i’d rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal-lobotomy: the cutting edge of neuro-surgery five decades hence, via the always marvellous Nag on the Lake
second hand rose: the life and times of a vintage wall-paper hunter
les diableries: nineteenth century stereoviews of Hell
hi-fi for the small fry: nursery rhymes and children’s folk songs set to the music of 1960s teen dance crazes
honourable mentions: as America declares itself first, more invitation videos vying for sloppy-seconds
tam-toss: a flash-mob tribute to Mary Tyler Moore from Minneapolis, via TYWKIWDBI
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