This is an animated visual interpretation of Camille Saint-Saëns's Danse Macabre, produced by Raw Nerve Productions.
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Tamara In The Green Bugatti
How Tamara de Lempicka’s life and times shaped her work – from her affluent upbringing and flight from the Russian Revolution to her experience in 1920s Paris.
Flower Fairy
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Wednesday, October 28, 2026
A Jumping Spider (with pollen)
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| Image credit John-Oliver Dum/Nikon Small World |
Via TYWKIWDBI
Monday, October 26, 2026
Babel Fish
Arthur Dent's Babel fish is small, yellow and leech-like. When put in one's ear it allows for instant translation of any language. It was featured in the 1992 documentary of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Via FB pal Hal.
Hand Stitched Globe
"An embroidered globe made in 19thc US when girls were allowed at last to learn geography. The school couldn’t afford globes so the girls stitched their own, sewing down the boundaries of their New World. The globes were only 5” high" via @ sewingmatters & @ Sirensongs #womensart
— womensartbluesky.bsky.social (@womensartbluesky.bsky.social) October 14, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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Via @muymarcottage.bsky.social
Sunday, October 25, 2026
Sunday Links
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| Image credit: justplainjen / Atlas Obscura User |
Where in the world to see the world’s creepiest dolls (image above)
I have longed for one or these perky wee vehicles for most of my life. John Brown made this realistic full size replica of the Jetsons Air Car but unfortunately it doesn’t fly. Via Neatorama
Remember Six Degrees Of Kevin Bacon? It seems he’s not as well connected as we thought he was.
From the markets of Dakar and Lagos to the sidewalks of Abidjan and the Beherawi neighbourhood of Addis Abab: The boldly evocative Street Photography Of Africa
Devilish Delights: Public Domain Review’s Halloween Reader
The art of Facebook Marketplace by Casey Roarty
The story of Florence Thompson, the subject of Migrant Mother, Dorothea Lang’s most iconic photograph. Via Memo Of The Air
Six Frank Lloyd Wright preservation projects both complete and in-progress.
A Walk Through Art History Prepare to spend a lot of time here because there’s an awful lot to see. Via Webcurios
Rearview politics (Not that there’s anything wrong with that.) Via Memo Of The Air
The Vinyl Archive is a physical and digital media archive dedicated to obscure, little-known, or previously-unknown music that isn't on the internet anywhere else - and there’s a reason for that. I tried to grab something from it that you’d like but came up empty. Check it out and let me know if I’m missing something.
In the same vein as the link above: Songs to Listen to in a Wendy’s Parking Lot
How Music Works (not AI)
I think this is hilarious: “Team, I’m sure you’re all wondering why I called you here today.” Via Memo Of The Air
Every relative that Gabe Kotter told a story about on Welcome Back Kotter
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