Wednesday links

So, at this point, I'm pretty sure it will never get warm and we're going to live in an endless winter and eventually die of sunlight deprivation with most of our extremities missing.
Sometimes my ears get cold on the ride into work, you know? It's getting pretty dire.
(Also, possibly besides the point, but how do you ride without using your hands? I keep on trying and end up swerving wildly into oncoming traffic.)
If I manage to survive the week – we won't look forward to the end of the month, that would be ridiculous – I will definitely make use of this fantastic article that Simon found for us. Big red barn or red big barn? We know instinctively which one sounds better, but WHY??!
Oh, I do love ogling a good selection of well-designed book covers. Go.
And last but not least, the dumbest sign ever. It gives you something to think about in this world of signifiers and simulacra.
Also, Genesis. Because: Genesis.