Fri. 04/29 - Books That Kill: Arsenic-Laced Covers & Other Poisonous Pigments

How an innocent trip to the library could give you arsenic poisoning. Plus, a new pterosaur fossil seems to confirm the prehistoric reptiles had some pretty cool feathers. And, how would you like to meditate with Yoda and Chewbacca?

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Links:

• Poison Book Project (Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library) 
• These green books are poisonous—and one may be on a shelf near you (National Geographic)
• Prussian blue and its partner in crime (Journal of Art in Society) 
• When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut and Adrian Nathan West
• Pterosaur discovery solves ancient feather mystery (ScienceDaily)
• This ancient creature developed feathers long before the dinosaurs (Inverse)
• Fossil of Sick Pterosaur Crest Reveals Clues to Feather Color (Gizmodo)
• Star Wars and Headspace let you practice mindfulness in a galaxy far, far away (Mashable)
• Best Star Wars Day Deals: Early Discounts Available Ahead Of May The 4th (Gamespot)
• Gene Wilder Documentary in the Works at White Horse Pictures (Collider) 
• It's Always Something a book by Gilda Radner
• Jackson Bird on Twitter

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