Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Happy rainy Wednesday…

In “whatever happened to…” news: Gary Valentine, former member of Blondie, is now going by his real name of Gary Lachman and has dedicated his life to exploring the world of esoteric philosophy. Here’s a long, detailed interview about his work. Who knew?

During the Egyptology craze, Victorians held “mummy unwrapping” parties. As an archivist/historian, this causes me almost physical pain. As a spooky librarian, I wonder if there were any resultant hauntings. Or diseases.

Archaeoacoustics! Fascinating stuff about the history and experience of sounds in places. In a more modern context, here’s some information about the current sound(maps) of London.

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