Welcome back to Wednesday Links, everyone! Today is moving day for me! Can’t wait for a bigger place to entertain friends (and also get back to our in-person D&D session).
In terms of video games, I picked up Kena: Bridge of Spirits a week or so ago and really enjoy it. Definitely tough at some spots, but you can give your little friends different hats to wear.
I am also pleased to announce that February is over! Now I get to prep allergy season!
We’re also dealing with a deluge of slushy, snowy weather. I don’t mind it when I can enjoy it from a pile of blankets. The novelty wears off when I have to trudge through it!
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EC Spurlock sent this link our way! Same sex love was celebrated on Valentine’s Day in Victorian America. The more you know!
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I discovered #Franuary on Instagram where artist Kayla Coombs celebrates the fashion sense of Fran Fine with some fabulous fan art.
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Enjoy this delightful profile of actor Jonathan Majors! Loved him in Lovecraft Country and I think he makes a great Kang in the MCU.
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Lastly, here’s some interesting trivia about the creators of Angostura bitters. Is it true? I have no idea since no sources were cited in the Twitter thread, but it’s a pretty compelling story.
https://twitter.com/landforce/status/1629592996525252608
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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!
For anyone who enjoys sports romances (especially baseball ones), I highly recommend this profile of Reds player Joey Votto in which he responds to all his teammates’ comments about him. Would 100% read a romance about him (the mopping! the minivan!) or featuring him as a secondary character.
https://theathletic.com/4191913/2023/02/27/joey-votto-reds-oral-history/
Fans of Cover Snark and Cover Awe owe themselves a look at this blog post from Ilona Andrews on book covers. Especially the shot of Kate at her day job.
https://ilona-andrews.com/2023/covers-costs-and-artists/
Happy Romance Readers Day, everyone!
Looks like yesterday was International Romance Reader Day – March 1, 2023.
We should all make up for missing it by having extra reading time. 😉
Would love to share my latest article for Modern Daily Knitting with you all: it’s all about Beatrix Potter and how she helped preserve an endangered breed of sheep.
https://www.moderndailyknitting.com/2023/02/24/beyond-peter-rabbit-beatrix-potter-her-sheep/
Thank you for sharing your article, @Carol S.; I enjoyed reading it!
Seconding @Kareni’s thanks, @Carol S–very interesting article about Beatrix Potter indeed!
https://twitter.com/AshDylanLit/status/1631684609523032065
This thread of photos of Chris Pine described as book covers is everything.