Sunday Links

Hybrid modernism The colourful churches of Kerala.(image above)

The epitome of retro cool! The AZ Barbie Dreamhouse could be yours for just $549,900US.

Advice of the day: Don’t start clicking through Wonders of Street View. It’s a real rabbit hole. 

The Perpetual Stew The flavour depends on the ingredients offered by the public on any given day. (If your name is Stew, you will be the guest of honour)

Exploring Salvador Dalí’s House in Portlligat (via TMN)

Is this the world's best cast iron skillet? At $400US I would expect it to be pretty darn good.

Can you guess where the most northerly active sand dune formations on Earth are located? 

All Aboard the Deer Train to Nara

The house of my dreams: It’s hard to believe that this oasis is close to the heart of Kentish Town, London.

DIY Party Hats

What time do Americans eat their evening meal? We usually sit down at the table sometime between 6:30 and 7pm. How about you?

Just waiting for a mate (Sure you are)

The dark side of tourism “An ugly thing, that is what you are when you become a tourist, an ugly, empty thing, a stupid thing, a piece of rubbish pausing here and there to gaze at this and taste that, and it will never occur to you that the people who inhabit the place in which you have just paused cannot stand you” - Jamaica Kincaid 1988

LOOSE ENDS keeps your loved ones close by completing the projects they’ve left behind.

Nothing says “I do” like a small blood sacrifice: How I Survived a Wedding in a Jungle That Tried to Eat Me Alive (via TMN)

 Someone in Paris, France Is Thinking of You A poem by Alex Dimitrov

How this Toronto artist got his sketchbook back

I’ve posted songs by Karen Dalton several times here over the years. She had a haunting voice and a complicated life that ended far too young. I came across this full documentary on TVO but it may not be viewable for those outside of Canada due to geo-restrictions. It is also available on various streaming services. Here’s the trailer.