Sunday, October 25, 2026

Sunday Links

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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.

'Spirit Walker', A Four-Legged Costume With a Humanlike Face

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



Every relative that Gabe Kotter told a story about on Welcome Back Kotter 









Music For Sunday Morning

 The best Sunday Morning  song- Velvet Underground with Nico

Friday, October 23, 2026

Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock

When my high school boyfriend was accepted at the Ontario College of Art  I went with him to Toronto and during the next few years I learned how to look at art. I wasn’t particularly drawn to Jackson Pollock’s work (I preferred Lee Krasner) but I admired his passion and his deep commitment to his art. I’m disappointed that the current political climate in the US will keep me from seeing the actual show but have consoled myself by taking this video tour of the  Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous exhibition. 


Big Canoe

Yesterday I caught a glimpse of the 52 year old MV Chi-Cheemaun coming down the Welland Canal from Port Colborne headed to Hamilton for dry dock and its 5-year inspection. There were lots of spectators watching the iconic ferry make its way through the locks in Thorold and St. Catharines. The name means "big canoe" in Ojibwe. 


How Owls Hunt Under Snow

Follow a great grey owl as it hunts for food to sustain itself through the winter.