Thursdays, as usual, are stupidly busy. So! Take some time and have a look at Bruce Osborn’s photography. I absolutely love the Teen Tokyo series, where he catches up with teenagers twenty years later, and also his Oyako series of parents and children.

Happy Juneteenth!

And now, to London, currently home to an exhibition on secret rivers. 

Also in London, the Temple of Mithras at the London Mithraeum. All that history under one's feet.

Today, we bring you a miscellany.

- There’s an entire metropolis of sorts underneath Paris, and Robert Macfarlane explored it. I was reading along, thinking it would be fun until I got to the most claustrophobic section; I think that would have broken me.

- If you liked Edward Gorey’s Gashlycrumb Tinies alphabet, you will probably love this version featuring Game of Thrones characters.

- The posters on Reddit’s TOTALLY NOT ROBOTS page are…totally not robots. Seriously. Honest!

- Roger Strunk’s website is a thing of beauty (and also some robots!). I sent his library page to B. as proof that he has kindred spirits out there; many of his books look quite familiar.

Happy Monday!

Are pretty cities better cities? A study aims to find out! 

Sesame Street is turning 50 this year, and Considerable has some behind-the-scenes photos to share. (I miss Roosevelt Franklin.)

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre has delayed Project Prospero. As Prospero himself once said: “this swift business / I must uneasy make, lest too light winning / Make the prize light.”

You may remember some of these vintage TV test patterns, but did you know how to actually use them to test your set?

Happy Friday!

From Cassandra: Embrace leisure! 

Also from Cassandra: Look up at the skies this weekend; you might see Jupiter! 

From Zazoo: Does your cat actually like you? Here’s how you can tell. 

Also from Zazoo: Look at how one Cincinnati company is celebrating Pride Month! (Way to go, Courtney!)

From Metafilter: the Africa Vernacular Architecture database is so, so cool.

Via various spots on the interweb: I never saw or heard of Golden Girl and the Guardians of the Gemstone, but I LOVE the villain’s side, especially the Dragon Queen!

Have a safe and spiffy weekend, everyone. See you next week.

The University of Pittsburgh’s library has acquired George Romero’s materials! The website is already up, although the materials aren’t digitized yet. Get ready for zombie fun!

The Library of Congress has a wonderful interactive “story map” series, and the newest chapter takes a look at D-Day. 

We now observe anniversaries and centennials and the like (see the D-Day page above), but who first came up with this measurement of time?

Hello! After an unexpected day off, we’re back, mostly. A few links:

- A toast to Dolly Shepherd, adventuress of the Edwardian era! (Seriously, read her story, it’s great.)

- Is a new EPCOT possible? Let’s hope!

- Sent by Satori, and special to all Ohio University alums: the headquarters of our salad days have been razed to the ground. Sniff.