The archive comprises approximately 38,000 black and white and colour prints, spanning the period from c.1920 to 2000, making it one of the largest collections of 20th century dance in the world. https://www.royalacademyofdance.org/the-royal-academy-of-dance-acquires-dancing-times-photographic-archive/

Overheard in a discussion about Indian food: I’d explain, but I’m unfortunately bound by a naan disclosure agreement.

TIL You can stack over a dozen European countries in Chile north to south.
(Really, this whole thing is far more interesting than you're expecting.) https://unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com/p/why-is-chile-so-long

ALT Text As Poetry
July 14, 2024.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
https://whitney.org/events/alt-text-as-poetry

I can't think of anything more on-brand for the tech industry than this. https://sfstandard.com/2024/06/29/san-francisco-marriage-optimizers/

"Workers who telecommute tend to be more aware of cybersecurity threats than those who spend most of their time in a physical office and are more likely to take action to ward them off." https://theconversation.com/remote-workers-are-more-aware-of-cybersecurity-risks-than-in-office-employees-new-study-207801

"The most memorable aspect of Slovenian bee houses is their colorful appearance. The hives often are painted in bold primary hues and adorned with artistic panels, known as panjske končnice." https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-are-slovenian-beehouses

The sky was looking ominous, so l asked Siri, "Surely, it's not going to rain today?"

And she replied, "Yes, it is, and don't call me Shirley."

That was when I realized I'd left my phone on Airplane mode. #dadjokes

TIL the Kansas Historic Costume and Textile Museum’s collection is online. https://kstatehctm.catalogaccess.com/home

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Turn your keyboard into a typewriter! 📇 https://github.com/orhun/daktilo

The bespoke piece of music – Chook Symphony No 1 – was created specifically for the birds out of an unlikely partnership between the orchestra and an organic free range chicken farm. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/09/new-zealand-orchestra-music-chickens-chook-symphony

If you were asked to think of things that may be made obsolete by AI, bicycle radar systems probably wouldn’t be at the top of the list. That could soon be the case, however, if the Survue lives up to its maker’s claims. https://newatlas.com/bicycles/survue-cycling-ai-vehicle-warning

39% of hiring managers say their company posted a fake job in the past year.
https://www.resumebuilder.com/3-in-10-companies-currently-have-fake-job-posting-listed/

Time for a Zoom Room upgrade? "Participants tended to judge faces appearing against backgrounds featuring houseplants or bookcases as more trustworthy and competent than faces with a living space or a novelty image behind them." https://phys.org/news/2023-09-background.html

I just came across my original review of Mr. Churchill's Secretary, from back in 2012. Yup, I agree with every little bit of it. And the story held up all the way through to the end of the series. https://amzn.to/3XG66tX

A forgotten poem by Chronicles of Narnia author CS Lewis reveals details of friendships between fantasy writers and medievalists at the University of Leeds. https://phys.org/news/2024-04-uncovering-cs-lewis-poem.html

"The dugout canoe, which was likely made from a tree that once grew in Wisconsin, is one of more than five dozen located, catalogued, and photographed by [Sissel] Schroeder and [Tamara] Thomsen as part of the Wisconsin Dugout Canoe Survey Project, an effort to identify and document the origin, style, and tree species used to make dugouts. The team is also building a library of 3D interactive digital models of the dugouts, which is available to the public online."
https://undark.org/2023/10/02/wisconsin-dugout-canoes/