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Sunday, July 12, 2026

What if Antoni Gaudí Had Designed a Massive Hotel in New York? Before his death, Gaudí had begun a proposed Hotel Attraction for New York City. This is an imagined version of what it might have been. (image above)

A chilling story about neighbours from hell: ’He hadn’t been trying to scare us. He’d been trying to kill us’

Are you looking for something to read? Uncovered.ink is a great little literary gadget. Read the opening of a real book, blind, and answer the only question that matters: would you keep reading? (Free, the way we like it, with no account required to start reading.) Via TMN

The night the earth shook, strangers started to draw and saved lives. Inside the edit history of the world's free map. This is a great story via Perfect for Roquefort Cheese

Every John Oliver Scene on General Hospital Via MetaFilter

These balloon animals are not like the ones you and I make. Via Tacky Raccoons

Binface vs Farage

Who’s that mysterious woman, sobbing into her lace handkerchief at your husband’s funeral service? Could this be her?

Are you looking for a place to store your batmobile? Batman’s stately Wayne Manor for sale

The possibility of U.S. abandonment of the world order was terrifying. The reality turns out to be a new beginning. Canada, America’s neighbor, was the first to see it, naturally. (NYT gift link)

Comrade Kitty A socialist comic strip.

Minnesota State Fair New Foods For 2026 Best read when hungry. I read this article right after lunch. Don’t do that.

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure: NYC garbage hawker, Justin Gignac, collected bits of garbage from outside Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding venue and put them in little plastic boxes. They flew off the shelves at $25 a piece.

Disaster Mansion (NYT gift link)

In a notorious trial dubbed the “Dingo Case”, Lindy Chamberlain was convicted of the murder of her infant daughter, Azaria, on October 29, 1982. Her conviction was officially overturned by the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory in 1988 but evidence that's too sensitive for public display remains in a national museum's collection. Via Metafilter

Lovely Pixel Skylines

Send a message with the middle finger divorce ring

“The possibility of U.S. abandonment of the world order was terrifying. The reality turns out to be a new beginning. Canada, America’s neighbor, was the first to see it, naturally.”(NYT gift link)

A rare camera-trap study logged the effects of armed conflict on wild animals in real time. NYT gift link

Food fraud is big business. Can you guess what the most stolen food in the world is? Via PfRC

Skip these vintageYouTube videos if you are triggered by the horror genre. I nearly jumped out of my skin watching the first one. Via TMN

From insulin to poutine - a history of Canada in 24 objects.

According to the International Mail Manual, it’s prohibited to send these things.

The Victorian Web Contains links to literature, history and culture in the age of Victoria. One of the oldest academic and scholarly websites, it entered the Internet in 1994. It’s a bit of a rabbit hole. Via Metafilter

This map displays the sunrise and sunset times for any location on Earth, for any day of the year.