Archive for April, 2008
Monday, April 14th, 2008
Reflecting Pool
The New York Public Library also has digital archives online. Some of my favorite galleries available here include:
Dust Jackets from American and European books, 1926-1947. When I was kid, books with dust jackets like these could still be pretty easily found, in library stacks or in your grandparent’s house. Some now reside on my […]
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Sunday, April 13th, 2008
Story Of My Life
I decided to finally use the scanner function of my Canon printer, and I started with some old family photographs. The picture above is of the Mt. Washington Hotel baseball team, taken some time during the 1930s when my paternal grandfather (second row, first on the left - the real tall guy) was working […]
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
The Howler
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Is That All You’ve Got For Me?
I’ve been meaning to post these Flickr links for a while…
The Boston Public Library’s collection on Flickr. Includes this awesome set of posters for long-vanished Boston breweries and this set of war posters. Great stuff to dig through.
The Library of Congress on Flickr. Reaalll easy to get lost in there.
Here we have a set of […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Vanished Boston, Photography, Librarians & Libraries by The Silver Fox
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Rock and Roll
You may have already seen this, but Muxtape is a pretty interesting way to share music. You upload mp3s to a digital mix tape that other folks can listen to by streaming the audio. Here’s mine. And here’s someone else’s.
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Promenade
Submitted for you consideration: Heading East, a lovely photography blog.
UPDATE:
1. I highly recommend digging around archives of Heading East. Some great writing there.
2. I recognized this picture. I haven’t thought of it in 30 or so years, but I trust the memory that was kicked loose and floated to the top of my brain. I […]
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Runnin’ Out Of Fools
I very rarely, hardly ever mention politics here… but it sure is nice to see I’m not the only one who looks askance at the nonsense coming out of Michelle Obama’s mouth.
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Save It For Later
I like gadgets, clever little gadgets. Usually this yen expresses itself through the medium of pocketknives, moleskine notebooks and my undying love for my iPod. But now I think I’ll add book darts to the list, nifty little metal arrows that can slide like a paper clip over a page to mark a spot in […]
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Friday, April 4th, 2008
Color Me Impressed
I was delighted to learn that Carrie Brownstein, a member of the sadly defunct Sleater-Kinnney, one of my favorite bands, is also a huge fan of the Replacements:
…The Replacements are one my favorite bands. Not just at this moment, or when I first discovered them in high school, but a band I return to over […]
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Friday, April 4th, 2008
Don’t Come The Cowboy With Me Sonny Jim
Submitted for your consideration: the Gentleman’s Emporium, purveyor of authentic historical clothing and calligraphy supplies.
First impression: there’s enough 19th c. clothing here to outfit several seasons of Firefly.
Second impression: if, like me, you live in a state where various government officials and functionaries feel Second Amendment rights are for ‘important’ people only, a stout length […]
7 Comments » - Posted in Slithytoves by The Silver Fox
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Ayo Ghorkali
If I recall correctly, at least one person who shares my fascination with the Gurkhas will find these of interest: photos of the 9 Gorkha (Gurkha) Rifles at Indian Army Regimental Boot Camp. (lva the Ghost)
