1. I enjoyed the prose. It is kind of funny to have an book engage with history and popular culture so little. If it weren’t for the mention of a phone and maybe kitchen staple trends that aren’t critical to the plot (yet?), this could be set any time in the past hundred years. I appreciate the disregard for time travel tropes where rules are supposedly crisp if you ignore everything the author ignores. Here rules are magical (again, so far). And there were a few things I expected the Tara character to explore that go unmentioned, but that’s fine. I will try the second one.

    Cover of On the Calculation of Volume (Book I)

  2. We saw Y La Bamba ( https://ylabambamusic.com/music ) at SF MOMA (part of this year’s Noise Pop Festival) with no expectations beyond it being a rooftop party because I live under a rock and am deep into “I don’t recognize any artist on that festival line-up” years old.

    Music — Y La BambaWe're happy to announce that Y La Bamba's new album "Mujeres" is out now! Stream it, spin it or download it from your outlet of choice: https://tndr.lv/mujeresY La Bamba

    Completely my jam. I don’t know where to start ( https://ylabamba.bandcamp.com/) but haven’t bounced off of any of it at all.

    Merch from Y La BambaMerch from Y La BambaY La Bamba

    Aside, the Matisse “Femme Au Chapeau” https://www.sfmoma.org/exhibition/matisse-femme-au-chapeau/ exhibit at SF MOMA is also nice.

    Matisse's Femme au chapeau: A Modern ScandalDiscover how one of Matisse's most iconic works ignited a color revolution in 1905—and how its impact still shapes art today.SFMOMA

  3. Jazz & Not Jazz

    I did not know that both Hay, the furniture designer, and Mikkeller, the beer brewer, were specifically Copenhagen based before we got there, so it was a surprise and delight to to able to visit both Hay House ( https://www.hay.com/functions/hay-stores/hay-stores-denmark ) and Mikkeller’s “War Pigs” BBQ place ( https://www.warpigs.dk/).

    HAY store information in DenmarkClick here to find a list of HAY stores in Denmark. You can find the address, phone number and opening hours of each HAY store. https://www.hay.comAuthentic Texas BBQ & Craft Beer | Warpigs Brewpub CopenhagenExperience authentic Texas-style BBQ and craft beers brewed on-site at Warpigs Brewpub in Copenhagen. With 22 beers on tap, slow-smoked brisket, ribs, pulled-pork sandwiches, and buffalo wings, it’s the go-to spot for after-work drinks, casual nights out, and group dining in Copenhagen’s Meatpacking District.warpigs.dk

    On the walk to War Pigs we passed but did not enter this other bar that seemed to have every conceivable kind of live music? Ambitious.

    The doorway entrance to a brick building: a steel door fully glazed with a single piece of glass, frame painted green, propped open using a cobblestone, surrounded by wide open wooden shutter doors painted the same green. To the right of the shutters is a chalkboard listing bar specials.A piece of cardboard is taped to the left shutter with masking tape that says “Jazz & Not Jazz.” Smaller pieces taped to the right shutter do that thing bars love to do which, is point out that you can get drinks there (both in Danish and English, “FADØL!”, “DRINKS!”)JAZZNOT JAZZSSADFADØL!ORINKSBARBEERSHANCOCK PILSMER osCAMA FUSEDKOMBUCANAO PREMIUM SERLING E222H4M60, STERWINE:REDIAHITEDRINKS:GIN& TONGDARK M'STURNILSHOTSCHANCOCA

    I also just noticed that the other door proclaims “Drinks!” (in Danish and English) and “WC!”, which I guess is a sort of Drinks & Not Drinks.

    This is my new favorite bar.

  4. RE: https://mastodon.social/@publicdomainrev/116931377214675615

    The Public Domain Review (@publicdomainrev@mastodon.social)Attached: 3 images Frustrated by being referred to as a mere "caricature" artist, William Hogarth produced this 1743 print to explain the difference between characters and caricatures — which he saw as radically different — and aligning his style firmly with the former: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/characters-and-caricaturas-by-william-hogarth-1743Mastodon

    283 years later: lol, “Betwixt"

  5. a friend turned me onto Conic Rose, a jazz collective out of Berlin https://conicrose.bandcamp.com/album/heller-tag, and I’ve had their first record on a bunch lately.

    Heller Tag, by Conic Rose12 track albumConic Rose

    Incredible vibe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSxjDvvOlG0.

    Conic Rose - Twist LiveKonstantin Döben - TrumpetBertram Burkert - GuitarJohannes Arzberger - KeysFranzi Aller - BassNicholas Stampf - DrumsCamera: Jakob JoikoLights: Victor Haberk...YouTube
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