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Jonathan Adler “Dora Maar” perpetual face vase (source)

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Colima redware pottery (source)

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I Spent 47 Days Making a Game That Lasted for 30 Minutes

Once a month my coworkers and I play a game together. This is the story of a game that I worked on for 47 days, a game meant to be played for only 30 minutes at one of those sessions. My turn to host our team’s online “Social” was on May 28, 2026. Far in…

June 21, 2026
Links for June

Hello Dear Readers!Here’s a fresh serving of links to tickle you rcuriosity in June: Spike Japan, is an old blog that looks at the decaying and depopulated parts of Japan. Check out this travelogue of Kinugawa Onsen – NSFW part at end: GANBROOD is an artist who makes satisfyingly-ambiguous images with AI. Nat Sarkissian’s flowers…

June 8, 2026
At 2026’s Art Undergrad Show (OCADU Gradex 111)

Every year, I try to visit my local “Arts College” – OCADU – to see what creative young people are up to. This post is the first time I’m highlighting the people who’s work made an impact on me, to give them some publicity. Go ahead and visit their sites: I really liked Selina Zheng‘s…

June 2, 2026
Links for May

Here are some things that were interesting to me in April – for your enjoyment in May! Where is the Raccoon Hole?A wholesome adventure from a very fun writer. “They don’t look like me” – Niccolò Rastrelli’s photography series showing cosplayers around the world, with their families. Peter Hilton’s comparison of KitKat and Kwikk Lunsj:…

May 2, 2026
Jacob Eats: Girlonabird

This post is not a review – it’s just a page about my favourite prepackaged coffee. I like drinking this Coco Bruni Americano coffee pouch. It is available here in Toronto at the “Galleria” Korean grocery chain. When it disappeared from the store, I couldn’t find it again because I didn’t know the brand. Now…

April 24, 2026
Japan’s Print Specimen Exchange

I’ve written a lot about the UK-based Printers International Specimen Exchange, but few people have heard of Hana no Shiori (花の栞第). Hana no Shiori – which translates to something like “Pressed Flower Bookmark” was a Japanese printers’ exchange. It was a compilation of the finest Japanese letterpress work of the late 19th century. The…

April 20, 2026