A Brief History of Cat Art

...oot Simple reader Annie tracked down Burbank for me. She says, I believe “Burbank” is J. M. Burbank: “A Favourite Cat” “The Gourmand” There is a bit about “A Favourite Cat” here: And this book has a section on Burbank Thanks Annie! Beyond the cat-centricness of this post, if you’re looking for a few hours to kill I can’t recommend The Studio enough. You can find the whole shebang here. Notable is how seriously the editors considered the art of cas...

Read…

Saturday Linkages: A Difficult Week

...ting the Art of the Book in the Industrial North West (museum exhibit in a series of blog posts) Mystery as 60 peculiar cubes with inscriptions pulled from Coventry river Thermoelectric Stoves: Ditch the Solar Panels? The Complete Guide to Creating Your Personal Makerspace (Via Eric of Garden Fork) Infectious Bronchitis In Chickens: Another Coronavirus My friend found a listing for an otherwise normal mcmansion that seemingly has a little…. fake…...

Read…

A Cluttered Life: Middle-Class Abundance

...rom the future excavated a 21st century home and reported the results. Why the photo shrines on the metal food storage units? The book is worth reading (ironically, I just sold my copy to reduce book clutter). While I no longer own the book I was happy to discover the short, three part video series on the project which I’ve embedded for your weekend enjoyment. Part II https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyHS_-Umv4E Part III https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Read…

On Moldy Jam

...use that’s how we roll here) and redeem the fallen owner. Perhaps Kitchen Nightmares holds up a mirror to our own moldy souls while offering the promise of a quasi-religious redemptive cycle. We’re all caught up in the shiny distraction of the internet and the latest Netflix series while stuff rots in the kitchen and we neglect our chores and those around us. This is part of what makes this jam scandal so rubbernecky in the midst of much more seri...

Read…

Saturday Linkages: On hold

...Keeping Crash Deaths From Skyrocketing Return of the conversation pit? The weird world of Bruce Goff This is why Venice is the most beautiful city in the world – A series of 40 facades of Venice More good urbanism this time in Malta Bluetooth-Connected Rotary Payphone...

Read…