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| Helena Slicher’s wedding gown, worn at her marriage to Aelbrecht baron van Slingelandt on September 4, 1759. Photo: Rijksmuseum. |
18th Century Womenswear: Elegance and evolution (photo above)
As Ulaanbaatar grows, many new residents have retained a semi-mobile form of housing that’s become synonymous with the city’s landscape: the ger. Yurts made homeownership affordable but can they survive?
Michigan I Voted Stickers: Voters across the state, once they cast a ballot in this year's presidential election, might be handed a round sticker featuring a werewolf ripping its own shirt to shreds as it throws its head back and howls like a maniac in front of an American flag. And it is glorious. (Via PfRC)
How Walkable Is Your Neighborhood? A new map tool allows users users to explore the walkability, bike-ability or transit accessibility of any place in the United States.
Record labels forgot these songs existed. One man rescued them “It makes fans happy and it gives artists a sense of closure.”
Want to create an AI poster for your location? There’s an app for that.
Milo Mottola made sculptural forms inspired by the drawings of neighbourhood children to create the carousel for the Riverbank State Park on Manhattan's Hudson River. (via Rusty’s Electric Dreams)
How should we look at images of horror and suffering? Author Joanna Pocock writes about being profoundly affected upon seeing photographs of Minimata, a small fishing village in Japan that suffered the effects of mercury poisoning by the Japanese Chisso Corporation.
To celebrate 25 years of independent publishing McSweeney’s latest issue is a lunchbox filled with goodies.
Don’t throw out those silica gel packets: Here are some clever repurposing ideas for them.
Why you should make tomato sauce from scratch. It’s simple and it tastes better.
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