Links for June 27, 2009

• Prairie dogs return to Md. Zoo – baltimoresun.com – “It took just 10 minutes for a dozen prairie dogs to outwit the creators of the Maryland Zoo’s new $500,000 habitat.”
• Jezebel – Little Women : The Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves – little women – As websites go, Jezebel is not my cuppa. But I do like Lizzie Skurnick’s FINE LINES column about the novels that made an impression on her as a kid. This week’s column is on Little Women, and while I disagree with the bit about Meg “fading to domestic obscurity,” I really enjoyed this piece.
• Gameplay Video of Gameprom’s ‘Wild West Pinball’ | Touch Arcade – Wild West Pinball—our favorite new app for the iPod Touch. And it’s free!
• Time Wastes Too Fast – And the Pursuit of Happiness Blog – NYTimes.com – Lovely piece on Thomas Jefferson by Maira Kalman.