Sunday, June 22, 2014

Link roundup

1. America's scariest motel is The Clown Motel. "As if it couldn't be any more horrifying, The Clown Motel shares a lot with a cemetery full of gold miners who died from a plague."

2. The Guardian (which goes to speculate the owner may have kept the photographs for blackmail purposes):
CIA facial software uncovers the artist Francis Bacon – in drag
A photograph in a Guardian article about Soho photographer John Deakin has been revealed as a picture of artist Francis Bacon in drag.
3. "Kanye West revealed that his and Kim Kardashian's second wedding photo—which is the current world record holder for Most Liked Photo on Instagram—took over four days to compose"

4. Solothurn, Switzerland, is looking to hire a full-time hermit, to live in their hermitage. The job description includes, “Along with acting as caretaker and sacristan, responsibilities include interaction with the many visitors.”