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| 8 o'clock at night at Yoshiwara |
An Online Archive of Early 20th Century Japanese Postcards (image above)
Like cars? Here you go
This mid-century home is a good example of the retrofuturism movement that anticipated a world of space colonies with flying cars, robotic servants, and interstellar travel. I'm still waiting. (via Miss Cellania)
Enterprise: Entries in a notebook carried by 37-year-old Iowa burglar Michael Sutton, arrested in the 1950s.
Howdy Felix, what's happening? How is Felix.today?
Mother's Day Traditions Around the World (Thanks Bruce!)
Montreal is my hometown. Why have I never heard of the Montreal Melon?
He spurred a revolution in psychiatry. Then he disappeared. The story of Henry Anonymous, M.D. (NYT link)
Food futurology: What food will look like a century from now Cricket tartare, anyone?
I want to downsize but if someone offered me this waterfront property in Tasmania I wouldn't turn it down.
Cover up your neck for God's sake! Tom Wolfe's Style Advice (first posted on NOTL in 2011)
Canada nips moon crime in the bud
These mid-century modern switch plates wouldn't match my decor but I'm tempted to make some changes to make them fit.
The last phone boxes in the UK: broken glass, cider cans and – amazingly – a dial tone (Thanks Bruce!)
How Many People It Takes To Save A Gunshot Victim's Life A single bullet wound sets in motion a long, labor-intensive process to try to save a life, a chain of support that includes police officers, security guards, trauma nurses, doctors, surgeons, therapists, more nurses, social workers, pharmacists, paramedics, and chaplains.
Do you enjoy crosswords? Check out Atlas Obscura's new Puzzle Monday feature
Hi-res drone footage of the recent Andover, Kansas tornado
Ground Zero 1945: Pictures by Atomic Bomb Survivors For over 60 years a UCLA physician called attention to the special vulnerability of the children of the atomic bomb age.
Do you have a favourite spacesuit? I didn't but I do now (it's the SpaceX)
Fabrique|Hacktion is a design hacking project that aims to make everyday experience more comfortable by inventing simple objects to correct shortcomings in the urban environment. Via
18 Recipes You Should Learn by Heart This collection of simple and delicious go-to meals definitely beats a poptart washed down with a can of pepsi. (NYT link)
5 unusual US airlines that really existed (Via Miss Cellania)
How Bean Soup became a fixture on the menu of the House of Representatives Restaurant.
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