10031 4th Avenue
Fort Hamilton Beer Garden and Restaurant, Brooklyn, later the home of the Hamilton House.
Orange Crate Art
Today’s Saturday Stumper
“Some dough, but not much.”
Pocket notebook sighting
One of Perry Mason’s countless operatives has been watching a certain address. When a taxi picks up a hastily departing visitor, he trusts his pocket notebook to preserve the details, and the notebook fills the screen.
Pocket notebook sighting
Why did, or do, people lick their pencils before writing? The practice goes back a ways.
Artist’s conception
Fabric at the precipice.
Uh-oh, Safari 15
There appear to be many good reasons not to upgrade to Safari 15 for Mac.
Franz Kafka, artist
“Drawing and sketching extensively before he published a single word.”
Yikes!
One the 1990s most iconic school supplies.
Block that metaphor
“I believe that the fabric of our truly free, civilized society is at a precipice.”
Recently updated
A surprising pre-millennial whoop.
Starring Joe Namath et al.
The Spokesmen, a tragedy.
One of some
I like it that even “that big rock” is one of some.
Hi and Lois watch
Color fail.
Domestic comedy
“Aren’t they afraid their bows will fall?”
Twelve movies
The Garment Jungle and others.
Word of the day: furbish
Today’s Zippy has taught me that furbish is a word.
Makin’ whoop
Just wondering who thought it was a good idea to put something close to a millennial whoop in this Sensodyne commercial. That oughta get the kids’ attention!
Today’s Saturday Stumper
“It features Beetle Bailey’s sister.”
Recently updated
The OED on the game of sardines.
Sardines, a game
As seen in Peppa Pig.
Two skies
“Scudded,” in two books.
Candy stores
Picholz’s and others.
Tinta Azul
I know that one is never supposed to buy wine for the label, especially not a label with a picture of a critter. But Tinta Azul I had to buy for its label. Look: tile work. And the name means “blue ink.”
A Robert Walser biography
A brilliant account of Robert Walser’s life, deeply researched, and deeply respectful of its subject.
Pomotroid
A free Pomodoro timer by Christopher Murphy for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Naming of parts
It’s patriarchy, inscribed in the language of anatomy.
Dip Night
In honor of Only Murders in the Building, tonight is Dip Night: baba ghanoush, hummus, carrot and celery sticks, orange and yellow pepper slices, Kalamata olives, and pita.
A newly identified Van Gogh
Smithsonian magazine reports on a newly identified Vincent van Gogh drawing, made with the simplest materials.
One letter, two pages, six points
Today’s installment of Heather Cox Richardson’s Letters from an American should make any right-thinking person’s head spin.
Just One Thing, a podcast
Any podcast that recommends morning walks, time spent in nature, and the consumption of dark chocolate is all right by me.