Friday Favorites: Feedly Clean-up

Some really good stuff in here:

• At the fabulous Public Domain Review: Aratea, a gorgeous 9th-century Norman manuscript of calligrams (pictures made from words) of astronomical constellations.
• Perfect for this time of year, also from the PDR: an early English translation of Pu Songling’s collection of Chinese folk tales.
• The history of heavy metal played out in the course of a single song.
• From the Victoria & Albert, a video on the year-long making of a Korean inlaid lacquer box.
• Paul McNeil is the patron saint of typography, and to celebrate the publication of his book Visual History of Type, McNeil wrote an essay on his six favorite typefaces. Predictably, the list is a deep cut. Spoiler alert: Papyrus is not on it.
• Heartbreaking and heartwarming: check out this stop-motion (paper) music video for Fleet Foxes’s song “Featherweight,” which follows an ailing hawk’s journey home.
• Don’t miss this video, especially if you grew up with desert monsoons.
• Ever wonder why some potatoes turn to glue when you try to mash them? This primer from Serious Eats will answer all your questions.
• I want to visit this Almond Garden in Kashmir now.
• And you can’t go wrong with a skillet cookie this weekend.