Saturday Linkages: Forever Lent

The scars of solitary: Albert Woodfox on freedom after 44 years in a concrete cell The sweet it’s OK to eat at Lent: But does anyone actually like karamelli tal-harrub? A Modern Take on the Phenakistoscope Why a California scientist hosted superspreader event amid a deadly COVID-19 surge Texas prepping gong wrong, a thread A visual search engine Remapping Cultural Hauntology: An American Perspective ‘This Crap Means More to Him Than My Life’: Whe...

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Saturday Linkages: That Hauntological Feeling

From Nolan Gray on Twitter. Sprawl made Los Angeles’ pandemic problem worse, not better Exploring the Abandoned Spaces of the Internet Fry’s Electronics is shutting its doors for good What would it be like to live in an abandoned mall? Donate to my Patreon and we’ll move here If you like mannequins you’ll love this real estate listing Vertical Farming Does Not Save Space Despite cool and occasionally unsettled conditions in NorCal, unusually dry...

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Saturday Linkages: Brutal Homes and Gardens

Is This “Open-Concept Bathroom” a Dream or a Nightmare? We Spoke to the New Yorker Who Found a Whole Apartment Behind Her Bathroom Mirror Weirdest Zillow listing of the week Meet the Couple Who Bought the Brutalist Bachelor Pad You Saw on Twitter US saw sharp increase in crash deaths in 2020 despite fewer drivers on roads Simple Drawing (Or Painting) Exercises You Can Do Every Day The Best Drawing Tutorials for Architects on YouTube Twitch Star Q...

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Saturday Linkages: One Year Behind the Mask

...In Japan, His Disaster Art Saves Lives Dutch Oven Cornbread In Your Fireplace = Easy La La La La La La How grey was my valley: forgotten Welsh architecture – in pictures Elon Musk declared himself ‘technoking’. He’s just a hyper-capitalist clown Giving Up the Ghost: On the Legacy of Mark Fisher Rick Roderick – Self Under Siege Why Bikes Make Smart People Say Dumb Things...

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