"It's the good girls who keep diaries; the bad girls never have the time."

The Littlest Hustler
New York Magazine feature story, from last year.

Happiness is contagious in social networks

Woman swept to sea during proposal on Oregon coast

The Neglected Books Page

A blog about Christmas Lights

Historic Cities
" This site contains maps, literature, documents, books and other relevant material concerning the past, present and future of historic cities and facilitates the location of similar content on the web. Read more about the project..."

The Art of Onfim: Medieval Novgorod Through the Eyes of a Child
This has been all over the blogworld in the past couple of weeks. What I find most interesting (besides the images, of course, which are amazing) is that its an article published by an SCA person. More images of the birchbark originals on Flickr.

Retro Movie Posters

Photos of the Moscow Metro

Ethereal Body: The Quest for Ectoplasm

Medieval Gastronomy. (The French Language version of the site seems more comprehensive, but I can't read French. Maybe you can?) For good measure I'll throw in these great images of the kitchen in the Chateau de Pierreclos, Burgundy, France.