estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017
This couple has collected more than 8,000 teapots.
Adding another destination to the bucket list.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jun/10/experience-i-have-collected-more-than-8000-teapots
"Sewing patterns provide a uniquely detailed look at the lives of working-class people throughout history that clothing collections held at museums or universities seldom offer."
The Commercial Pattern Archive safeguards these documents that are fragile, easily forgotten, and born to die. https://www.theverge.com/23169321/commercial-pattern-archive-home-sewing-database
A man was staying the night in a hotel.
He called the front desk and said, "Excuse me, sir, I've got a leak in my sink."
The man at the front desk replied, "Oh, okay, go ahead, but most guests just use the toilet."
"Though that’s the only example that makes it into the movie, there are a number of other films that Elvis could have made, proving that his big screen career would have been very different if Parker had wielded less influence."
Wait, West Side Story?! https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jun/20/elvis-presley-willy-wonka-almost-made-west-side-story-godfather
Explore historical boundaries around a given location.
It isn't perfect, I'm told, but I still think it's enlightening.
https://hanshack.com/point-in-history/
My Amazon review of A Perilous Perspective (a Lady Darby mystery) by Anna Lee Huber. 4 Stars. ...If you're into painting/art, you'll REALLY enjoy this. https://amzn.to/3nhdsAN
Two women walk into a bar and talk about the Bechdel test.
Since antiquity, women’s eyebrows have been sites of intense scrutiny, constantly shifting between trend cycles. Oh, this is fun reading! https://hyperallergic.com/742148/a-brief-history-of-womens-eyebrows-in-art/
I miss The Actor's Studio so much.
I'm here for this one: "The best way to get a correct answer on the internet is to post an obviously wrong answer and wait for someone to correct you." https://boingboing.net/2022/04/28/my-friend-kevin-kelly-turned-70-today-here-are-103-bits-of-wisdom-he-wishes-he-had-known-when-he-was-young.html
TIL that active duty or prior service military veterans (and some other qualified groups) may now get a free US National Parks Pass. And in November, you’ll be able to get a lifetime pass. You can get one online for $10, or free at select locations. https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/veterans-and-gold-star-families-free-access.htm
Meet the linguistic anthropologist who invented the Kryptonian language for the Superman films and learn more about constructed languages. https://www.sapiens.org/language/christine-schreyer-language/
Oh look, it's an Amazon review of a hippie shirt.
The world's biggest collection of classic text mode fonts, system fonts and BIOS fonts from DOS-era IBM PCs and compatibles https://int10h.org/oldschool-pc-fonts/
Developed by a team of Indigenous staff and students, In Their Moccasins is a digital tool designed for non-Indigenous faculty, administrative staff, and students at post-secondary institutions to learn about the lived experiences of Indigenous students.
h/t @researchbuzz https://www.torontomu.ca/news-events/news/2022/06/in-their-moccasins/
Verso is offering _We Organize to Change Everything: Fighting for Abortion Access and Reproductive Justice_ for free right now https://www.versobooks.com/books/4140-we-organize-to-change-everything
Yes. We need to vote.
But furthermore... https://twitter.com/DissentientOne/status/1540397627556171776
This is my current earworm.
And now it's yours.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_KXCupJDBA
estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017