13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 747)

1. This is Japan’s Answer to Playboy magazine: weekly animal themed erotica! Find more on the Casual Archivist, found via Present & Correct. 2. Not Dolls’ Clothes: a bridal “catalogue” crafted by an Armenian seamstress in the 1930s Uncovering a 19th-Century Textile Treasure at the British Museum… Originally catalogued in 1934 as dolls’ clothing, this…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 746)

Celebrating all things French and Parisian for our special Bastille Day edition of weekly distractions… 1. Paris Is A Woman’s Town, 1929 Cover art for Paris is a Woman’s Town, by Helen Josephy and Mary Margaret McBride (1929), published as a guidebook aimed at American women traveling to Paris. A chapter on daytime fun starts with 5 pages…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 745)

1. Word of the day: Xylarium – Library of Wood This one is in Canberra, it has 47000 samples. Found on Present & Correct. 2. Couldn’t think of a better way to beautify blank walls: French artist Mantra paints photo-realistic murals that look like massive butterfly specimen display frames. Found on Kottke. 3. Rabbit charioteer from…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 744)

1. Summer restaurant goals Chef Dean Baldwin Lew was looking to host a dinner of an invasive species. The Ministry of Natural Resources told him that it was illegal to carry the Rusty Crawfish over land as a single pregnant animal could extend the population to another watershed. His only option to cook & serve…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 743)

1. This used to be the richest silver mine in the world Silver Islet refers to both a small rocky island and a small community located at the tip of the Sibley Peninsula in northwestern Ontario, Canada. A rich vein of pure silver was discovered on this small island in 1868 by the Montreal Mining Company. The islet…

The Rise, Fall and Rise Again of Brooklyn’s Most Beautiful Restaurant

Brooklyn’s Fulton Street Mall is a treasure trove for the urban explorer. At first glance, the shopping precinct of some two hundred stores in downtown Brooklyn looks like it has seen better days. Low rent retail, cheap costume jewellery, mobile phone accessories, knock off perfume and factory outlets crowd sidewalks filled with street vendors. Many…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 742)

1. Various types of dormers (lucarnes in French); windows that project vertically from a sloping roof Here you’ll find a breakdown in English of each dormer type presented, highlighting the architectural forms and features of each dormer type. 2. Su Nuraxi: Sardinia’s Prehistoric Stone Giant of a Lost Civilization Su Nuraxi di Barumini, located in…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 741)

1. This Troglodyte House for Sale in France The valley, south of Tours, is classified as a Natural Area of Ecological Interest for Flora and Fauna (known as ZNIEFF for Zone Naturelle d’Intérêt Ecologique, Faunistique et Floristique). Six kilometres long, it constitutes a reserve with an outstanding diversity. Occupied since the Prehistoric era, it still…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 740)

1. People Watching at the Louvre From the archives of Brazilian photographer Alécio de Andrade Archives. 2. Jim Morrison’s bust found nearly 40 years after it was stolen from Paris cemetery Police have found a bust of Jim Morrison that was stolen nearly four decades ago from the Paris grave that has long been a place of…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 739)

1. The gargoyle at Giusti Garden in Verona The dramatic cypress avenue leads to a cave full of stalactites and subsequently to Palazzo Giusti. Created at the end of the fifteenth century by a knight of the Venetian republic. Talk about taking a grotto to another level. Discover the garden here. 2. “All I know…