Links! Because my brain is turning into dissertation mush.
- A. L. Kennedy interviewed about her new short story collection. I laughed at the last question, as will you all.
- Dinosaur Comics on TERRIFYING ROMANCE STORIES. Whenever I want to post about romance in the future, I may do it with dinosaur clip-art. It just makes everything better.
- FDR’s Third Inaugural recorded. No sound, but it is in color.
- Matt Gross’s new travel column for the Times begins with an article about Tangier, a place I would really like to go, assuming I could find a way to feed myself there (couscous everywhere, I imagine).
- And on that note, today is Celiac Awareness Day. I don’t talk much here about having celiac disease, partly because all it really means for me is that I have to eat gluten-free forever and ever. But 97% of people who have it remain undiagnosed, and undiagnosed celiac means severely elevated cancer risks and more unpleasant stuff. (It was even the mystery illness on House once! I felt validated and also amused.) If you have ongoing health problems, do yourself a favor and get the blood antibody test, just in case.
Morocco is high on my list of countries to visit, so I would happily join you in Tangier if you ever go.
Sounds good!