Monday, March 09, 2026
Trashcan Sinatras - The Bitter End
Scottish indie rock band, Trashcan Sinatras, were formed in Irvine, Scotland in 1986. Forty frickin years ago and they’re still doing it!
La Maison en Petits Cubes
To save his house from rising flood waters, an old man uses bricks to build it higher, then he drops his pipe and relives events from his past while searching for it.
Via Memo Of The Air
Sunday, March 08, 2026
International Women’s Day 2026
On International Women’s Day I am thinking about the approximately 165 young girls who were killed in Minab by a US airstrike and were not given the opportunity to become women.
Sunday Links
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| The Citadel of Dinant, a clifftop fortress more than 500 years old, looms above colorful buildings lining the Meuse River. Nico Wüsten, 2019 |
Scenic Photographs of Belgium (image above)
'There are so many bones everywhere': It's just the black abyss below you. You feel like all these creatures are lying there [in the deep] looking up at you.
Dear Continental Airlines This hilarious letter of complaint from 2004 came up in my Facebook Memories this week. I’m sad to say nothing has changed.
79 bizarre statues from around the world Via Miss Cellania. Some are grotesque, others are hilarious. Canada has (among others) a big potato that looks like Mr. Peanut.
Until today I thought that every city had laneways but have just discovered that these urban back alleys are chiefly found in Canada. As children in Montreal we ran wild through these lanes. There were no cars and we pretty well did as we pleased without much parental supervision. Thanks to Perfect for Roquefort Cheese for awakening this memory.
Sizing chaos: “Few life experiences feel as universal, across generations, as the pains and frustrations of trying to find clothes that fit.” I recently bought a sports bra in my usual size and couldn’t struggle my way into it. It would be a snug fit for a six year old. Via Neatorama
“This ain’t no goddam Tennessee Fried Chicken, no matter what some slick, silk-suited son-of-a-bitch says.” - The Colonel Read more
Posthumous Marriage is still allowed in France.
These Korean BB-Style meatballs were so easy and so good I had to share. I served mine with Momofuku noodles. NYT gift link
A striking oddity from Matthew Luckiesh’s Visual Illusions, 1922. Via Futility Closet
Every time Peter Tork mouths someone else's lines After a brief dalliance with Davey, Peter became my favourite Monkee and imaginary boyfriend.
Pew Research Center asked people in 25 countries to rate the morality and ethics of others in their country. I’m glad to see that almost all Canadians trust their fellow countrymen. Click on the link to see all results.
The simple layout of this house appeals to me. It might be hard to replicate that view though.
Tamizdat: In the 20th century millions of banned books were smuggled into Russia as part of an American venture, part literature, part propaganda and part spycraft, to destabilize the authoritarian Soviet regime from within. NYT gift link. Via PfRC
Saturday, March 07, 2026
Bob’s Funeral
Filmmaker Jack Dunphy secretly films his estranged grandfather's funeral, hoping to uncover the source of generational trauma in their family.
Friday, March 06, 2026
The Sound Of Falling in Love With Music
Years ago I posted about a music school teacher working with grade school kids in Langley, British Columbia in the 1970's. They covered classic rock songs and made a charming record which became an unexpected hit. MetaFilter has linked to the entire 3 part documentary of The Langley School Music Project. Part 3 (below) covers their 25th reunion in 2002.
(Parts one and two
Tailor Birds
The is actually a tailorbird who sews two leaves together to form a cone-like nest filled with cushioning material. They are different from weaver birds who make their nests from twigs and dried grasses.
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