Category Archives: General

Originally posted on FieldNotes:
From the Rubble of World War Two began project ‘Devil Mountain’; the spy tower – Tueufelsburg – built by the US with compliance from the UK to hack and transfer USSR intelligence. Built in 1955, Tueufelsburg represented…

Originally posted on Americas South and North:
When I was in Brazil, I’d occasionally encounter people who repeated the Freyrean idea that Brazil isn’t racist in the ways the US was due to the greater variation in skin-color in Brazil…

Originally posted on Postcard Memory Palace:
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Originally posted on saltyslugs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1GyJpnTN1I I particularly love this sweet little stop-motion. A frosty cupcake dreams of sailing away from his sweet frosted-covered world. He makes a sailboat out of sugar cubes and crash lands onto a vegetable island, where…

Dinosaurs, Science, and Design Here’s the best animated short that I found this week. I was browsing on Cartoon Brew when I stumbled upon this. The 70’s illustrative style is absolutely fantastic, mixed with a touch of macabre making for … Continue reading →

Originally posted on DRINKS ENTHUSIAST:
Celebrating Manchester’s vibrant cocktail scene, Cocktails in the City is the largest ever cocktail master class returns to the grandiose surroundings of the Great Hall, Manchester Town Hall on 2nd May. With 18 bars, 600…

Originally posted on Lyns Blogs On:
This evening, the BBC are saying goodbye to Television Centre. On BBC4, I watched Madness play an excellent set in the grounds of the famous studios, while Michael Grade is interviewing some of the…

Originally posted on LJEBurms:
The Whim Wham Cafe is a delightful little gin saloon tucked away in plain sight. Their food is a couple of steps above bar food while not being at all fussy, but the main attraction is…