a portrait of justice: the iconography of Ruth Bader-Ginsburg’s judicial collars—see previously kreuz am bichl: a uniquely divided church in Carinthia
oh little town of bethlehem: this year’s creche and other required reading—see more
location scouting: historical movies and filming sites mapped
modern day umarell: Defector contributor unravels a construction mystery with the help amateur experts—see previously
18¢ piece: making change, the Greedy Algorithm and the Shallit system of optimal coins
penguin drama: two aquaria in Japan meticulously update a flow chart to document the changing relationships of their residents
free mickeys: Disney’s flagship character (see previously) to enter the public domain following a US Supreme court ruling that copyrights cannot be extended with trademarks
synchronoptica
one year ago: Kurt Cobain’s Unplugged session (1993), assorted links to revisit plus OpenAI authors Hallmark holiday specials
two years ago: a triple album from George Harrison plus the mental acumen of rarefied genius
three years ago: awards recognising the best of Quarantine Culture, the great apes, St Adelaide plus a classic spy story from John le Carrรฉ
four years ago: the seasonal designs of Jen Nollaig
five years ago: redundant acronym syndrome, Queen Medb plus the Moon on flags (and flags on the Moon)
