A Brief History of Medical Face Masks: The beak, developed by the French medical doctor Charles de Lorme, was among the first face coverings designed to diminish the spread of illness.
Taking Lessons From a Bloody Masterpiece - New York Times Interactive
These urinals! Answering nature's call. Via
Austin Kleon is making a series of lovely house collages for his wife.
I'm going to make this Lemon Goop
Did you know this? I didn't Wavy Walls Actually Use Less Bricks Than a Straight Wall
Discovering Paris’s Canal Saint-Martin This video makes me miss Paris.
The Criterion Collection has removed their paywall from films by Black filmmakers in an act of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
Experience the National Gallery, London in virtual reality.
Icons at risk is an international initiative to preserve the world’s most endangered modern houses of unique architectural importance. Via Things
This Bra Screens for Breast Cancer
John Waters gives a Commencement Speech. (School of Visual Arts 2020)
I have wisteria envy: The secrets of the wisteria pergolas in the Private Gardens at Petworth House
DNA from Stone Age ‘chewing gum’ tells an incredible story
British textile designer, poet, novelist, translator, and socialist activist William Morris was committed to the people of London's East End as, for the first time, unions struggled to assert the right to seek justice for their workers. On November 20th 1887 Morris spoke at the burial of Alfred Linnell, a clerk who was killed by police during a free speech rally in Trafalgar Sq. Read more
International couple Mila and Matteo are spending their honeymoon in quarantine. Check out their Instagram account. (Via)
Pretty fruit: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Pomological Watercolor Collection Via MeFi
Abandoned Mansions Are Remnants of Liberia's Founding History: The world created by former slaves in Liberia was a cruel paradox for more than 150 years. Via
Birds on trains!
London's lost live music venues – in pictures
Finding Euphoria in Bangkok’s Food Scene Great photos.
The tree that changed the world map: The bark from an endangered tree in the Andean rainforest once cured malaria and powered the British Empire. Now, its derivatives are at the centre of a worldwide debate. Thanks Bruce!
Music of protest: How Jazz Helped Fuel the 1960s Civil Rights Movement
Oh, Lord, don’t let ‘em shoot us!
Oh, Lord, don’t let ‘em stab us!
Oh, Lord, don’t let ‘em tar and feather us!
Oh, Lord, no more swastikas!
Oh, Lord, no more Ku Klux Klan!
—Charles Mingus, “Fables of Faubus”
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