• Forensic: 1581, adjective, from the Latin forensis, related to the noun forum; the space in ancient Rome where public discussion and disputation was held. Used in sense of “pertaining to legal trials,” as in forensic medicine… Visible Proofs a forensic view of the body.

• Surnateum or: the Museum of Supernatural History.

• 623 poems and 72 letters straight from Bukowski’s “machine” are among the offerings at Bukowski.net. Via.

• So what exactly is a planet anyway? We’ll finally get a definition in september.

• Some theories on the origins of applause: The Help of Your Good Hands: Reports on Clapping.

• 64 examples from Collin de Plancy’s 1818 book on demonology Dictionnaire Infernal. Some better images here.