Happy (Good) Friday!
From Tedium: Hey, it’s Weird Paul! (We know Weird Paul, in that odd “we have corresponded online” sort of way, and he is super fun.)
From Cassandra: People with more intellectual humility have better general knowledge.
Also from Cassandra: An episode of Cosmic Queries about the asymmetry of the periodic table! (Cassandra knows me well.)
Did you know there’s a Squirrel Photo Contest? Here are some of the finalists.
A new project about Brooklyn’s queer history includes a walking tour! (Some NSFW historic photos at the end of this article, just FYI.)
Have a safe and spiffy weekend, everyone. See you next week.
Friday, April 19, 2019
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Today is all about the Mueller report, so here's a nice fun thing to distract you: Epidemic Tracking! Hahaha! (Oy.)
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Some scattered bits today:
- Did you know they just made a movie about the Church of the Subgenius? (Note to Bunny: Craig Baldwin of Tribulation 99 is mentioned!)
- Atlas Obscura lists some local cryptids. My hometown Loveland Frog is on the list, and apparently it has somehow obtained a stick that creates sparks. This is news to me.
- Meanwhile, in Vancouver, college kids are living in empty mansions for super cheap. Living amidst the decline of an empire is weird.
- Did you know they just made a movie about the Church of the Subgenius? (Note to Bunny: Craig Baldwin of Tribulation 99 is mentioned!)
- Atlas Obscura lists some local cryptids. My hometown Loveland Frog is on the list, and apparently it has somehow obtained a stick that creates sparks. This is news to me.
- Meanwhile, in Vancouver, college kids are living in empty mansions for super cheap. Living amidst the decline of an empire is weird.
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
The Notre Dame cathedral fire is heartbreaking. Yes, it’s just a building. But it’s beautiful and historic, and any loss of historic beauty these days is especially sad. (Here is a photo of me up in the bell tower a zillion years ago.)
Monday, April 15, 2019
Happy Monday!
As 20th Century Fox closes down, here’s an oral history of what it was like to be on the set and part of the company through the years.
Meanwhile, in the UK, Thomas Duke visits film scene locations and takes photos to show them in context.
What does it take to maintain and preserve the art in the Sistine Chapel? A lot of people, for starters.
As 20th Century Fox closes down, here’s an oral history of what it was like to be on the set and part of the company through the years.
Meanwhile, in the UK, Thomas Duke visits film scene locations and takes photos to show them in context.
What does it take to maintain and preserve the art in the Sistine Chapel? A lot of people, for starters.
Friday, April 12, 2019
Happy Friday!
Google is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus movement properly. I approve.
It’s time for the annual Carnegie Mellon Sweepstakes, which is a buggy race competition. They have to build their own buggy (more like a lightweight enclosed soapbox) and then race it through the streets. Anyway, it’s being livestreamed right now, and it’s hilarious.
From Julie: They've found a library catalogue from 500 years ago! Think of all the literature that’s been lost to the ages.
From Cassandra: The role of the Irish language in its relationship with England. (It’s…fraught, let’s say. The relationship, that is.)
Elsa Bleda’s Midnight Gothic Johannesburg photograph series is dark and lovely. Her Instagram is great, too!
Have a safe and spiffy weekend, everyone. See you next week.
Google is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus movement properly. I approve.
It’s time for the annual Carnegie Mellon Sweepstakes, which is a buggy race competition. They have to build their own buggy (more like a lightweight enclosed soapbox) and then race it through the streets. Anyway, it’s being livestreamed right now, and it’s hilarious.
From Julie: They've found a library catalogue from 500 years ago! Think of all the literature that’s been lost to the ages.
From Cassandra: The role of the Irish language in its relationship with England. (It’s…fraught, let’s say. The relationship, that is.)
Elsa Bleda’s Midnight Gothic Johannesburg photograph series is dark and lovely. Her Instagram is great, too!
Have a safe and spiffy weekend, everyone. See you next week.
Thursday, April 11, 2019
It’s National Library Week – the 61st annual one, apparently – and here are some links from others to celebrate!
From Scot: Some fascinating(?) facts about libraries and librarians.
From Nicole: Being a librarian was once considered dangerous for women. (I sort of want to revive that idea of a Seaside Rest Home for Broken Librarians. I think it could make a nice sabbatical retreat in these modern times!)
From Bill Lucey: Appreciate your local library - it does more than you might think!
From Scot: Some fascinating(?) facts about libraries and librarians.
From Nicole: Being a librarian was once considered dangerous for women. (I sort of want to revive that idea of a Seaside Rest Home for Broken Librarians. I think it could make a nice sabbatical retreat in these modern times!)
From Bill Lucey: Appreciate your local library - it does more than you might think!
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