Wednesday, March 11, 2026

The Shape Of Paris

This short film, brilliantly shot by Brett Novak, shows skateboarder Andy Anderson travelling around Paris in the summertime. Years ago I was drawn to Paris like a magnet and spent time there every chance I got. This evokes all the fond memories.


Via Kottke

Artwork Of The Day


Morning
, 1971 by John Koch (1909–1978)
Oil on canvas - Smithsonian Institution

Giant Coral Reef Discovered

Citizen scientists discovered a Great Barrier Reef coral giant ‘like a rolling meadow’.
Sophie Kalkowski-Pope and her mum, Jan Pope, discovered the 111-metre-long Pavona clavus colony offshore from Cairns in Far North Queensland, Australia.
 

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Logging In

What was supposed to be a defense against phishing and unauthorized access is driving us all mad.

Uğur Gallenkuş’s Parallel Universes

Acknowledging the suffering of civilians during war is an ethical obligation. Ugur Gallenkuş reveals the stark contrasts between war and peace.
https://tilbageidanmark.tumblr.com/post/810561217496301568/parallel-universe-art

The squirrels should report those neighbours to the landlord

 

Did you know? Squirrels and starlings often compete aggressively for the same tree cavity to nest in. This is an example. [📹 batzellapaola] Original post

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— Massimo (mirror) (@rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social) March 9, 2026 at 7:35 AM

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.


A is for Ant

Take a surrealist journey through a children's alphabet book.

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.