Sunday, June 16, 2019

Sunday Links

 Paul Wenham-Clarke

A rare glimpse inside a close-knit community of travellers living under the A40 flyover in London
 (image above) Photographer Paul Wenham-Clarke spent many months gaining the trust of the community’s leaders for unrivalled access to this otherwise closed world.

Tuxedo Wetsuit? Perhaps you prefer this Internal organs one piece swimsuit

Definition of the day: Latchkey Incontinence

One Foot Taller Periscope glasses I definitely need these.

Dylan father and son own the internet this week. I want to see both these films. It's the music I grew up with and I still love it.

Native Shoes makes plant-based sneakers from pineapple and eucalyptus: They are also biodegradable and compostable. (I have their AP Mercury Liteknit sneaker. They're not made with plants but they are comfy and cruelty free and I'm loving them.)

 A slideshow of selections from Nichole Robertson’s Literary Paris: A Photographic Tour.

Forest 404 is an eco-thriller podcast. Recorded sounds of nature, the last vestiges of the natural world, are being erased to make room for more recent data. Via The Chawed Rosin

How to write emails like someone whose opinion matters, without sounding like a pep-machine.

On a Dutch Island, Sunsets, Bike Rides and the Great Lamb Chase One of the leaders on our bike tour of the Netherlands last year was from the Frisian archipelago. It sounds heavenly.

How to Eulogize an Animal  Pablo Neruda, Virginia Woolf, and saying goodbye to dead pets

Borough Market - A Mouth-Watering Guide This is my favourite market in London. My advice: Go on Thursday, it's a madhouse on Saturdays. If you're out and about early go to Maria's Market Cafe for breakfast. You won't find a better cuppa anywhere.

 The National Sound Library of Mexico has found what it says could be the first known voice recording of artist Frida Kahlo. Link

British weddings, captured in their boozy, chaotic glory

What Makes Things Slimy?

The Best Road Trips in North America  Via I have driven only one of these (Quebec City to Saguenay Fjord and Back) and I can vouch for its awesomeness.

For Sale: The Colour Palace, Dulwich Pavilion 2019 

To Map a Coral Reef, Peel Back the Seawater 

The Widows of the Plaza Hotel -  Before Eloise became known as the luxury hotel’s most famous guest, a host of wealthy dowagers held court there. Via

Because everyone likes a quiz: Fewer Than 1% of People Can Ace This Color Test Via

Outstanding Winners of the 2019 National Geographic Photo Contest

Every Day at 5:00, Japan Tests Its Disaster Warning System With Folk Tunes

'5B' Goes Inside The First Hospital Ward That Treated AIDS Patients With Dignity Via 

When You Ask Your Photographer Friend To Babysit Your Cat

"I got those beetles out of the tree for you, boss"

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