Have you ever wondered what these tiny doors at the US Capitol are for? — via Youtube
Making Shihou Kama Tsugi (four-way goose neck joint). When you first look at it, it can be confusing as this joinery is on all four sides, without a way to be taken apart. But this joinery actually slides diagonally, making this illusion
possible. The wood is Walnut and Birch — via Kottke
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Alasdair loves Nordic Noir, and this is all of them — via Youtube
Rio Jongsae Kim is the owner of Kim’s Shoe and Bag Repair. He shows us how to restore a pair of Chanel ballet flats that retail for about $750. This includes replacing the soles and heel plates, cleaning the suede, dyeing the leather, and waterproofing the shoes — via YouTube
At the end of the 12th century, fine woodworking skills and knowledge were brought into Japan from China. Over time, these joinery skills were refined and passed down, resulting in the fine wood joineries Japan is known for — via Kottke
The Shovel asked Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton — Australia’s most-loved reviewers — to critique the world’s least-loved year. As usual they had wildly different opinions — via Youtube
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Plumbata are substantial war darts that have their origins in Ancient Greece and were favoured by late Empire Romans. They have rather nasty barbed head, a lead weight for inertia and were thrown as fighting lines started to close. Their nickname amongst the Romans was Little barbs of Mars
. Nasty as they look, how do you throw them and what do they do when they get there? — via Youtube
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The Charles Glore House in Lake Forest, Illinois was built in 1954. The Usonian style home features Frank Lloyd Wright trademarks like clerestory windows, built-in bookshelves, mahogany panels, four fireplaces (three of which are cantilevered), and an abundance of brick. The home also incorporates some updates, including an expanded dining room after enclosing a deck, new windows, and grey concrete floors in place of the badly patched-up original red radiant-heat floors — via Curbed
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Journalists from around the world are reporting on the 2020 Presidential race — and offering perspectives not found in American media coverage — via Youtube
It’s really five mini machines. One puts down bread, the next puts on peanut butter, then a machine for jelly and so on. The last machine feeds it to me bite by bite! Spent almost four months on this machine — via Youtube
Sir Sean Connery has died at the age of 90, his family has said.
The Scottish actor was best known for his portrayal of James Bond, being the first to bring the role to the big screen and appearing in seven of the spy thrillers.
Sir Sean died peacefully in his sleep in the Bahamas, having been unwell for some time
, his son said.
His acting career spanned five decades and he won an Oscar in 1988 for his role in The Untouchables.
Sir Sean’s other films included The Hunt for Red October, Highlander, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and The Rock — via BBC News
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Songwriter Tom Lehrer became a star in the 1950s and ’60s writing and performing satirical songs that skewered just about everything. Since then, his work has appeared on stages in London and New York, been translated into Spanish and Swedish and even sampled on a rap track.
Lehrer, 92, announced Tuesday via his website that he’s effectively putting everything he ever wrote into the public domain. That means his lyrics and sheet music are available for anyone to use or perform, without having to pay royalties or deal with lawyers.
Lehrer’s songs took on nuclear weapons, racial injustice, pollution — and the Nazi engineer-turned-NASA scientist Wernher von Braun — via Marketplace
Is there a right
way to pronounce it? And why is it so complicated? Written with Molly Ruhl and Gretchen McCulloch — via Youtube
Insider’s Claudia Romeo travelled to Brittany, France to meet with Jean-Yves Bordier, a butter artisan who brought back to France the 19th-century technique of malaxage, using a big wooden wheel to knead the butter. To Jean-Yves, the malaxage is a more romantic way to make butter. At his workshop, everything is churned, kneaded, and shaped by hand — via Youtube
