Five things to act on, think about, or enjoy this weekend

1. Listen to the radio. If you're a fan of NPR's weekend show Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, you'll dig this photo of premier panelist Paula Poundstone. Hey, is that a Dr Seuss t-shirt she's wearing? Wait wait ... just yesterday I came across a trove of Star Wars characters re-done in Dr. Seuss style by cartoonist Adam Watson!

2. Sunscreen: the good, the bad, the ugly, and the dangerous. The bad news: you're probably doing it wrong. The good news: these stellar infographics from Information Is Beautiful will help you sort it all out, and Environmental Working Group's downloadable color posters summarize key points beautifully as well. (They also tell you which products will actually do you harm.)

Detail from one of EWG's public service posters

3. Celebrate Father's Day in style. If you're lucky enough to be with your dad, what will you be doing? I'll be at a family cookout, where I won't be handing over a DIY item like the hand-embroidered linen tie at left, as suggested by Martha Stewart. My gift will be a book (as usual) because that's what we both like (to excess). Hanging out together, however, is the greatest gift of all.
4. Relive your childhood, either with a few kids or solo, by watching this super cool old video showing crayons being made.

5. Help this little sweetheart find her family. This poignant memento of a loved one is one of eight photographs lost on the battlefields of the Civil War and later donated to The Museum of the Confederacy. The museum is publicizing the images in the hopes that the hive can help them in identifying the subjects. You can view the rest here. And if you're keen to explore one or more aspects of the the War Between the States, we have an entire page of books, CDs, and DVDs that cast light on the subject, from military history to women's lives to memoirs to moral analyses to songs of Stephen Foster to poetry of Walt Whitman to History Channel documentaries.

ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND!