Like with this instance with the map centred on this location on the Museuminsel recounting how one night last December a torrent of water washing away hundreds of exotic fish causing huge and disruptive flood appeared, nearly eliding over the fact that the source was the sudden and catastrophic explosion of a hotel aquarium, it is difficult to tell if it’s an earnest investigation or a facetious commentary on such endeavours but regardless wonderful weird and dedicated to urban mythos. More to explore at the links above.synchronopitica
one year ago: Que Sera, Sera, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967), assembling the globe by various demographic factors plus more city map generators
two years ago: assorted links to revisit, identifying the location of a sketch by Leonardo plus a Beatles single with an equally good b-side (1966)
three years ago: America tries to ban TikTok, the invention of telegraphy was first dismissed as a gimmick, more links to enjoy, an alternate ending to The Giving Tree plus the Portsmouth Sinfonia
four years ago: air traffic controls in the US strike (1981), the craze of purikura plus a look at the hodiernal verb tense
five years ago: a preview of Star Trek: Picard, a planned remake of 9-to-5 plus more links worth revisiting