energy makes time: a resonant essay about how doing those essential things enables everything else—via Kottke
kopienkritik: Ancient Roman souvenirs and mementos limn their culture and makes their lived experience more accessible—see previously

motes: what the tiniest specks of dust reveal about the world—via Damn Interesting—see also
honky chรขteau: more on the Abbey Road of the Val d’Oise—see previously
coenties slip: the East River waterfront street that was witness to New York City’s cultural evolution—via tmn
e-meter: the Church of Scientology urge the US government to walk-back right-to-repair legislation—via Slashdot
a spell against indifference: Maria Popova laments her discounting of the power of poems—via Swiss Miss
synchronoptica
one year ago: RIP Mikhail Gorbachev, Rolling Stones’ Street Fighting Man (1968) plus more Gorbymania
two years ago: assorted links to revisit, numeracy and conspicuous calculation plus the animation studio of John Hubley
three years ago: Dungeon Master for Halloween, the Gdaลsk Social Accords (1980), more links to revisit, Lincoln Logs (1920) plus Tom Hiddleston as macaroons
five years ago: a LEGO Bugatti, a corporate logo font, an intimate rave at Stonehenge plus the art and maps of Jo Mora
six years ago: unexploded munitions from WWII prompts an evacuation in Frankfurt plus more links to enjoy