Conceptually kindred to Six-Degrees of Separation and another idea sourced from the same blogger—that of the Great Span—the linkages are mapped out, like in this pairing of novelist Roald Dahl and polar explorer Roald Amundsen in six images. Provenance and short biographies given for each intermediary, Jane Fonda, Helen Keller and Frank Sinatra seem to be particular catalysts for a given era and although there is for now only a limited pool of famouses, it’s fascinating to make connections, especially across generations.
synchronoptica
one year ago: assorted links to revisit (with synchronopticæ)
thirteen years ago: some castles of Mecklenberg-Vorpommern
fourteen years ago: BUtterfield 8
seventeen years ago: an Ersatz automobile