Sunday, October 11, 2026

Sunday Links

Archway Studios, London SE17 £1,100,000

Some years ago I read an article about Archway Studios, a stunning example of adaptive reuse in London. The dingy doorway (image above) gives no hint of what lies beyond. It is now for sale.

Jaguar "inaugurates a new era" with Type 01 electric car and it’s pretty snazzy.

Who agrees with your opinion of whether there is life after death? This piece was created by Alvin Chang using data from the Global Flourishing Study, a 22-country, longitudinal investigation, tracking more than 200,000 participants across every inhabited continent. 

 I think I have something in my eye…

I thought it was just me: The share of Americans who say they host friends or family at their home at least monthly has fallen from 42 percent in 1975 to 12 percent in 2026—a 70 percent collapse in a half century.

Tired Women

I joined Bluesky to find people who shared my political outrage but now, thanks to Memo Of The Air, I have found that the Bluesky universe offers so much more.

Looking for a good read? The Giller Prize Shortlist presents five books that represent Canadian fiction at its finest.

Over 100,000,000,000 people have ever lived. Choose one.

The Worst Pen I Have Ever Reviewed He has strong feelings. Via Metafilter

5 Cursed Coastal Towns Straight Out of Widow’s Bay

Today I learned that there are feral camels and not only are they a real thing but they have become problematic in Australia.

I saw the tapestry years ago in Bayeux but enjoyed a refresh at The Bayeux Tapestry Online Experience Via WebCurios

Jokes about France, filmed on location.

Hanan, one of my friends from the earliest years of blogging, sent me this charming story to share.

Blondins’ Assignment America - Nine months, 25,000 miles, one phone cord, and the kindness of strangers. Via Kottke

The best multi day hikes in the world (2026) I am a walker and I do a minimum of 5 km per day but could easily do more. These hikes look pretty fabulous and I think I might enjoy some of the shorter ones that are only moderately difficult. (Memo Of The Air)

Music For Sunday Morning

This week’s choice acknowledges Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson who has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. In 2025, Carson appeared on The Great Lakes Suite, an album by Canadian indie rock band the Rheostatics, narrating several poems inspired by the Great Lakes which fit the conceptual focus of their album. Link To Full Album

Friday, October 09, 2026

A Love Letter That Unfolds Into An Art Gallery

How wonderfully romantic is this?



“On January 10, 1913, caricaturist Alfred Frueh (1880-1968) sent his fiancee Giuliette Fanciulli her own art gallery, so that she could train for the "GALLERY MARATHON" she would experience when she arrived in Paris. It came complete with original works of art and a coat check.”  

Blue Planet III Trailer

Blue Planet III will have six hour-long episodes: 
• Tropical Seas
• Open Ocean
• Seasonal Seas
• Polar Waters
• The Deep
• Future Seas

 Filming will take four years.



Via 
TYWKIWDBI

Thursday, October 08, 2026

Renoir And Love

Renoir’s ability to capture the simple pleasures of everyday life is the foundation of his enduring appeal. ’Renoir and Love' is at the National Gallery in London until January 31.


More: Kuriositas

He Has Broken The Pole Vault Record 15 Times!

 

https://tilbageidanmark.tumblr.com/post/829769256825716736/armand-duplantis-breaks-pole-vault-world-record

RIP The Mighty Sparrow

The Mighty Sparrow, known for more than 60 years as the king of calypso, who almost single-handedly brought the calypso genre to the world, died on September 27 in Queens, New York. He was 91. 
Here is “Russian Satellite” a favourite of mine. It is based on the true story of Laika, the Soviet Space Dog.