Friday links

Best Science-Themed Holiday Gifts

Vintage Female Mug Shots

Geeky Gingerbread Art and Amazing Gingerbread Houses.

The Paintings of Young Adolf Hitler

Clip from the first episode of the Mickey Mouse Club, 1955

Clip from the first episode of the Mickey Mouse Club, 1955

The Nautical Roots of Popular Tattoos

Lots of information and illustrations at Collectors Weekly:

Contemporary tattooing in the West can be traced to the 15th century, when European pilgrims would mark themselves with reminders of locations they visited, as well as the names of their hometowns and spouses to help identify their bodies should they die during their travels. “The attractions of tattoos for itinerant populations are quite obvious,” says tattoo-art historian Matt Lodder. “They can’t be lost or stolen and they don’t encumber an already heavily burdened traveler, so it’s not a surprise that they became inextricably linked with sailors.”

Spanish Dictionary For Tourists

ESPN Commentator: RGIII a 'Cornball Brother' Due to Possible Republicanism

ESPN’s Rob Parker dropped a bombshell today when he called NFL rookie star and MVP candidate Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III a “cornball brother.” That means, according to Parker, that RGIII isn’t a real black person, and that he might not be “one of us” or “down for the cause.”

What was his justification? RGIII is engaged to a white woman, and could be a Republican.

Seriously.