Sunday, August 19, 2018

Sunday Links

Painting (above) was inspired by a parasitic worm in the artist's eye

Joseon: Photos of the Life of Ordinary North Koreans

Places Where You Don’t Need AC or Heat 13 cities around the world where the temperature is wonderful year round.

A town of 46,000 in Indiana is a mecca of modernist architecture 

The Origami Simulator by Amanda Ghassaei shows how origami patterns are constructed by moving and rotating them and folding and unfolding them. Via

Charming summer house in old Swedish baptist chapel. Fantastic Frank

Sunset Boulevard: The Original Hollywood Expose Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard took the tinsel out of Tinseltown, the gild off the golden boy, and the cover off a forgotten murder. Via

I do not have a boyfriend so i made one out of boxes of wine…  Via

Eight mid-century American motels reborn as boutique accommodation

Uffizi Gallery’s Vast Sculpture Collection Goes Online in Interactive 3D Scans

In Amsterdam, Even The Tourists Say There Are Too Many Tourists : Amsterdam is the latest European city — following Barcelona, Dubrovnik and Venice — that's cracking down on what's called "overtourism."

"When I see Donald Trump I get the same thought in my head as I get after a particularly painful bikini wax. Bush wasn’t that bad." 10 best jokes Edinburgh festival 2018

1 Filey Avenue Adam Scovell searches for the Stoke Newington birthplace of the art critic, essayist and novelist John Berger.

Coober Pedy: the mining town where people live under the earth  It's freezing cold, scorching hot and a source of Australia's opals. Here's what life's like when you have to jury-rig even the most basic tech to survive. Via

This is Age-Reduction Retouching in 4K

History of House: Pete Tong picks a classic dance record and reminisces on his own memories of it as well as hearing from the artist responsible for creating it. Via

Trafalgar Square Is Getting A Fifth Lion, And It'll Roar Poetry At You

The Great Chinese Art Heist  Is the Chinese government behind one of the boldest art-crime waves in history? Thanks Bruce!

Jakarta is the fastest-sinking city in the world  and but as long as people continue to buy apartments the government won't halt further development.

An Inside Look at The Lost Kitchen in Freedom, Maine

New Poetry by Indigenous Women 

The History Behind 8 Famous Tongue Twisters

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