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13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 694)

1. This Parisian illustrator Lovely work by Yukiko Noritake. 2. Who Ate Where: The Restaurants (and clientele) that defined New York I just finished watching Ryan Murphy’s Feud: Capote vs The Swans and found this compendium of NYC’s social history told through its restaurants, quite interesting: It’s only in New York that we have the…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 693)

1. This 1930s Art Deco Illustrator (and master of line-drawing) Art Deco Illustrator Charles Perry Weimer creates a powerfully graphic depiction of a 1930s couple in front of a classic Art Deco building with a clock face. This work is particularly relevant in today’s artworld, where few artists can do tight renderings with carefully composed…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 692)

1. Springtime Autochromes, 1900s Found on Société française de photographie. More about the surprising art of autochromes here. 2. How to get people to come to your art show Found on This isn’t Happiness. 3. Royal Neighbors of America, one of the largest women-led life insurers in the USA The early members of the Society…

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

1. A Pastel-colored Trailer Park “A perfect summer day, sunny and warm in the Owens River Valley. We stumbled across this trailer court in either Lone Pine or Independence & have not been able to find it since….we’ve certainly looked. Wouldn’t it be cool to have a place that is ‘just big enough’….?….to get rid…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 691)

1. Ron’s Place: England’s secret Outsider Art palace Behind the facade of this unassuming Victorian villa in the heart of Birkenhead, Merseyside, lies a hidden treasure trove of creativity and passion that was hidden for decades. This is Ron’s Place, a conventional flat transformed by Ron Gittins into a dazzling shrine of art, drawing from the wellsprings of ancient…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 690)

1. Rococo and Baroque Pools Prompts by @tomislavmarcijus & @marcijusaivision (Midjourney V6 + Magnific AI) 2. Loft Law: The Last of New York City’s Original Artist Lofts The new book by Joshua Charow is available here. 3. Antique Ribbon Swatches Browse this 19th century book in the Winterthur library archives and this one from the 1900 Paris Universal Exposition.…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 689)

1. Abkhazia, the Lost Paradise by Pierpaolo Mittica Abkhazia is a non-place. However, it was once considered a paradise. In the years of the Soviet Union, this strip of land spanning 200 kilometres by 100 and facing onto the Black Sea was the chosen holiday destination of the political elite, who could enjoy hospitality of…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 688)

1. Paris Waiters Race as Storied Contest Returns On Sunday, for the first time in over a decade, Paris revived a tradition: an annual race of cafe and restaurant waiters. About 200 men and women swerved, jostled and jogged 1.2 miles through the city streets, which were lined with cheering crowds. Contestants rushed through the…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 687)

1. Truth Windows A traditional feature of strawbale houses is the truth window – a small section of a wall that is left unplastered on the interior, and a frame is used to show the walls are actually made from straw bales for insulation. Truth windows often take on the role of an altar, bringing gratitude for the…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 686)

1. Mystery image of the day Having real trouble finding any information at all about this photograph that’s been uploaded onto the internet. Any leads would be appreciated! Found via Tumblr. 2. Something to watch on your Coffee Break: How Humanity Got Hooked on Coffee 3. Stay up all night in the Hidden Library of…

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