Friday Varia and Quick Hits

It’s a cold Black Friday here on North Dakotaland, but fortunately, I have a two week supply of quick hits and varia.

Enjoy these over the holiday weekend! 

• Ancient Athens in 3D.

• This is a very cool basilica excavation on Cyprus (more here).

• Deciphering Linear B.

• Some recent discoveries in Ancient Corinth.

• North Africa between the mosaics.

• Recent restored frescoes from the Catacombs of Priscilla. 

• A lovely short movie featuring five Byzantine churches.

• Manolis Korres wins Feltrinlli Prize for his restoration work on Greek architecture.   

• Songs from the Ottoman diaspora, Balkan folk music, and urban Greek music of the 1930s, all transferred from glorious 78 rpm records.

• The importance of regional publishing.

• Urban exploring under San Francisco.

• Architecture and design podcasts at the Society of Architectural Historians blog.

• Kanye on architecting.

• The “battle” against unlicensed R.V. parks in Williams County.

• Why I don’t hate religion.

• Tough times at Minnesota State University-Moorhead.

• Search by color.

• Wanted: a Development Officer of the North Dakota Humanities Council.

• The American Oil and Gas Historical Society.

• Spinning ice disk.

• Giant arrows can lead you across the U.S. (Really).

• Steve Conn on the DIY university.

• An interactive infographic showing the career path of majors at UVa.

• In case you missed it, Professor Footnote has landed.

• 1600 Matchbox Covers.

• What I’m reading: V. della Dora, Imagining Mount Athos: Visions of a Holy Place from Homer to World War II. Virginia 2011.

• What I’m listening to: Ex Cops, Hallucinations; The Soft Pack, Strapped.