Welcome back to Wednesday Links! It’s definitely a week where I barely know what day it is.
It’s supposed to get pretty hold in New England. I live in an old apartment and the heat isn’t the greatest, so my old cat Linus will be coming with me this weekend to my partner’s place. They have amazing heat and my partner is very excited for a kitty sleepover.
It’s also February and we all know what that means. Every year, I feel like I need to issue a reminder to take deep breaths before rage commenting on whatever romance genre think piece starts making the rounds on social media. Stay vigilant, but maintain your peace!
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There’s a DC comics line titled Harley Quinn Romances and the clinch overs are wonderful. You can see some of them here.
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We are so sad to hear of the passing of author Lorelie Brown. Carrie Lofty made the announcement on Twitter. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The fundraiser will remain open for one more week.
https://twitter.com/carrielofty/status/1618267521492344834
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Sarah: I don’t remember how I discovered this app, but as a delightful break for your brain and your eyes, I want to recommend Google Arts & Culture.
Each day there are different virtual exhibits from museums and art collections and photographers and musicians – it’s so neat. One of my favorites was a collection of famous Impressionist artworks, followed by current Google Street View photographs of those same locations today.
You can also search for artworks based on a favorite color, which was surprisingly entertaining, especially when I discovered Raoul Dufy’s Window Opening on Nice
When I need a break and want to look at something that doesn’t make noise or try to talk to me, and isn’t going to make me anxious or fearful, I’ve been opening Google Arts & Culture. It’s so much fun.
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I took great delight in learning what Spongebob Squarepants is called in other countries. Click through to the Twitter thread to see more.
https://twitter.com/tamphopho/status/1618798992955158528
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Don’t forget to share what cool or interesting 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!
I made this comment in this week’s WAYR, but for those who may be unaware, Carrie Lofty & Lorelie Brown published as “Katie Porter”. I loved their Vegas Top Guns series, with each book exploring a different aspect of kink, (all of them are good, but HARD WAY—consensual non-consent—was my favorite). They also wrote a rock star/age-gap romance, MESSY, which I also enjoyed. I didn’t realize Lorelie was so young—which makes her passing even more tragic. RIP, Lorelie.