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[Tokyo Times] The disappearance of a dilapidated old Tokyo tobacconist.

2024mar26.

occasionally i do a drive-by wtfing on augmented-gta roleplaying

there are entire ... systems of administration/justice etc and tons of forms to fill out and be all proper and procedural and etc

part i tuned in on, small group of people were discussing a particular sub-sub-menu with ~50 checkboxes allowing a person to view particular legal documents without being able to edit them ... in-game

[FX: 1978, playing space invaders in crappy mall] “interesting ... needs more bureaucracy though”

2024mar20.

i love china markers/grease pencils

but i also love that we’re all committed to role-playing that the peel-off string is not 100% inoperative

2024mar20.

the safest safe
is a safe
inside a safe
safeception

you’re a criminal, criming
you break into a safe
and staring right back at you
is another, smaller safe

how demoralizing
put a note on it, like “surprise, dipshit”

2024mar18.

Trash Theory: The Critical Kicking of Slowdive (“When The Sun Hits”) / New British Canon.

The industry was brutal back then (still is, always is). I listened to shoegaze but not devotedly ... Slowdive was barely on my radar. I didn’t pay any attention to the UK music press for the most part. “Uhhhh this album SUCKS [20 years later] 95 out of 100” Christ what a bunch of wankers.

2024mar17.

Rick Beato: George Benson ‒ The Greatest Guitarist/Singer of All Time. I’m only ten minutes in, Benson has a great memory of his beginnings learning to play at the age of seven.

2024mar16.

Paolo from Tokyo: Day in the Life of a Japanese All-Night Izakaya Restaurant Worker.

2024mar15.

Piet Schreuders: The Paris locations of Le Ballon Rouge.

2024mar11.

Animal cracker sheep with “666” curlicues. It was as delicious as all the other non-satan animal crackers.

am i going to hell oh jeez

2024mar11.

HELICOPTER FLYING APPARATUS Charles H. Zimmerman, Nichols, Conn. Application August 10, 1943, Serial No. 498,075

2024mar10.

Rough on Rats advertisement, Chemist and Druggist June 15 1882. Dwelling House Size, 25c. POISON! The thing desired found at last! SOMETHING RATS WILL EAT. Rats are smart but Rough on Rats beats them. Clears out a building in one application. SURE DEATH to RATS, MICE, FLIES, Vermin, Ants, Insects, Roaches, Water Bugs, Bed Bugs, &c. Made only by EPHRAIM S. WELLS, Chemist, JERSEY CITY, N.J. For sale by Druggists and Storekeepers in 15 & 25c. boxes. LABEL REGISTERED. [etc] See also The Human Harms and Many Meanings of “Rough on Rats” and Rough on Rats (and biles, and piles, and corns ...)

2024mar09.

Unintentional graphical madness created by overscanning, St. Louis Dispatch November 21, 1924.

2024mar08.

“Bullet time” sequence from The Matrix (1999).

2024mar02.

The Billboard, October 28 1922. “HIBRU” World’s Champion Rough Rider and ACrobatic Cowboy. DEFIES ALL THE LAWS OF GRAVITATION! / THE SENSATION OF THE AGE! / A spirited horse and a hard-bioled rider. Cowboy makes enormous LEAP THRU SPACE to back of rearing, charging Bronco! AND HE NEVER MISSES! [...] A RIOT! A KNOCKOUT! Will be the fastest selling novelty for DEMONSTRATORS, WINDOW WORKERS and STREETMEN that was ever created! [...] PRICE, $4.80 PER DOZEN

2024feb25.

The Vault (2010). Episode 0 of 17.

2024feb23.

Programmes for theatrical performances at the Grand Opera House and the London Opera House, London, Ont., 1897-1902 (week of April 14th, 1901): THE GREAT RAYMOND COMPANY / Now touring the world under direction of MAURICE F. RAYMOND. / Two-page pamphlet featuring a few paragraphs of a “Special Explanation to the Public” RE Mr. Raymond’s entertainment, “[...] presented to the public as an example of and practical duplication (but without any claim to spiritual, occult or supernatural agencies of any sort) of the deceptions of the World’s greatest mystery workers, the fabrications and inventions of seers and soothsayers of the past ages; and the delusions and trickery often practiced by modern Media [...] the people who do not care for the entertainment as a totality, but come thinking to have the future foretold, or the past revealed, or to see an exhibition of super-human knowledge, are requested-not to attend.”

2024feb22.

People from all around the archipelago ask me what my favorite brand of canned spaghetti is and I have to say there’s no contest. It is TOPMOST brand.

2024feb21.

[cardhouse] It is time to talk about these two posters.

2024feb13.

Cinemadelicatessen: Alreadymade [NL Trailer]. See also A Dutch Artist Is Delving Into the Murky Attribution of Duchamp’s ‘Fountain’ per Greg.org.

2024feb12.

CAN’T GET AWAY FROM IT ‒ EVERYBODY WANTS A PHONOGRAPH / Advertisement for highly-desired phonographs, Standard Talking Machine Co. Chicago (1906) Trade Magazine

is he suckin’ her hair
what is going on
Shreds HARD

RE: The free phonographs for your entire fuggin’ city. People could get “free” phonographs if they bought enough “not free” records, see explanation here. They also made the spindle larger to “lock in” sales. Whatever, capitalism [SFX: drill noise].

2024feb09.