Friday links

The rising popularity of mantyhose.

Arachnophobia?  Don't click here.

How to Train Your Dog to Get You a Beer.  Loosely related, Dog plays piano and sings.

Read more here: http://blogs.herald.com/dave_barrys_blog/page/2/#storylink=cpy

Pasta-Shaped Radio Waves.

Gallery: NYC's abandoned leper colony.

Lego space shuttle (attached to balloon) flies 21 miles high.