Cool links and stories from the week

Mars NYPL TrouvelotHow the theatre made thunder before electronic sound effects.

New York Public Library just released these gorgeous drawings of celestial bodies. And they’re kinda trippy.

In cryptozoological news, a new species of octopus has been found. For a cephalopod, he’s pretty cute.

Know anything about the HMS Trincomalee, aka HMS Foudroyant?

A cool new podcast from BBC Radio 4 called “The Museum of Lost Objects.” Paging Dr. Jones.