Via Memo Of The Air
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Hard Core
We think that music and art should be made by humans and not artificial intelligence. We are the Knights Of Molino.
How To Pick A Lock
Have you always dreamed of becoming a spy or a criminal? Years ago The Art Of Manliness posted a video to help get you started. Recently the site posted a link that directs you to a Lock Pick Training Kit to provide you with the tools you need for an espionage caper or a crime spree.
Monday, October 12, 2026
What do Ostriches Eat?
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| Contents of an ostrich’s stomach extracted after its death. Taken at the Zoological Society of London, ca. 1930 |
'The Icebergs'
Read More: Smithsonian Magazine
Sunday, October 11, 2026
Sunday Links
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| Archway Studios, London SE17 £1,100,000 |
Some years ago I read an article about Archway Studios, a stunning example of adaptive reuse in London. The dingy doorway (image above) gives no hint of what lies beyond. It is now for sale.
Jaguar "inaugurates a new era" with Type 01 electric car and it’s pretty snazzy.
Who agrees with your opinion of whether there is life after death? This piece was created by Alvin Chang using data from the Global Flourishing Study, a 22-country, longitudinal investigation, tracking more than 200,000 participants across every inhabited continent.
I think I have something in my eye…
I thought it was just me: The share of Americans who say they host friends or family at their home at least monthly has fallen from 42 percent in 1975 to 12 percent in 2026—a 70 percent collapse in a half century.
I joined Bluesky to find people who shared my political outrage but now, thanks to Memo Of The Air, I have found that the Bluesky universe offers so much more.
Looking for a good read? The Giller Prize Shortlist presents five books that represent Canadian fiction at its finest.
Over 100,000,000,000 people have ever lived. Choose one.
The Worst Pen I Have Ever Reviewed He has strong feelings. Via Metafilter
5 Cursed Coastal Towns Straight Out of Widow’s Bay
Today I learned that there are feral camels and not only are they a real thing but they have become problematic in Australia.
I saw the tapestry years ago in Bayeux but enjoyed a refresh at The Bayeux Tapestry Online Experience Via WebCurios
Jokes about France, filmed on location.
Hanan, one of my friends from the earliest years of blogging, sent me this charming story to share.
Blondins’ Assignment America - Nine months, 25,000 miles, one phone cord, and the kindness of strangers. Via KottkeThe best multi day hikes in the world (2026) I am a walker and I do a minimum of 5 km per day but could easily do more. These hikes look pretty fabulous and I think I might enjoy some of the shorter ones that are only moderately difficult. (Memo Of The Air)
Music For Sunday Morning
This week’s choice acknowledges Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson who has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. In 2025, Carson appeared on The Great Lakes Suite, an album by Canadian indie rock band the Rheostatics, narrating several poems inspired by the Great Lakes which fit the conceptual focus of their album. Link To Full Album
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Friday, October 09, 2026
A Love Letter That Unfolds Into An Art Gallery
How wonderfully romantic is this?
“On January 10, 1913, caricaturist Alfred Frueh (1880-1968) sent his fiancee Giuliette Fanciulli her own art gallery, so that she could train for the "GALLERY MARATHON" she would experience when she arrived in Paris. It came complete with original works of art and a coat check.”
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