Link Anthology 6/16/08

Via Lifehacker: I'm still working on transferring my Bloglines Clippings to bookmarks so that I can switch over, but Google Reader has a very cool ninja Easter egg.

Via grrm: Apparently lisatuttle is the only person to ever refuse a Nebula award, in 1981. Interesting trivia tidbit.

Via the_chalk_bin: The Beijing '08 commemorative Olympics stamp is really pretty! Go look.

lisamantchev covets a gorgeous real-life castle.

Via yhlee: A beautiful poem, "Love in Jeopardy" by Humbert Wolfe. I'm not sure I quite understand it, but it references zithers!

Via catrambo: Fantasy Magazine presents "His One True Bride" by Darja Malcolm-Clarke.


Query: Anyone happen to know specifics about the five night watches signaled by drumbeats in Song dynasty Hangzhou?