Sunday Links

Emil Bisttram, Creative Forces (1936). Photo: courtesy Addison Rowe Fine Art.

This transcendental artist’s work was used in ads for Los Alamos: In the early 1960s, the scientific laboratory placed ads in national trade journals to recruit new talent. The ads featured work by members of the nearby Taos art colony, including that of Emil Bisttram. (image above)

The forest home of the architect who designed the Sydney Opera House is on the market. It is an iconic example of Danish modernism. Read more

Jarhead

Glease Man loves his work. Via Memo Of The Air

Sudsy Via Blort

The Catalogue Of Ships: Where the Greek ships that set out for Troy were from and what they may have looked like.(Kottke)

Pygmy Raccoons Make Toys From Trash Via Laughing Squid

RoboHarm contains five tasks: stab a baby doll, heat a can of compressed air, put a screwdriver in a toaster, drop a power bank in water, mix bleach and ammonia. Via Metafilter

A Creepy Miniature Bathroom With Frightful Fixtures

Are you breaking unwritten British rules of etiquette? Find out here because no one is going to tell you.

Walking men around the world

The US-Canada border is 5,500 miles of pure nonsense. Miss Cellania

Boo, I wanted the fairies to win! Via Blort

From lucky pencils and lip gloss to squishies and a soccer ball Gen Alpha backpacks offer a peek into their world. These must have been taken on the first day of school because I don’t see any stinky gym socks of moldy sandwiches.

 Buffalo Puppets Via Memo Of The Air

Brian Eno's soulful cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" (a repost from Dec 2019 links)

The 50 Largest Cities in the World (2026) with a photograph and a single thing worth knowing about each one.

A clever pelican seeks out health care Via Metafilter

Hand of Glory This is perhaps my most cringeworthy post ever (and it’s had a lot of competition) Via Memo Of The Air