Mon. 02/21 - Emo Poet & Wrestling Champ Abe Lincoln
Hundreds of birds dropped from the sky in northern Mexico. Why it happened and two brothers in India who heal birds who have suffered a similar fate. Plus: wrestler. Poet. Mattress King? The semi-true extracurriculars of Abraham Lincoln. And some recommendations for Brad Neely Appreciation Day.
Hundreds of birds dropped from the sky in northern Mexico. Why it happened and two brothers in India who heal birds who have suffered a similar fate. Plus: wrestler. Poet. Mattress King? The semi-true extracurriculars of Abraham Lincoln. And some recommendations for Brad Neely Appreciation Day.
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Links:
- Why did birds fall from sky in Mexico? Probably a predator, experts say (The Guardian)
- Jordan Peele posts Nope hashtag with video of creepy bird disaster (A/V Club)
- As More Birds Fly Into Buildings, Scientists Study How To Limit Collision Deaths (NPR)
- All That Breathes: The Indian brothers who heal birds dropping from the sky (BBC)
- All That Breathes Review: Transfixing Doc About Delhi's Bird Rescuers (IndieWire)
- Is Abraham Lincoln in the Wrestling Hall of Fame? (Snopes)
- Poems of Abraham Lincoln by Abraham Lincoln
- Lincoln in the Bardo a book by George Saunders
- I'm Abraham Lincoln and I Beg of You, Please Commemorate My Birthday with Mattress Sales (McSweeney’s)
- Before Hamilton, there was the Washington music video (Polygon)
- George Washington (TheRealBradNeely, YouTube)
- The Professor Brothers - History Lesson (JFK) (TheRealBradNeely, YouTube)
- Wizard People, Dear Reader (Brad Neely, SoundCloud)
- You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington by Alexis Coe
- Jack's Presidents' Day Playlist (Spotify)
- Presidential podcast (Washington Post)
- Kottke.Org
- Jackson Bird on Twitter
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