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Griping in the Guts or Gangrene?
17th Century Death Roulette ☠️. What it says on the tin. Click twice to find out how you died. The death options are taken from the reports of deaths London in the 1600.
The Disciples
The Disciples, by James Mollison. A series of 56 photo montages of music fans outside concerts. It's all about the clothes and the community and the music. This is the web page for an in-person exhibition I wish I'd seen. There's a 5 1/2 minute video (with relevant music) as part of the experience.
Apparently this one guy does
Nobody Reads Ads. "A small archive of old and new print & outdoor ads + ONE thing each ad does well. Curated and snackable copywriting breakdowns by Miguel Ferreira."
98.6 is old news
Personalized Temperature Ranges. A simple tool designed to help you know whether your current body temperature is normal based on your age, height, weight, sex (M/F only, sorry) and time of day. Brought to you by Stanford University's Department of Medicine.
It happens to all of us unless we go first.
My Parents Are Dead: What Now? A resource (aimed at Millennials, but useful to people of any age) for those who have no idea what to do when their parents die. From the last days through the funeral to probate and beyond, useful advice and links for folks who are working through one of the awful parts of adult life. US-centric.
Radical Piano
Unveiling Ravenchord: A Radical Piano Redesign from Dan Harden. I'm pretty sure based on the page that this instrument is just a design prototype that hasn't been built. It's absolutely gorgeous to look at; I'd love to hear it played.
A refined parody, for a more civilized age...
Star Wars Characters as Baroque Portraits. [SLYT] [AI] What it says on the tin. 3 minutes long with optional music. Images generated by Midjourney..
My city had been pulled down, reduced to parking spaces
Parking Lot Map. This map shows you how much of the downtown land of 50 major US cities is taken up by parking lots . The loser is Arlington, Texas, where 42% of downtown land is taken up by parking. The map comes from the Parking Reform Network, which seems like a balanced part of your recommended daily allowance of urbanist activism.
Nearly 15,000 lines and 225 works so far
Old English Poetry in Facsimile. Per the about page: "A collaborative, open-access resource linking together moments of digital manuscript images, transcriptions, editorial annotations and translations of Old English poetry, to better allow people to study and explore these works." Quickstart video on YouTube (about 6m). The project uses the Digital Mappa platform to allow annotators to link to multiple items and viewers to compare them. The project should be complete sometime before 2030 and will include all the known manuscripts and works except Beowulf, which has been digitized to the standards of this project already.
153 Names Backwards and Forwards
The Complete Master List of Palindrome Baby Names. From Namerology, the replacement for Baby Name Wizard. (Namerology previously and previouslier on the Blue.)
Your Five-Year Mission, Should You Choose To Accept It
It sounds like it ought to be an English word
Lyre's Dictionary generates new English words based on existing roots and patterns. I found it through its Mastodon bot but it also has a Twitter bot (for now) and an RSS feed.
Harriet and the Matches
A spooky season video inspired by a German fairy tale with voices by Cillian Murphy and Bernice Stegers. Warning for the death of a child (this is an old school fairy tale). SLVimeo, just over 4 minutes.
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