This is a great piece from mymodernmet dot com (you should go there more often). Read about Karl Størmer (1874-1957), who wanted to take pictures of his crush, so he got a hidden camera that he could trigger from his pocket. When the crush came to nothing, he kept taking pictures. Over 500 of them …
I thought this was fascinating: it shows how interconnected all these people were, and does so in a form I’m a total sucker for. From Laphams’ Quarterly. fwiw, I find that they’ve published some real crank bait, but occasionally I see something good here, like this. Click map for link to original post.
For the very first real entry in this wonderful blog I had meant to post something silly and meaningless, like the “Fish Heads” song–and if you’re unfamiliar with that ditty or need reminding, it’s here [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKDtUzRIG6I]. But yesterday, I ran across this sanctimonious (though probably well meaning!) asshole, and that plan went out the …
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