Blankets - Holly Farrell 2018 |
I have just discovered the work of Canadian painter Holly Farrell (image above) and am wondering what took me so long.
Are you colourblind? Take the test to find out.
Inside The Anti-Fascist Library That's Been Fighting Nazism SinceWW2 Behind the doors of a handsome Georgian townhouse overlooking leafy Russell Square is the world's oldest collection of material on the Nazi era.
Any hip hop fans out there? Rapper Mic Nickels has given me a heads up on Bars For Days, his new interactive book and musical project about working in the music industry for more than two decades and the people he has met along the way. Both the book and the album will drop on December 10. Here is a link to the trailer.
52 things Tom Whitwell learned in 2021
All I want for Christmas is this Lavish English Greenhouse
The most striking images of 2021 Kelly Grovier picks 15 photos from this year and compares them with iconic artworks. (Thanks Bruce!)
Things That Are Socially Acceptable Now, But Will Shock Future Generations
Don't ditch the Flärdfull! Design enthusiasts are flocking to secondhand Ikea furniture.
Ham is a lifestyle, one that requires you to be a responsible steward of this preserved leg. Just because you think you can eat that much cured pork in a reasonable time doesn’t mean you’re ready to go quarter hog. On the maintenance of a hind quarter of a Costco pig
A globetrotter's guide to stealing the same bike in the same laneway, over and over again. I began to get the impression that I was on my way to becoming the internet’s favourite vessel for its hatred of bike thieves. (via MeFi)
The running footman is an extinct breed.
Maps Mania: On the Langues Maternelles 2016 dot map you can see the mother tongue languages spoken in every neighborhood in Canada, according to the 2016 census.
Downsizing is on my agenda. SHED Architects' Whidbey Dogtrot House would be a good fit.
Sometimes I feel like I need another pair of hands. (via Rusty's Electric Dreams)
Food...in...Space! It's better than it used to be.
What Superheroes Do When They Are Not Saving The World (via Miss Cellania)
Photos of Zimbabwean experts clearing landmines in the Falklands (Thanks Bruce)
The Sleeve Should Be Illegal & Other Reflections on Art at the Frick would make a nice gift for an art-loving friend. There are 62 contributors, among them Colm Tóibín, Rosanne Cash and Roz Chast.
Chojaya, a 250-year-old thatched-roof farmhouse in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
I sometimes mess up when I'm having dinner guests but at least I haven't killed anyone - yet.
What Happens to Your Data When You Die: How to set up your legacy using your Google, Apple, and Facebook accounts. (Thanks Bruce!)
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