Masked Bandit

 Thread lists the treats he enjoyed.

Overnight, a masked bandit broke into our kitchen. Armed with opposable thumbs, he proceeded to sample everything on offer. I’d just visited the farmers market, so the menu was extensive. I can now share a highly specific peer-reviewed list of what this particular raider did & did not enjoy. 🧵

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— Katharine Hayhoe (@katharinehayhoe.com) July 29, 2026 at 12:52 PM

The Most Beautiful Ship In The World

 The Amerigo Vespucci has arrived in Montreal. The century-old Italian navy training ship, built in 1931, traversed the Atlantic with all-manual technology. It was 29 days at sea and required a crew of 264 for the crossing.

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New Bridge

The traffic has started flowing between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan on the new Gordie Howe Bridge. It is the first new crossing between Ontario and Michigan in over 60 years. It is the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America and features a multi-use path for pedestrians and cyclists. I’m looking forward to seeing it when I visit my son and his wife in Windsor. 

Massive Monster Mitts

Hulk Hands, their rise to popularity, and their sad decline after gaining a reputation for sibling beatdowns. 

(The Awesomer)

Baby Pianist

Joelle, a 3-year-old piano prodigy, played Shostakovich’s Waltz No.2 with the orchestra at Hong Kong Cultural Centre.  She trained under concert pianist Shirley Lo, who specializes in teaching exceptionally young children.

Via TYWKIWDBI

See Me

This film's perspective is through the eyes of Alice, a young child at an adult party. When she can't get her mother's attention she creates her own little world together with the anchovies she found on her toast.

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Mr. Jambo

"Mr. Jambo" is a parody of the "white guy goes to Africa" genre that you’ll recognize from Paul Simon's album “Graceland.

Via Neatorama 

Creepy Houses

 

In Sibiu, Romania, the rooftops watch like half-closed eyes.

The windows were originally built for ventilation but have earned the city the nickname "The City Where Houses Don't Sleep". pic.twitter.com/hkfr5j2Ru0

— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) July 20, 2026

Via Memo of The Air 

Whittering Heights

The most Wuthering Heights Day ever in Whitstable.

 

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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.

Star Maps and Heavenly Bodies, Boxed

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.

Untitled (Canis Major Constellation), c.1960.

Untitled (Celestial Navigation), 1956–58.

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