โOut of the millions of people we live among, most of whom we habitually ignore and are ignored by in turn, there are always a few that hold hostage our capacity for happiness, whom we could recognize by their smell alone and whom we would rather die than be without.โโ Alain de Botton, A WeekContinue reading “Comforting Thought: The people we know by smell alone”
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10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #71
This week we approach another ‘I love lamp‘ addict (it seems they are everywhere), we discover some uplifting environmental news, rebellious jewellery, a humungous ancient crocodillian and more. Stay safe, stay sane and keep smiling muchachos… In the future, you’ll be able to carry your phone in your pocket! Massfield News Journal, 1963 Who wouldContinue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #71”
10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #70
Sometimes we all need to grow elasticated, extendable arms so that we can heartily pat ourselves on the back for a job well done on life. Here are some encouraging tidbits to do just that. It’s edition #70, I hope you cool cats are all doing well out there in digi-pixel-land. Did you know, yourContinue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #70”
10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #69
I am not above smutty double-entendres on this blog. Therefore edition 69 is a risque and cheeky selection of pseudo-sordid antics. I hope you all enjoy it. Spencer Tunick Behind-the-Scenes Known for his epic, conspicuous, sprawling arrays of human bodies as geography, these behind-the-scenes shots of Spenser Tunick wading through the bodies of models areContinue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #69”
Book Review: Grace Jones, I’ll Never Write My Memoirs
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Genre: Non-Fiction, Biography Rating: ๐๐๐๐ This is the life story of one of the most iconic musicians and fashionistas in history. She’s a rebel, an iconoclast. A bit mannish, a bit womanish, a bit old, a bit young. Completely unpredictable, indefinable and wild in heart and soul. I am speaking ofContinue reading “Book Review: Grace Jones, I’ll Never Write My Memoirs”
10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #68
Hello gorgeous friends, thanks for joining me again for another weird and wonderful tip-toe through a surreal realm, here are 10 things that looked good to me this week. Stay cool, stay inspired, stay cosy… Tiny and enchanting book necklaces from 19th century Ethiopia Via Incunabula on Twitter Here’s some books on a necklace forContinue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #68”
Book Review: The Sky Atlas by Edward Brooke Hitching
* No Spoilers Rating: ๐๐๐๐๐ Edward Brooke Hitching, history-hound, lover of quirky things and writer for the ever-popular and erudite quiz show QI, has written The Sky Atlas. A treasury and history of some of humankindโs most beautiful maps and charts. Yet this book is more than that, itโs a sparkling and glittering array ofContinue reading “Book Review: The Sky Atlas by Edward Brooke Hitching”
Book Review: The Lives of the Surrealists by Desmond Morris
* No Spoilers Rating: ๐๐๐๐๐ This is an incredible book. Written by Desmond Morris who is a prominent Zoologist and well-known for his book The Naked Ape. It’s possibly less widely known that Morris was himself a surrealist and knew many of the prominent surrealists in the art movement. I have to admit not knowingContinue reading “Book Review: The Lives of the Surrealists by Desmond Morris”
10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #66
Curl up in a cosy corner and feast your mind on these glittering gems and little known wonders. I hope you like edition #66, the first edition of 2022. Spray to use on Twitter trolls Schiaparelli Afternoon Pyjamas from the 1920s – a century before its time! From the 1920’s. This comfortable and chic indoorwearContinue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #66”
10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet:Christmas Edition!
Ho-ho-ho and a bottle of LSD spiked egg nog…welcome to another edition of 10 Interesting Things, featuring maurauding evil elves, rainbow coloured tinsel, yuletide kitsch and ephemera to tickle your fancy and hopefully make you chuckle (as if you haven’t been exposed to enough Christmas BS already)…perhaps you may blow chunks instead of chuckle…let meContinue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet:Christmas Edition!”
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