Monday Link Roundup

I know this space has been quiet lately, I've been rather busy. I shall endeavor to provide you with more fascinating content!

At least you still have your weekly link roundup!

Finally, the definitive Mark Twain biography will be published. Estimates put it at three volumes, at least.

After six deaths on a particular stretch of roadway, the Austrian government tried something a bit unorthodox. Druids. And it worked.

In the Wierd World, a Wikipedia article on the enigmatic Toynbee Tiles.

Remember those Golden Books you were likely read to from as a small child? They've grown up.

As the absinthe fad winds down, it looks like the next trendy liquor is moonshine. I wonder if it's any coincidence that both absinthe and moonshine are rumored to cause hallucinations?

And now there's a movement to convince the Grammys to open up an award category for Heavy Metal. Fine, but I expect they'll keep giving them to non-Americans.