Friday link roundup: 5 things to read about this week end

There’s immersion journalism, and then there’s what photographer Meg Roussos did. For Roussos, now 22, the adventure began her freshman year of college at Ohio University in Athens. The photographer-in-training was shooting a project when she overheard a woman saying she had to pick up her daughter at her friend’s school bus.

The Welch family having meaningful fun on their bus | Photo © Meg Roussos | www.theweek.com

Ever feel lost on Facebook? This excellent infographics will guide you through the immense maze of do’s and don ‘t’s of the vastest social network in the world.

The how-to of Facebook | Photo © www.circussocial.com

Who says coffeemakers are for making coffee only? It turns out, some of the most revered chefs in the biz are developing recipes specifically for coffeemaker cooking. Yup, you heard right!

A slice of salmon with ginger, garlic and soy sauce | Photo © Morgan Walker | NPR

From the source least likely to deliver something truly meaningful come the 40 The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken

 Australian Scott Jones kisses his Canadian girlfriend Alex Thomas

after she was knocked to the ground by a police officer’s riot shield in Vancouver, Canada | Photo © Rich Lam | Getty images

The weekend is here, which means that in preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday next Thursday you’re going to do some drinking. Just in case, arm yourself with knowledge of the Bourbon Family Tree from GQ magazine. Not the royal blood line, of course! We’re talking about finest whisky known to men – the American kind!

The Bourbon Family Tree | Infographics © David Haskell | Excerpted from The Kings County Distillery Guide to Urban Moonshining