Link the first: A newly-released on-line archive of images from the French Revolution, done as a partnership between Stanford University and the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. There’s an article about the archive here; the bilingual, searchable archive itself is here.
Link the second: Over at John Scalzi’s blog, there’s an open comment thread going on, with writers sharing the most valuable bits of practical craft advice they’ve received or read.
Dr. Doyle's Blog 