13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 684)

1. An ostrich jockey in the streets of Brussels, 1933 Photographer by Jacques Hersleven, colorised by RDB Colors. 2. Concept art for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Found on the Art behind the Magic. 3. Van Gogh’s lesser-known Olive Tree series Vincent van Gogh painted at least 15 paintings of olive trees, mostly in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in 1889.…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 683)

1. The Brain-boggling art of Mattias Adolfsson Have a look through his world here. 2. A Rooftop Cottage for sale in the East Village, NYC Found on Zillow. 3. Are coffee machines that look like this too much to ask for? Created with AI art by Tina Bobbe. 4. A website dedicated to Japanese Hotel…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 682)

1. Cupid on the Move Works by Michelangelo Maestri, found on Gods and Foolish Grandeur. 2. “Married to the Eiffel Tower”, a documentary about women who fall in love with objects 3. A tiny time-warp cafe in Paris goes full Art Nouveau Atelier Alma oversaw the transformation of the micro-bar, using reclaimed materials and old-school craft…

The Guy That Built His House in a Sports Stadium

Even the most expensive VIP box seat at the Superbowl has nothing on this. Rewind to 1968 and we’re at the gilded Astrodome stadium in Houston, Texas. This luxurious and flamboyant stadium was the brainchild of Roy Hofheinz, a former mayor of Houston and sports super fan who spent $6 million (around $41 million today)…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 681)

1. Pasta in Bed Pasta-inspired bedsheets, unfortunately only available in the AI-universe for the moment. Created by Paul Octavius. Check out his salad sheets here. 2. This blog with excellent commentary on McMansions Discover McMansion Hell. 3. The Napoleon Dynamite opening titles Found via Present & Correct. 4. How did Disney hide the developer of…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 680)

1. These 1980s Dollhouses, made for an architect’s competition In 1983 Architectural Design Magazine launched a competition to for architects to design a doll house. Find more on Present & Correct. 2. The Artist’s House in Paris, 1913 By Czech artist, Tavík František Šimon (1877-1942). Found on Art Nau. 3. A woman applied to Disney in…

A Gourmet Dinner on the London Underground

The average commuting Londoner spends up to 75 minutes a day on the Tube. Convincing one to get back on the Underground for dinner would probably seem like a terrible idea, but we’re not talking about a late night bacon butty and a bag of crisps to chomp on the last train home. No, we’re…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 679)

1. The historical facade of an 1890s building in Cincinnati was revealed during renovations Found on Viewing Mag. 2. The Crown’s end of an era auction of sets, costumes and props at Bonham’s Experience the exceptional craftmanship and creativity behind The Crown with a special exhibition of the sets, costumes and props from series 1 – 6, touring…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 678)

1. David Hockney in Paris, 1972 That sweater! Portrait by Jean Léger? Found on Pinterest. 2. Old Bohemia vs faux new Bohemia – The Bystander, 1913. “There is, at the present time, a curious tendency among so-called ‘Society people’ to play at Bohemianism.” Found on Alchemie Books. 3. “We’re not the people with the tinfoil…

Time Machine du Jour: A 1960s London Flower Taxi

It can’t be often that you come across a charming little business lost in the archives and think – wow, that’s a really innovative idea! Time travel with us back to a 1960s London when a young couple decided to sell flowers from the back of a taxi… This got me thinking about the classic…