Constructive Chaos builds a better bicycle wheel.
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
The Fiend Of Dope Island (1961)
“A Caribbean island tale of dope-dealing. debauchery and gun-running that single-handedly defines the word lurid.”
Monday, June 22, 2026
Artwork Of The Day
A Kite Flying Festival is a 19th century watercolour painting by an unknown Indian artist, housed in the Wellcome Collection in London.
Via Memo Of The Air
Sunday, June 21, 2026
Sunday Links
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Plans are afoot to restore Furthur, the 1939 International Harvester school bus purchased by author Ken Kesey in 1964 to carry his "Merry Band of Pranksters" cross-country. It will be the centrepiece of a gallery in Golden Gate Park. Via Memo Of The Air
Isometric NYC is a giant isometric pixel-art map of New York City (Via Tacky Raccoons)
Japan's Emperor Hirohito could take a fan between his toes and fan himself, while simultaneously swimming. Link
Do you want to go down a rabbit hole today? Check out this page. Via Perfect for Roquefort Cheese
Listen to a compilation of CanCon hits.
Once upon a time in the 1960s, an Asian boy and girl met at college. We’ll call them Henry and Mary. Henry is one of the thousands of adults Stanford University researchers have been tracking since 2017. A love story
The one mistake everyone makes with pancakes.
“The weird unhinged stuff sells better and it's just more fun to make, lol.” The unhinged cake decorators at a Missoula Walmart have become local legends. (Via
In the beginning the web was a place where people built websites about their cats, their favourite TV shows and their rock collections and there were no algorithms deciding what you’d see. Early Web Links takes you back to those days. (Via Kraftfuttermischwerk)
The Robin Hood Oak in Sherwood Forest has died. It was 1,200-1,400 years old. Link
The shortest passenger flight in the world takes just one minute. Link
Ratflow NYC shows you where the rats are in real time.
“Wander to Wonder” was a children’s show starring three miniature actors. When the creator of the series dies, Mary, Billybud and Fumbleton continue to make weird episodes for their fans.
None of the countries that bordered Romania before World War 2 border it today. See the maps
In the end they’re just pixels but Otome boyfriends are better than the real ones. Via Perfect for Roquefort Cheese
Miss Cellania)
This 325 sq ft apartment in Hong Kong makes use of every inch.
Do you remember when elevators were staffed? I do. Here are some photos of a charm school for “Elevator Girls” in the 1940s Via Memo Of The Air
Music For Sunday Morning
This song was originally a worldwide hit by Depeche Mode in 1990.
Nouvelle Vague - Enjoy the Silence Feat. Skye Edwards (Morcheeba) & Larry Love (Alabama 3)
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Manta Ray Cleaning Station
I took a liveaboard to Komodo, Indonesia, and dove Manta Alley, a cleaning station for Manta Rays. They visit the station to have cleaner fish groom them. My closest encounter... #marinelifephotography #marinelife #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #eastcoastkin #photography
— JBGarrity Photography (@joegarrity.bsky.social) June 19, 2026 at 8:42 AM
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Happy Caturday
A cat train in Japan. It was opened in honor of the cat Tama, who worked as a station attendant in the city of Kinokawa. The entire train is dedicated to cats, and it even has a library. Original post
— Massimo (mirror) (@rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social) June 15, 2026 at 11:57 AM
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