Antiquarians

Collectors like Hollister, left, and Porter Hovey, sisters with an appetite for late 19th-century relics like apothecary cabinets and dressmakers’ dummies, are turning their homes into pastiches of the past.”
New York Times 29 July 2009

[Found here.]

Creepo Amusement Parks

[Descriptions and more in here.]

Autumnal Equinox Hot Links

Blitzed, The Raveonettes (2007)
Indie retro post-punk noise rock duo from Denmark channel Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound.

Lizard.

Jell-OMG.

The Jetsons.

The Visitors.

The Snapshot.

Good Morning.

Classical abuse.

Hi-tech archery.

Oh Those Shriners!

1957 Chevy Bel AI r.

Addressing the ****.

In case of emergency

Norty Blues Episode 82.

Umpty’s Magic Pain Killer.

Zhdun.
Zhdun piggy bank.
Zhdun piggy bank in action.

The Future was a long time ago.

GarE Maxton’s puzzles (with video).

FUTUREAMA [via Memo Of The Air].

Angela LOVES crashing into bollards.

The Carpentopod [via Mme. Jujujive].

Musical Quintracycle [via Bunkerville].

1948 Norman Timbs Special [via Bits & Pieces].

Fall begins today, 22 September 2024, at 02:43:12 PM.

[Top image: Photo of the sunset as projected from a vent in the west wall, through the roof trusses, and onto the east wall of our garage. It’s a giant pinhole camera; our own little Stonehenge.]


From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 872 – Gettin’ the Itch, Land Dolphins & The Seattle Bouncyboys

[Found here, here and here.]

Black Water

[Found here.]

Breech Baby

[Found here. More at the NCW Awards.]

The .Gif Friday Post No. 870 – Afropop, Ketchup Spaz & Corkscrew Panic

[Found here and here; 2nd h/t Rightymouse.]

Cat makes a point.

[Found here.]

Stuff I Do When I’m Bored

 

 

Nothing Much Happened Today.

[Found here, no explanation.]

[Update: See comments below.]