Monday, August 31, 2026
Sunday, August 30, 2026
David Byrne
Since last fall David Byrne has been touring with this footage included in his shows.
Just when you think you couldn’t love David Byrne more he goes to the Hollywood Bowl playing "Life During Wartime" projecting ICE raids 🔥
— WuTangIsForTheChildren (@wutangforchildren.bsky.social) August 29, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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Sunday Links
Mr. Nag and I are longtime fans of Modern Toss. Mick Bunnage and Jon Link celebrate 21 years of the British comic with a London exhibition of sweary cartoons, workplace rage and magnificently bad behaviour. Via Things Magazine
Sandringham’s former royal railway station is up for sale It is now a spacious and comfortable home.The richly decorated royal waiting rooms have been preserved largely as they would have appeared when royalty used the station.
How does bagged lettuce get contaminated with cyclospora anyway? NYT Gift Link
A newBritish/Irish town every hour Via Web Curios
The Iowa State Fair Mom Calling Contest
The Albanian files documents 20 years of architectural change in Albania that is still unfolding Via PfRCEmbrace the kind of story that can hold its own literary weight while respecting that you still have a full life to attend to. Short But Sweet: Nine Novellas To Read In a Single Afternoon
Why scientists asked 1,000 people to bury their underwear
Billie Eilish will star in a new film adaptation of Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar, directed by the brilliant Sarah Polley. I’m looking forward to this.
The materials of the past are never worthless. In the world of design, there’s a term that’s used for the practice of taking elements from older buildings and reusing them in new ones. It’s called spolia. Granby Rock was a version of that.Things that happened to both Odysseus in the Odyssey and to me on my bachelorette trip.
Saturday, August 29, 2026
A Talent for Murder _ Trailer
Helen Mirren plays Patricia Highsmith in A Talent for Murder, an adaptation of the 2014 play Switzerland by Joanna Murray-Smith which imagines Highsmith as a recluse in the Alps, closely guarding a cache of weapons and secrets after a lifetime spent writing mysteries. I can hardly wait to see it.
Sticky Notes
After buying a second-hand iPhone, a man discovers it’s filled with notes and doodles that reveal a disturbing portrait of its former owner.
The Neoliner Origin
Wind is the major source of propulsion for this 136m long vessel, significantly cutting fuel costs. It also has room for 12 passengers. The Neoliner operates a regular transatlantic service connecting Saint-Nazaire (France), Saint-Pierre & Miquelon, Baltimore (USA), and Halifax. It has now extended its route and arrived in Montreal on Aug 27, carrying coffee from Colombia and Honduras, destined for Café William.
Friday, August 28, 2026
Tiny Urban Sanctuaries
Denmark, particularly in Copenhagen, has installed floating platforms/islands planted with wildflowers and native vegetation in its harbors and canals. These create safe urban habitats and sanctuaries for birds, bees, pollinators, insects, and even some aquatic life. Original post
— Massimo (mirror) (@rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social) August 26, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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