รฆrodrome: Kottke wonders if the circular aircraft runway might ever take off
no mister bond, i expect you to die: movie villain dermatological trends
my beautiful launderette: the Pope opens a free laundromat for the poor and homeless of Rome with plans for expansion
nakkaลhane: scenes from cult films depicted in Ottoman miniature style by Murat Palta, whom we’ve admired previously
bring a whistle to a knife fight and pretend you’re the referee: Texas is tendering legislation to name an official state gun—with the Bowie knife being a top-contender, via Weird Universe
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