Via everlasting blortBruh said by any means necessary.🤔😂 🐊 pic.twitter.com/V89Sy0auce
— J- 🌎✨ (@MajorFactor2) September 29, 2021
Thursday, September 30, 2021
Zion Clark was born with a severe disability and had a difficult upbringing in the foster care system. He didn't let that stop him and emerged with a positive outlook and incredible athletic ability. To say he is an inspiration is an understatement.
Thanks Bruce!
Paddington Bear Steps Into Iconic Films
See more here
h/t Design You Trust
Folding A Knight
A time-lapse of the 41-hour process of folding an origami knight from a single square sheet of paper.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Today marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada.
The day honours the lost children and survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. Time to reflect on our history.
I pity the country, I pity the state
And the mind of a man who thrives on hate
I pity this country - Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
It's Uncanny
New SNL comic James Austin Johnson is 'Best Trump Impersonator.' See Why.
SCOOBY-DON !! pic.twitter.com/DESl7LDplH
— James Austin Johnson (@shrimpJAJ) August 21, 2020
The Kádár Cube Comeback
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| From Hungarian Cubes: Subversive Ornaments in Socialism (2014) by Katharina Roters |
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| Images: Hungarian Cubes: Subversive Ornaments in Socialism (2014) by Katharina Roters |
Hungarian Cubes: Subversive Ornaments in Socialism, a book by German-Hungarian artist Katharina Roters, has inspired a new generation of Hungarian creatives to embrace the once-maligned abodes. They appear in film, paintings and even fashion design.
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| Kádár Cube dress from the 2019 collection by Dóra Tomcsányi |
'Microfliers' are the smallest man-made flying structure
Inspired by seeds that are scattered by the wind, these 'flying microchips' are shaped like tiny propellers to catch the wind, and may be the smallest flying structures ever made by humans.
Via bookofjoe
The Impossible Map
Experiments with a grapefruit illustrate the difficulty of presenting a true picture of the world on a flat surface.
Via Aeon
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
These buttons!
Stellar matching set of nine (9) Scottish agate ball waistcoat buttons, each about 1/2". From the mid-1800s. Hand cut and just beautiful. https://t.co/EEeLkP5tqj pic.twitter.com/z049roesg6
— Collectors Weekly (@collectorswkly) September 28, 2021
Never Too Small?
This architect makes the most of a 344 square foot Paris apartment using ingenious storage solutions. Everything in it is absolutely essential and made with sustainable materials. It's probably not for me but I admire the lack of clutter.
via The Awesomer
Bearbnb
You can live like Disney’s Winnie the Pooh in the original Hundred Acre Wood to celebrate his 95th anniversary.
Take a Hike
The 2000 mile Appalachian Trail in less than 5 minutes. Lovely video with soothing music.
Monday, September 27, 2021
Drone photos of abandoned places
Visual artist Brendon Burton takes pictures of vacant and decaying places.
Via Das Kraftfuttermischwerk
David Bowie and Elizabeth Taylor by Terry O'Neill pic.twitter.com/WrcANRP7Ei
— Flashbak.com (@aflashbak) September 27, 2021
Dystopian photo of starlings in Rome
This is what the sky over Rome looked like on February 22, 2018: thousands and thousands of starlings turned the sky into the densest TV static [source, read more: https://t.co/QGm2dOnopR] pic.twitter.com/C5rgWedWAq
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) September 27, 2021
The History of Pad Thai
It's Thailand’s national dish but its ingredients and origins came from other countries.
Via The Awesomer
Sunday, September 26, 2021
My seventeen year old dog, Liz, has recently lost her hearing. When it's time to go for a walk I show her the leash. When it's mealtime I show her the dish. But sign language only works if she's looking at me.Yesterday I lost my grip on the leash and she ran off. I chased after her screaming and (of course) got no response. A waiter at the pub on the corner grabbed her before she ran into traffic.
耳が聞こえないワンコに手で散歩に行くことを伝えてみると… pic.twitter.com/c5HUfh2qRm
— もふもふ動画 (@tyomateee2) August 18, 2021
Just a reminder that this exists. pic.twitter.com/vsQhWNqXnX
— Film Lust (@Film_lust) September 19, 2021
The Midway
Rendered in pencil and paper, The Midway was produced as part of the 10th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.
Via Memo of the Air
Sunday Links
It's Sunday morning here but it's cocktail hour somewhere so here's a wonderful Compendium of Vintage Cocktail Recipe Books that you can open and browse. Bottoms up! (via Perfect for Roquefort Cheese)
I've been taking a lot of City Walks
As the 20th Anniversary of 9-11 approached NPR set up an old phone booth in Brooklyn Bridge Park and invited people to leave a voicemail for someone they lost that day. A bit of a tearjerker: The Voicemail
An Accidental Collection: Haruki Murakami's T-shirts
You play with the Canadian goat you get the horns
Mini James Bond 007 Aston Martin Lovely!
These were real buildings, not sets and the 'Who's Who' of building names used reads like an audit of the most important domestic buildings of the 1920s and 1930s. Homes Used In Poirot Episodes (via FB pal Hal)
There is a Facebook group called The Wide World of Sad Old Songs where you can go to indulge your melancholy side.
These foods will kill your children
Visually stunning math concepts which are easy to explain (Thanks Bruce!)
Sally Storch is a storyteller. Her paintings offer a pure vision of ordinary people unsentimentally portrayed. I've just discovered her work and I like it.
COVID-19 is attacking the animal kingdom, and zoos might be the battleground. Read more
Hey, I could use these! Ralph Woltstem's Breast Supporters
Bruce Springsteen Renaissance Poet "The gentle flow of your attire As you dance stirs my desire. Woooo, baby—I’m on fire!"
An interesting story: Mystery of the Ghost Blimp (via Alan Parker)
What does a bear do in the woods? Hunter Finds Lost GoPro Filled with Footage Shot by a Bear
Voices from the Inside: Introducing American Prison Newspapers, 1800-2020
'Ruin marble' looks like derelict cities
Hidden Sci-Fi gem of the week: Read an analysis of a 1984 space opera classic. I want to watch it. (via FB pal Hal)
Calling all crafters: Felt A Pizza Via Rusty's Electric Dreams (an excellent newsletter)
Bruce Springsteen Renaissance Poet: "Abandon, dear, this cursed abode And join me on the Thunder Road"
No matter how long we have them it is never long enough: The Dog Years Project Captures Dogs Throughout Their Lives
Saturday, September 25, 2021
Artistic Slime Molds And Spores
Moscow-based artist Dasha Plesen uses living organisms to produce shades and structures that are strangely beautiful. She laces petri dishes with various bacterias and other organisms and the resulting works take between three and four weeks to materialize.
The Voices Of Lost Souls
Canadian actor, musician and activist Tom Jackson has released a devastating new song about children lost at residential schools The song and video follow the announcement in May by Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc chief Rosanne Casimir that the remains of 215 children, some believed to be as young as three, were detected on the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.
Friday, September 24, 2021
Animation About the Hunt for Adolf Eichmann
Set in Argentina 1960, The Driver Is Red is an animated documentary that follows the story of secret agent Zvi Aharoni as he hunted down one of the highest ranking Nazi war criminals on the run.
Read more: Open Culture
Oldest human footprints in North America found in New Mexico
"Fossilized footprints discovered in New Mexico indicate that early humans were walking across North America around 23,000 years ago."
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| Image: National Park Service |
Legendary Jammin' the Blues Restored and Upscaled
Groove into the weekend. Jammin' the Blues was made in 1944, nominated for an Academy Award, and is described by Turner Movie Classics as "one of the greatest of all jazz films".
More information on the project: Swing and Blues Corner
So many fabulous films on the harvest theme, courtesy of @BBCArchive
— Land of Lore Films (@LandofLoreFilms) September 23, 2021
1948, the British cherry harvest#FolkloreThursday pic.twitter.com/iJUfUWtQvC
Thursday, September 23, 2021
'Aline' from French Dispatch
A new film by Wes Anderson is always special and I can hardly wait to see this one. Here is Christophe’s “Aline” sung by Jarvis Cocker as Tip Top from The French Dispatch:
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Passing - the trailer
Adapted from the 1929 novel by Nella Larsen, PASSING tells the story of two Black women who can “pass” as white but choose to live on opposite sides of the colour line during the height of the Harlem Renaissance in late 1920s New York.
Norm Macdonald's Early Standup
We've been watching Norm MacDonald Has a Show on Netflix but I prefer his early standup. Here he is in 1989 at Yuk Yuks Comedy Club in Toronto:
Take a Trip Down 'Throat Lane'
The Human Voice (1921) was produced six years before the introduction of “talkies”. "There's something pleasingly odd about a film dedicated to the mechanics of the human voice being entirely devoid of its subject matter."
Living Every Day Like It's 1958
Laci's car, kitchen appliances, home decor, wardrobe, are all vintage. Even her makeup is from the 50s.
Via Boing Boing
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
I did not know this
Whales have flippers: all cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises) and pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, walruses) have flippers. However, inside those flippers are bones that resemble a human hand, thumb included [read more: https://t.co/Jlpo5bBDsi] pic.twitter.com/BQ8ni7aQK3
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) September 20, 2021
Stephen Wright's House Of Dreams
The House of Dreams is artist Stephen Wright‘s unfinished masterpiece. A dazzling temple to the spirit and freedom of outsider art. For the last 20 years, Wright has been steadily covering his home, both inside and out, with objects he has found and collected.
Via MessyNessyChic
Monday, September 20, 2021
In America: Remember
Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg's installation of more than 620,000 white flags on the National Mall honours those who have died from COVID-19 in this pandemic. Flags will be added each day to reflect the continually mounting toll.
Kids Are The Worst
I don't usually post comedy shows but Eric O'Shea is one funny guy. If you don't have time to watch the whole show right now, save it and check it out later.
(via Memo Of The Air)
Sunday, September 19, 2021
Bob Dylan in the Studio
“Don’t Fall Apart on Me Tonight (Version 2)” is from the latest deep dive into the Bob Dylan archives, the five-CD “Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 1980-1985.”
Sunday Links
Otherworldly images by Ludwig Favre: La Dolce Vita, Amalfi Coast (image above) (via Things Magazine)
Do Not Erase: Post-lecture university chalkboards photographed by Jessica Wynne. (via TMN)
Beautiful decay: The most popular listing in Greenwich Village this week is a decrepit one-bedroom apartment on West 11th Street. Described as a 'fixer-upper' it definitely has good bones. (Curbed)
Rolling Stone thinks these are the 500 Best Songs of All Time I have a lot of bones to pick. Do you?
Stepping Out Onto Mt. Rainier If this is what it's like I'd stay inside. (via Memo Of The Air)
This disturbing 1987 video was made by the RSPCA, the UK's largest animal welfare charity,
Built for a skateboarder: This house has a skateboard ramp integrated into the design of the deck.
What It's Like to Actually Fight in Medieval Armor No one dies in the these sword-and-chainmail brawls. The weapons are blunted and contestants fight “not to the death, just until they fall over.”
If I were a better knitter I would buy this Field Bag Kit From Hannah Haworth
Angela Hao draws whimsical digital illustrations of storefronts and their shop cats.
404PageFound Vintage websites that are still online. (via TMN)
Serial Parallels, German artist Max Hattler's whirlwind animation from still photographs of Hong Kong's highrises.
Canning as art? Take a look at these pickles! (via Vintage, Thrift and Simple Living)
Big Hair: Circassian beauties were once sideshow fixtures. Alleged to be from the Caucasus Mountain region, they were famous for both their legendary looks and their large, seemingly Afro-textured hairstyles.
Mr Nag makes me yogurt with fruit and granola every morning - except when we run out of yogurt! Now we can make our own yogurt in a coffee mug. (Thanks for sending me this Paul)
The First Webcam Was Invented to Keep an Eye on a Coffee Pot at Cambridge University
Ghosts in the Mist: An unusual account of multiple people simultaneously seeing the same multiple ghosts.
Monsignor Martinez: He Loves the Lord But He Hates Drugs
Monsignor Martinez is a Spanish Catholic priest (played by actor Eduardo Filipe) who is a mercenary. He loves the Lord but he hates drugs. This is a pilot episode of a live action spin-off series that was made 20 years ago but never aired.
Via Miss Cellania
Saturday, September 18, 2021
Brothers In Art
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| Red Bridge Walter Steggles (1908—1997) |
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| Stratford Walter Steggles (1908—1997) |
If you'd like to learn more about the East London Group, EAST END VERNACULAR, Artists Who Painted London’s East End Streets in 20th Century by The Gentle Author is an excellent source. The ELG Twitter account is also a favourite of mine.
Read More: Spitalfields Life
Guerilla Grazing
Aaron Fletcher is a traveling shepherd who has been “guerrilla grazing” and living off the land for 12 years.
Firefighters Rush to Wrap Sequoias in Foil as Wildfire Nears
The base of General Sherman, the largest living organism on Earth, wrapped in foil to protect it from the KNP Complex Fire.Photo: Inciweb/NPS
These “Icy Fingers Of Death” Instantly Freeze Creatures
A brinicle (brine icicle, also known as ice stalactite) is a downward-growing hollow tube of ice enclosing a plume of descending brine that is formed beneath developing sea ice. It freezes everything in its path.
Tuesday Weld Goes Shopping With Her Dad
In this crazy scene from Lord Love A Duck (1966) Tuesday Weld and Max Showalter really enjoy checking out cashmere sweaters.
(Previously posted here in 2008 but I thought it was weird enough to post again)
Friday, September 17, 2021
Stare at the red dot on her nose for 30 seconds, then look at a plain wall while blinking fast and discover what is an afterimage: https://t.co/CXH5fLqur0 pic.twitter.com/35J1Jf2N6y
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) September 17, 2021
Thursday, September 16, 2021
Kapaemahu: The myth of Hawaii’s third-gender healers
Long ago, four extraordinary beings of dual male and female spirit brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii and imbued their powers in four giant boulders.
Via Aeon
Youtuber explains the "8 Levels of Bach"
Shutian Cheng, a 16-year-old aspiring concert pianist, ranks technical and musical difficulty of various Bach pieces.
Via 3 Quarks Daily
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Elvis Presley Gets the Polio Vaccine on The Ed Sullivan Show
In 1956, Elvis Presley was vaccinated backstage at The Ed Sullivan Show in order to encourage teenagers to get the polio vaccination.
The Many Lives of a New York City Doorman
Yves Deshommes has a very busy life. In addition to being a concierge, art dealer, dad and musician he also helps his home country, Haiti.
Via Kottke
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