Sunday, March 01, 2026

Sunday Links

Alisha & Sirocco — photo courtesy of the Kākāpō Recovery Programme

The Kākāpō (image above) smells like honey and flowers. It’s the only bird in the world known for smelling genuinely, delightfully good. It cannot fly but can climb trees. It is endangered.


This mall washroom in Nanjing, China is a total sensory experience. I bet you have never seen such a lavish public bathroom.



An accumulation of pithy aphorisms Now you’re prepared for whatever comes at you.


Did a winner of the Goncourt Prize steal a woman’s life story? She had confided in her psychiatrist. "I had no filter, no taboos. I told her everything." Her psychiatrist was Kamel Daoud's wife.

What did you do when you were 4 months old?


In 1897, Swedish engineer S. A. Andrée led a mission that sought to claim the North Pole for Sweden through “futurist” aerial exploration rather than traditional sledging. His photographs survived. He, alas, did not. Via Memo Of The Air



Bastard Chairs An interior design trend for 2026?

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous5:03 pm

    Codex: I'm glad someone recommended your blog. Throughly enjoying it.
    Kakapos went from 40 to 120. It's a start.
    Strange article on psychopaths. fMRI studies not included?

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  2. "Coins is now ham" lol.

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