have overview classes in many disciplines, including history, religion, and science – many taught by Wofford College professors and instructors, and professionals in the fields of writing and art.

They have some best-selling authors slated for the program, and it’s open to kids ages 13-17.

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A small Japanese prefecture is using romance novels to draw in more tourists by setting the stories in their region:

The southern Kagawa Prefecture has teamed up with four Thai writers for the initiative, who have each penned love stories inspired by their travels around the area, the Kyodo news agency reports. The series has been named Kagawa, Let Love Lead, and was launched at Thailand’s National Book Fair in Bangkok.

A lot of romances, especially those that take place in locations other than the U.S., often do a great job creating a sense of place. I’m very interested to see how this pans out!

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Thanks to Reader Linda who sent us this link: “If you haven’t already seen this link, I think it might be relevant to everyone’s interests in Language, Swears and Charts/Maps in general!”

The maps chart the usage of particular swear words across the U.S. I was honestly surprised by the frequency of some words in certain geographical areas. But maybe I’m just an equal opportunity swearer.

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Don’t forget to share what super cool things you’ve seen, read, or listened to this week! And if you have anything you think we’d like to post on a future Wednesday Links, send it my way!