It’s Thursday, and you know what that means – not much time to post links! But here are a few.
The COVID-19 Law Lab is an effort to gather all the legal
documentation worldwide on the pandemic. North America isn’t represented very
well (yet?), but other parts of the world have a lot there.
Happy Wednesday. Here are some random bits and pieces to enjoy!
We are big fans of Meow Wolf, and are delighted to find out that they’re opening an “immersive supermarket” in Las Vegas next year. Many thanks to Satori for sending this. (Satori also said, “I bet they didn’t plan how important grocery stores would be when they were in concept phase.” Ha.)
The Mysterious Package Company has also added to their repertoire, with the spinoff Curious Correspondence. If you sign up, you get a mystery package/puzzle each month.
From Cassandra: A recent Netflix horror movie was filmed in an abandoned (and haunted, of course!) Kentucky mansion. Lots of secrets there, I bet.
And finally, just for fun: Due to all the recent baseball
shenanigans, New York governor Andrew Cuomo suggested that the MLB play in a
New York “bubble.” Someone on Reddit took the idea and renamed all the teams tomake them more NY-friendly. My personal favorite is the Brooklyn Bagels, but I also like the Greenwich Stonewallers.
Hello. Remember when we used to travel about and look at things? Those were good times.
Anyway! Here’s a look at modern Singapore, and how it’s become a futurist dystopia of sorts. (Thanks to Cassandra for sending this!)
The motorcycle gets a fabulous-looking reinvention here. I miss Art Deco. Maybe we can have a 21st-century revival.
After World War II, French fashion came back to life with
the help of the tiny mannequins of the Théâtre de la Mode!
Culturespaces creates a different kind of immersive exhibit, where you’re surrounded by the art in a space. It looks incredible. They have a page of their venues, and each one is worth seeing – here’s just one example.
We’re back! Well, sort of. While we get caught up on everything, here are two links from others!
From Bill Lucey: Irregardless is now a perfectly cromulent word, even if my spellcheck doesn’t think so. (It does think cromulent is a
valid word, though. Hm.)
Hello and happy Friday!
The Spooky Librarians are going to be on staycation for the next two weeks. Updates may happen, but may not, depending on when we get up in the morning. We may go to the World’s Longest Yard Sale, depending on weather and COVID numbers, but other than that, we don’t have much planned. 2020 is so strange.
Anyway! On to links from others!
From Cassandra: A new group, ReImagine Appalachia, is working to bring jobs and sustainability to the region. There’s much more on the organization here. Looks fantastic.
From Satori: The “battles” among museums on Twitter have been providing much-needed culture and humor each week! The most recent competition, for “best bum,” is especially good.
The Swedish island of Gotland is using medieval knights to encourage social distancing. I already wanted to visit Gotland; this is an added
incentive!
I’ve been waiting to post a link to Baseball Theater for MONTHS now. It’s new and looks like it’s going to be an amazing resource for baseball fans,
especially during this weird abbreviated season.
If you’re going to protests, be aware that tech companies may be following you via your phone, and then using your demographic information.
Drive-in movies are having a renaissance in this pandemic-stricken world! You can search for drive-ins near you, or just soak up the nostalgia.
