Frank Moth is an Artist duo based in Veria, Greece. "They explore universal concepts of love, humility, truth, nostalgia and forgiveness in colorful, surreal floral portraits and futuristic retro compositions." Much of it is fantastic, in both senses of the word.

Linotype.Wiki is exactly what you'd expect: info on typesetting machines. I love niche things like this.

Someone has made a single-serving site called No Hello explaining how you should not say Hello when texting.

As someone who runs a business that relies on text messages, Please, just ask your question!

I found this story rather interesting. In the 80s, gangs of vandals were paid by an upholstery company to slash the seats on BART (San Francisco's rapid transit). The vandals had signature slashes so the company knew who to pay. This went on for years, with the contract price growing every year.

The little-told story about the BART seat-slashing gang that was part of an upholstery racket

Here’s the outlandish story of how a BART contractor was arrested on felony vandalism and…

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I assume this was done with AI: Led Zeppelin II as if it was recorded in the 50s:

The channel that posted it also has some Rainbow and Kiss related stuff.

I love random facts. For instance:

Robert Duvall, Dustin Hoffman, and Gene Hackman were roommates while trying to make it as actors.

Martin Scorsese and Robbie Robertson were also roommates — after they'd found success. They just liked each other.

The Nike Swoosh logo was created by a student. She was paid $35 for her work.

John Cazale was only in five feature films: The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, The Deer Hunter, Dog Day Afternoon, and The Conversation. Every one of them was nominated for best picture.

In some tropical countries, people put coasters on top of their drinks to prevent wall-climbing lizards from pooping in them from the ceiling.

The shark in Jaws was named Bruce. It was named after Spielberg's lawyer.

There is no such thing as a Gin Martini. There is a Martini, which is made with gin, and a Vodka Martini, which isn't.

Robert Forster was a pallbearer for Fred Otash.

Those random facts are all off the top of my head. Many more random facts can be found with The Amazing Fact Generator.

Just about 20 years ago I proposed the idea of having children with the woman I loved. She had career objectives that didn't jibe with that and eventually we broke up. It was heartbreaking for me at the time, but today I am relieved to not have children. The political climate is dreadful, yes, but the climate climate is so much worse.

Capitalism is driving the destruction of our planet. We have to think outside – and against – the framework of our current political system.

From Sally Rooney's piece in The Irish Times, When Are We Going to Have the Courage to Stop the Climate Crisis.

"Over almost a decade, Guillaume Simoneau has documented high school students from Lévis, Quebec, on graduation night, resulting in a series of formally posed portraits that belie the emotional and alcohol-fuelled chaos of the actual “bush party” event."

More on Simoneau's site.

I first saw Guillaume Simoneau's work yesterday: Untitled (Kanazawa 02), Ishikawa prefecture, Japan at the Bulger Gallery in Toronto. Stunning piece, which you can see below.

Yesterday, after injuring my toe yet again, I hobbled over to the exhibit, People, Places, Things — Part II at the Stephen Bulger Gallery in Toronto. It was recommended to me by David Liss and it was great. There's a wonderful variety of work. Well worth a visit.

Kevin Parker of Tame Impala has a company called Telepathic Instruments and they've just announced The Orchid, a chord generator, synth, and looper.

Signup at that link to get info on pricing and when it drops. More information at *Wallpaper and Patreon.