A rare collection of original factory technical master blueprints (image above) from Bertone, one of the most important and influential Italian automotive design houses in history. (via Things Magazine)
In 1950 Northgate Mall in Seattle put up a Christmas tree so tall that no one would ever again attempt to beat the record that they established. How tall was it?
Every year, Tom Whitwell shares some interesting and intriguing things, one per week, learned over the past year. Here are the 52 things he learned in 2023. (Via PfRC)
YouTube is driving me crazy. Seriously.
Whenever we plan a trip to London we check to see what’s playing at the Royal Court Theatre for two reasons: it usually offers something that interests us and it has several small spaces with comfy seats. Living Archive is a cumulative and ongoing digital platform through which the work of the Royal Court Theatre can be accessed, explored, and interrogated. Via Web Curios.
Paparazzi Black Bar Sunglasses for the celebrity (or wannabe celeb) in your life.
“Once upon a time, all the food in England was terrible, except in children’s books. The beef was overcooked, the vegetables were overboiled, the custards were watery, and this once-proud country was the laughingstock of the culinary world.” How Jane Grigson saved English food from being an international joke.
I believe that you will find something for everyone on your gift list at The 2023 Kottke Holiday Gift Guide. I would love to receive a subscription to the Mac and Cheese Club but they don’t deliver to Canada. Pity.
The NYT fiction and nonfiction choices for 10 Best Books of 2023.
Nom Nom Nom What was Cookie Monster eating anyhow? (NYT Link)
There are no rules: 'Run the dishwasher twice'
People who are blind from birth will gesture when they speak (and why that’s a big deal) via Metafilter
Art and Culture on the Faroe Islands, an article on an incredibly beautiful place I would like to visit.
10 Car Innovations That Failed the Test of Time I remember every one of these.
Literary Fight Club: “One Saturday evening in 1968, the poets battled on Long Island. Drinks spilled into the grass. Punches were flung; some landed. Chilean and French poets stood on a porch and laughed while the Americans brawled. A glass table shattered. Bloody-nosed poets staggered into the coming darkness.”
Last movies: What films did stars see just before they died?
A peek inside the Oxfordshire warehouse finding homes for four million second-hand books (via Things Magazine)
Add this to your Learn Something New Everyday file: How to unlock an airplane lavatory door from the outside (Think before you actually try this)
"It's an extraordinary exercise in modesty and restraint. It's a beautifully detailed building. We were slightly lost for words." Cuddymoss by Ann Nisbet Studio named Scotland's best new building
50 grams over the weight limit at the airport? I guess I’ll eat them.
What an evil Sunday Links, tied up most of my afternoon and evening. LoL
ReplyDeleteThe 212 ft Christmas tree story was fantastic although the cutting off all the limbs and wiring on limbs from a bunch of trees is cheating. If that's not cheating then they could have cut the trunk in half making it easier to move.
Then the 52 things he learned had me clicking on his 52 links, sometimes a link from that link.
My head is swimming with all the stuff I learned today... thank you.
xoxoxoBruce
We aim to please. Glad you like them.
DeleteThe one about the dishwasher. I don't have a dishwasher, but the advice applies to so much else.
ReplyDeleteI have always been a stickler for following rules, probably because I want to keep my life from deteriorating into chaos. This story flipped a switch in my head and I’m realizing that the world will not fall apart if I have leftover pasta for breakfast instead of an egg and toast.
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