Commonplace.day!
A public group journal. Pretty neat concept!
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“Most fields have a problem with ‘ghost knowledge’, hard-won practical understanding that is mostly passed on verbally between practitioners and not written down anywhere public.”
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Live Lightning Map
“See lightning strikes in realtime nearby your area. Get free online access to maps of former and current thunderstorms. A contribution by Blitzortung.org and contributors.”
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An Illustrated History of Urban Legends
“A sceptical enquiry into urban legends, from Atlantis to the hollow Earth conspiracy, and everything in between.”
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Not Built For This is a 6-part series from 99% Invisible. It explores how climate change is laying bare the vulnerabilities in the American built environment and how communities across the country have been left to bootstrap their own survival.
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Flip through (YouTube) channels like the old days. /via bencrowder.net
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Photo by Asako Narahashi from her collection half awake and half asleep in the water. /via notes.husk.org
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“I like to describe my job in terms of “The Door Problem”. Are there doors in your game? Can the player open them? Can the player open every door in the game? Or are some doors for decoration? How does the player know the difference?”
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A new edition of Things to Click! This edition covers an 8-bit lens, community connection, research as fun, suburbs’ as horror movies, and more - all jam-packed!
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American suburbs are full of ugly, empty, liminal spaces: spaces you are not meant to linger in or enjoy. They’re the creepy hallways of the built environment, and you can’t feel comfortable traversing them unless you’re zooming past them in a car.
American Suburbs Are a Horror Movie and We’re the Protagonists