Sunday Links

Bodys Isek Kingelez: Paris Nouvel, 1989
Photo by Frédéric Pignoux/Cnap (France)

Bodys Isek Kingelez: Building Fantasy  In the late 1970s, the Congolese sculptor Kingelez (1948-2015) began crafting what he called “extreme maquettes,” fantastical buildings constructed out of whatever he could get his hands on.

Rockwell and Repin The recent Senate hearings over the nomination of Brent Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court led to social media postings of Norman Rockwell‘s eloquent 1959 painting The Jury Room.

The moment tsunami hits Palu city More than 400 people have been confirmed dead after a tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit an Indonesian city on Friday. *Edit:the final death toll could number in the thousands*

When Televisions Were Radioactive: Anxieties about the effects of screens on human health are hardly new, but the way the public addresses the problems has changed.

Writers’ Cribs Via 

Forbidden behaviour | Comune di Venezia Thanks Bruce!

Let’s Read Old Magazines 

The Sandwich That Helped Feed Puerto Rico After FEMA Failed 

‘This guy doesn’t know anything’: the inside story of Trump’s shambolic transition team  Via

For Those Who Love Coziness and Feeling Extremely Wealthy A review of an $88 candle.

Ke Lefa Laka: Memories of a Lost Mother

How to make Anthony Bourdain's classic meatballs

As our urban living arrangements get smaller is there a way to make them more liveable? Yes. The answer, of course, is robots.

David Hockney unveils iPad-designed window at Westminster Abbey 

Pancake moons and grounds galaxies

Scenes: The Wicked Shit  A wild weekend at the Gathering of the Juggalos with the die-hard fans of American horrorcore rap duo Insane Clown Posse.

Airfare Study Claims This Is Exactly How Far in Advance You Should Book Your Flights

The Missing Boys Of St. Anne's Residential School

Tanuki, the Japanese raccoon dog, is a shape-shifting, hedonistic and jovial trickster. Via

Classical Pianist Glenn Gould to Tour World as Hologram

You've heard of Mustang Sally. How about Axis Sally?

William Faulkner Was a Really Bad at Being a Postman Luckily he had other talents.

For $1000 Professional 'Trip Sitters' Will Save You From a Bad Acid Trip