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I’m Cassie and I am a publicity assistant at OUP. Rebecca was kind enough to let me compile link love this week, which meant I got to spend more time surfing the web than writing press releases. Oh happy week! Use the fruits of my labors to do some time wasting of your own.</p></blockquote> <p>Not that I could afford one of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080807120716/http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/03/31/slick-laptop-designs-and-concepts/" target="_blank">these</a>, but they sure are pretty.<br/> <span id="more-1752"></span><br/> Some <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080807120716/http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/04/08/creative-photographs/" target="_blank">amazing and artistic images</a>.</p> <p>20 of the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080807120716/http://io9.com/384242/20-science-books-every-scifi-fan-and-writer-should-read" target="_blank">best science books</a>.</p> <p>Do you guys remember <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080807120716/http://nyelabs.com/flash.html" target="_blank">Bill Nye: The Science Guy</a>?</p> <p>Behind the scenes at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080807120716/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/29/AR2008042902827.html" target="_blank">the Daily Show</a>.</p> <p>Maybe <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080807120716/http://www.apa.org/releases/sarcasm.html" target="_blank">I should volunteer</a> for this study of sarcasm.</p> <p>Have you ever been indifferent about <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080807120716/http://www.publishersweekly.com/blog/660000266/post/180021618.html" target="_blank">a book everyone else loves</a>?</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080807120716/http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/a-rock-stars-pig-is-found-in-tatters/" target="_blank">$10,000 for a floating pig?</a></p> <p>Why Jurassic Park is not a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080807120716/http://scienceblogs.com/voltagegate/2008/04/why_jurassic_park_is_not_a_pro.php" target="_blank">pro-science movie</a>.</p> <p>Joseph Nye, the author of <strong>The Powers to Lead</strong>, wonders: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080807120716/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-nye/charisma-and-leadership_b_99466.html" target="_blank">is Obama really that charismatic</a>, or is it just the circumstances of this year’s election?</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080807120716/http://americanbookreview.org/100BestLines.asp" target="_blank">The 100 best lines from novels.</a></p> <p>Congrats to the Oxford authors nominated! <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080807120716/http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4262" target="_blank">Vote here</a> for your favorite intellectuals. 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