See my post from a few years back which includes an instructional video so that you can participate in a Kate Bush Event near you.
Monday, July 27, 2026
Star Maps and Heavenly Bodies, Boxed
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| Celestial Navigation (c.1958) |
American artist Joseph Cornell is best known for his boxed assemblages created from found objects. Observatory is an astronomy themed series of boxes that features constellations. This work was the inspiration for works by writers Anne Tyler, William Gibson and Robert Coover and singer Mary Chapin Carpenter, among others.
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| Untitled (Canis Major Constellation), c.1960. |
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| Untitled (Celestial Navigation), 1956–58. |
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One-Loo Town
For years, anyone without a home-made "thunderbox" on their property in the small Scottish village of Auchmithie, relied on a dark, drafty communal privy. In 1970 they finally got flushing toilets but they weren’t much of an improvement.
(Of course I had to check and found that contemporary village homes and rental cottages now feature fully equipped indoor bathrooms with modern plumbing.)
Via Tacky Raccoons
The Woman On The Train
“The song is based on a photograph taken on July 4, 2026 by Reuters photographer Cheney Orr. Capturing the tension of our fractured political landscape, this original song is a meditation on resilience, compassion, and the enduring power of simply refusing to disappear.”
Sunday, July 26, 2026
Sunday Links
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| Curationist |
Seek, Find, Reimagine: Search over 5.4 million open access artifacts and cultural objects from museums and institutions around the world. (Image above) Via Feuilleton
Johnny Turnip, former semi-professional paranormal investigator and occasional dabbler in the dark arts, describes his near death experience: “As I lay on the towpath screaming and writhing like a man with post traumatic stress disorder I heard the familiar sound of destiny calling. Big things were about to happen and things were kicking off again. I needed my crew by my side. It was time to give Puerto Rico Paul and Big Tony a call.” Read more Via Memo Of The Air
Where To Find Me In The Afterlife is a treasure trove for people like me. I’ll be busy for a while.
The Serena Williams Fit-Dex An ongoing project by a fan to catalog every outfit Serena Williams has worn on-court. (web curios)
Your cookware got worse on purpose.Very informative.
A journey through the Library of Congress’ John Margolies Roadside America Photograph Archive Via Duck SoupLiars
America, you have a problem and it isn’t hardworking immigrants. A stark raving mad video of fans of “Apostle” Kathryn Krick, writhing, weeping, collapsing and freaking out at her recent book signing. Via Memo Of The Air
Five things you probably wouldn’t have known if Futility Closet hadn’t posted them.
Richard Silver’s Vertical Churches series captures the "impossible" 180-degree vertical panorama of the world’s most magnificent cathedrals. Via Memo Of The Air
In the early 20th century philanthropist Julius Rosenwald met Booker T. Washington who raised his awareness of the plight of black children in America’s rural south. Together they are responsible for building 5000 schools during the Jim Crow period. (The Rosenwald School Project.)
Saturday, July 25, 2026
Happy Caturday
Helpful cats.
Morning Kittens Look for the Helpers…
— Democrat Cats (@democratcats.bsky.social) July 20, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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Dottie Gets Spanked
In this brilliant and predictably weird 1993 short film by Todd Haynes a young boy in the 1960s named Stevie is obsessed with a TV show and its star Dottie Frank.
Via biblioklept
Friday, July 24, 2026
Inside the ‘stunning new Athens’ of central Europe
This 4 year old video shows how Ljubljana was rebuilt by Jože Plečnik, an innovative Slovene architect, after an earthquake destroyed the city in 1895. Plečnik’s Human Centred Urban Design in Ljubljana is a World Heritage site and looks like a wonderful travel destination for architecture buffs.
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