These Boxing Glove Armchairs pack a punch at CA$26,518 per set.(above)
When Sir Billy Connolly was knighted he wrote this letter to his friend Eric Idle.
During Covid I have been trying to get my travel fix through virtual walks. I've been wanting to go to Japan for a very long time but the Tokyo Explorer channel will have to suffice for the time being. (via everlasting blort)
The NYA Times-Contrarian is a small-printed section on Neil Young’s official website designed to look like a weathered newspaper (“NYA” stands for “Neil Young Archives”). It’s updated regularly by Young and a few other writers. (via Perfect for Roquefort Cheese)
Patented by an insane person
To be placed in my 'Dumb As A Bag of Hammers' file: "As late as the 1950s, an association for the blind in a southern city used to post sighted monitors at the entrance for its Christmas party, so that the blind guests who could not see each other’s color would be able to segregate racially." Via Futility Closet
It’s rare to become addicted to esoteric hallucinogens. But it’s not impossible. The Curious Life and Mind-Altering Death of Justin Clark
Mustachioed fox has a bossy interspecies girlfriend: Tundra and Cleo
Is it OK to use Romano cheese instead of Parmesan? And if I don’t have spaghetti on hand, can I just use fish? Reader Comments for TheNYT Spaghetti Carbonara Recipe
This week's house envy is Hop House, a former brewery which dates back to circa 1830; Scott of the Antarctic's parents lived in and ran the brewery, and there is a family grave in beautiful Holcombe Old Church.
On March 28, 1912, bacteriologist Almroth Wright wrote a letter to the London Times arguing that women should be denied the vote and in fact kept away from politics altogether in light of their psychological shortcomings. Clementine Churchill, wife of Winston, wrote this reply
Cover Lay Down was started in 2007 to celebrate folk artists and songwriters through coversongs, and explore the margins and meanings of folk music in a 21st century world. (Because in the folk tradition music belongs to the community.)
A supercut of stairs in the films of Alfred Hitchcock
When one of the eucalyptus trees on the Eames property became a threat to the iconic house it was removed and the wood from the tree was repurposed as 100 special collectible Eames Eucalyptus Skate Decks.
A tiny cabin in Tasmania with breathtaking views. (Thanks Bruce)
Global Street Art is the largest online street art archive.
The Italian Town where residents dine like 16th-century dukes.
This Modern Cat Tree is a damn sight better than the cardboard box tenement I've cobbled together for Carmen. (CA $12,677 - yikes)
From campground to crab shack to suburban backyard, the picnic table is so ubiquitous that it is nearly invisible as a designed object. An Illustrated History of the Picnic Table (via Things Magazine)
Singer-songwriter Mark Lanegan died this week. Here he is singing Flatlands with Chelsea Wolfe.
I agree with Sir Almroth Wright. I propose any man active in politics on any level, be prevented from contact with any woman, at any time, for any reason. Just to be safe, prevent contact with young boys too.
ReplyDeleteJesus, Marilyn, I'll be stuck in this chair all g.d. day! -Kate
ReplyDeleteHaha, I didn't mean to cause problems for you.
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