Saturday Tweets: Hello 2019

The sad decline of One Times Square. From beautiful Beaux Arts flatiron, to modernism, to giant billboard. And despite the shortage of land in NYC, the building has been vacant for years. pic.twitter.com/GvP2UT0EZe — Robert Kwolek (@RobertKwolek) January 2, 2019 “When we renovate this old building, let’s kill everything that was interesting, charming and beautiful about it.” #DesignFail pic.twitter.com/BmKXppYkHu — George Hahn (@georgehahn) Janua...

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Saturday Linkages: Speedos, Blue Eggs and the Rise of Rye

...s/i9wrV Let’s get (soil) physical… https://sharepoint.cahnrs.wsu.edu/blogs/urbanhort/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=943 … The Cold War Bunker That Offered Subterranean Suburbia Below Las Vegas http://gizmodo.com/the-cold-war-bunker-that-offered-subterranean-suburbia-1258816518 … Speedos, Computers, and Robot Butlers: Rural Living in the Future http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/speedos-computers-and-robot-butlers-rural-living-in-1203668270 … Take Your V...

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Saturday Tweets: Culture as Subculture

Humanities as the new subversive edge–culture as counterculture. There are some old school vapors here, but they smell increasingly intoxicating: https://t.co/qlRRjBzjqP — Erik Davis (@erik_davis) May 21, 2019 These people on a remote Japanese island enjoy eating a poisonous plant https://t.co/DP31s6bKQE — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 22, 2019 Fellas. He walks up to your girl at the club. Wyd đŸ˜‚ https://t.co/BLiIROLhLB — Tarence Ray (@tarenceray)...

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Saturday Linkages: Yet More Potty Talk

Potty training fruit snack from Kitchen Fun With My 3 Sons As promised . . . Kitchen Fun With My 3 Sons: Potty Training Fruit Snack & Other Potty Treats! http://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.blogspot.com/2013/07/potty-training-fruit-snack-other-potty.html?spref=tw … Can diapers really control Salmonella in lap chickens? http://barfblog.com/2013/08/can-diapers-really-control-salmonella-in-lap-chickens/ … Food Issues Cylindrical, quivering, gelatinous, tin...

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Choral Evensong This Saturday March 16th at 5pm

The Choir of St. John’s Cathedral will present Solemn Choral Evensong for the season of Lent, featuring music by Buonemani, Howells, Bridge, and Ešenvalds. The Rev. Michael S. Bell, Chaplain to Good Samaritan Hospital, will be the guest homilist. There will be complimentary valet parking starting at 4:30pm, and a warm reception following the service. All are welcome. Historic St. John’s Cathedral is located at 514 West Adams Boulevard in Los Ange...

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