Hello dear readers. I write from a steamy Mojave Desert where the days are centered around when to keep the A/C on, and when to open the windows and turn on the fans. Quite a dance. The rest of the time, I’m chugging the flavored seltzer and wearing short shorts on my errand runs. WooHoo! But enough—here’s the weekly news. —Enjoy!
This video of an old Belgium woman making lace is INSANE. Srsly.
A new documentary about queer photographer George Platt Lynes establishes him as a master of American Modernism.
La Maison du Pastel makes over 2000 colors of pastels and has for over 300 years.
I love this guy and his puppet.
I’ve alwaays dreamed of taking looong train rides through foreign countries. Here’s a new one to dream about. Through the rich history of Mesopotamia.
Artist sculptor Server Demirtas makes kinetic sculptures or what he calls mechanical fictions. They’re fascinating, beautiful and often unsettling works that bring artificial life to life.
The Yaybahar is a fascinating musical instrument, sort of a handmade sythesizer.
As part of an outdoor installation in Kew Gardens, five artists were commissioned to respond to aspects of the famed gardens. This piece, called Isla, is an exquisite outdoor sculpture.
This kid, Jacob Markiet, has the smoothest of moves. Here, he’s moving to a Rick James’ classic.
In honor of Pride, here’s a short clip of Whitney Houston at NYC Pride in 1999. Boy, she was giving them LIFE.
A very cool sound and light installation by Japanese design studio Kosei Komatsu.
This beautiful piece of writing is Speech to the Young: Speech to the Progress-Toward (Among them Nora and Henry III) by Gwendolyn Brooks.
Alright, mes amis. I’ll let you go. I’m sure you have all kinds of fun things to do and see. Until next Saturday. —Chris