One Minute Park allows you to visit parks around the world... for one minute. Counter in the top right corner switches to a new park after 60 seconds. Browse button in the bottom left. Hit the question mark to submit your own video.
The 2012 documentary, The Imposter, is up on Youtube in its entirety. It is a truly unbelievable story.
Videos ain't your thing? Here's The Chameleon, the original David Grann New Yorker article from 2008, which is the first time I'd heard of imposter Frédéric Bourdin. If you're unfamiliar with David Grann, he's the author of the Killers of the Flower Moon, which Scorsese filmed in 2023.
Absolutely mind-boggling.
The Telegraph did an interview with Bourdin upon the film's release.
Alfred.Camera allows you to turn your old or unused devices into security cameras for no cost.
Tatsuya Tanaka has been making delightful, daily dioramas for years.
For most, the common "household" items he uses are easy to identify. But sometimes...
You've got to pull back to reveal...
You can view the entire archive at miniature-calendar.com.
Or watch this video from the About section of the site:
One of the many reasons I'm so down on Toronto is just how oppressively hot it can get. I've lived in some hot places (Los Angeles, Southern Spain, Vanuatu, Cuba, the Dominican, Melbourne...), but Toronto, in my opinion, is the hottest. I don't care what the number on the thermometer reads — I care how I feel. How I sweat. What a slog it is to get from place to place as a pedestrian — and, to me, there is no worse place than Toronto in the summer. (It also has the worst traffic, but that's another post.)
Anyway, there's a great long-form piece by Sam Bloch in Places Journal about Shade.
Wallpaper*'s put up a sort of FLW101:
Frank Lloyd Wright, hailed among the 20th century's greatest architects, has left a rich legacy that inspires to this day; here, we invite you to dive into his world.
Frank Lloyd Wright architecture: from Prairie House to Guggenheim New York
Frank Lloyd Wright, hailed among the 20th century’s greatest architects, has left a rich legacy that inspires to this day; here, we invite you to dive into his world
Ellie Stathaki
I've known about Café Joyeux since it first opened in 2017, as they managed to get a lot of press, but, there not being one in Toronto, I guess it slipped my mind. I rediscovered it again today.
If you're not familiar with the chain, they have 24 locations in France and last year opened their first in New York City. The business hires crew members with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and empowers them through meaningful training and employment. They currently employ 154 people with mental and cognitive disabilities. So, so great.
Most of the online profiles are in French, but here's one in English:
Terrific idea. Wish we had one here.
AirTreks is a site for booking 'Round The World or any multi-destination travel. Nice, easy interface.
I have not left Canada since the pandemic and am itching to get in an ocean. This site is great for fantasizing.
Around the World Tickets and Multi-Stop Flights in 2023 | AirTreks
We make round-the-world travel easier & simpler. Explore routes for multi-stop international flights with TripPlanner, our tool for finding complex trip prices
Dawn Mcnerney
South Africa-based artist Michael Chandler's murals are stunning.
You can see more of the artist's work on his site. I heard about him from Colossal.
From today's Toronto Star: Lawyers Against Transphobia have published a Handbook to Address Transphobia in Education. Here's a direct link to the PDF.
A Handbook to Address Transphobia in Education
This handbook is a comprehensive guide aimed at helping school boards, staff, and students combat transphobia within educational settings.
