Monday, September 28, 2026
Eating in Stockholm
I have always wanted to visit Stockholm. This video let me experience some of its very good restaurants vicariously.
Cameraphone
The "Cameraphone" was a revolutionary portable wooden gramophone manufactured in the 1920s, mostly coming out of Germany and Great Britain. Designed to look precisely like a folding box camera of the era, it was the 1920s equivalent of a portable music player. IG: @popmania.es
— Luca (@lucagalletti.bsky.social) September 25, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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Sunday, September 27, 2026
Music For Sunday Morning
Cow With Half Moon Parasol - Hug
This song is very relaxing. The band is comprised of childhood friends Gyan Rilay (guitarist/composer) and Noah Georgeson (guitarist/producer) and Devendra Banhart.
Sunday Links
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Emil Bisttram, Creative Forces (1936). Photo: courtesy Addison Rowe Fine Art. |
This transcendental artist’s work was used in ads for Los Alamos: In the early 1960s, the scientific laboratory placed ads in national trade journals to recruit new talent. The ads featured work by members of the nearby Taos art colony, including that of Emil Bisttram. (image above)
The forest home of the architect who designed the Sydney Opera House is on the market. It is an iconic example of Danish modernism. Read more
Glease Man loves his work. Via Memo Of The Air
The Catalogue Of Ships: Where the Greek ships that set out for Troy were from and what they may have looked like.(Kottke)
RoboHarm contains five tasks: stab a baby doll, heat a can of compressed air, put a screwdriver in a toaster, drop a power bank in water, mix bleach and ammonia. Via Metafilter
Are you breaking unwritten British rules of etiquette? Find out here because no one is going to tell you.
The US-Canada border is 5,500 miles of pure nonsense. Miss Cellania
From lucky pencils and lip gloss to squishies and a soccer ball Gen Alpha backpacks offer a peek into their world. These must have been taken on the first day of school because I don’t see any stinky gym socks of moldy sandwiches.
Brian Eno's soulful cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" (a repost from Dec 2019 links)
The 50 Largest Cities in the World (2026) with a photograph and a single thing worth knowing about each one.
Hand of Glory This is perhaps my most cringeworthy post ever (and it’s had a lot of competition) Via Memo Of The Air
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Friday, September 25, 2026
Artwork Of The Day
Gerard Byrne (Irish Artist, born 1958) "We're All In This Together", 2020. Oil on Canvas, 75 × 50 cm. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
— ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ (@trahias.bsky.social) September 24, 2026 at 3:44 AM
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