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Find the Cat

[ed. Supposedly an example of predictive coding, but I can't say. Took about 30 seconds (hint: it's not in the shadows). Answer here. See also: trapped priors.]

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Shakira performs during the Topps Final Halftime Show at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Image: Lars Baron/Getty Images

[ed. Not a World Cup halftime show fan especially, but love the exuberance in this picture.]

Seasons of the Eskimo: A Vanishing Way of Life, by Fred Bruemmer, 1978

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11,700 Free Photos from John Margolies’ Archive of Americana Architecture: Download, Use & Re-Mix

Your children may not be able to visit an orange juice stand shaped like an orange or the Leaning Tower of Pizza, but thanks to the Library of Congress, these locales can be pitstops on any virtual family vacation you might undertake.

In July 2017, the library selected the John Margolies Roadside America Photograph Archive as its “free to use and reuse” collection. So linger as long as you’d like and do with these 11,700+ images as you will–make postcards, t‑shirts, souvenir placemats.

Whatever you decide to do with them, the archive’s homepage has tips for how to best search the 11,710 color slides contained therein. Library staffers have supplemented Margolies’ notes on each image with subject and geographical headings.

Begin your journey through the Library of Congress’ John Margolies Roadside America Photograph Archive here.

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Images: John Margolies/Library of Congress

Moist Towelette Museum

Moist Towelette Online Museum

Image: OtefukiTe is "hand" Fuki is "wipe." the O is the Japanese honorific, so you could call it "Honorable Hand Wipe" if you like.
[ed. Yep, it's real. Love the "old internet" vibe.]

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Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam, Lollapalooza, Vancouver, 1992. Photo by Lance Mercer.

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The Power of Love

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will have peace."  - Various sources, including Jimi Hendrix and William Gladstone (British politician). And of course, Huey Lewis & the News.

Kissing daredevils in custody after scaling Empire State Building, getting engaged more than 1,400 feet over NYC (NY Post) - July 1, 2026.

Gordon Parks, Alexander Calder's Hand and Mobile, 1952
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Attempted Coop

The Vances added a chicken coop to the vice president’s residence. We had questions. (Washington Post/Seattle Times).

Images: Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post

[ed. That coop looks better than some Seattle apartments. My son and family raise chickens (and ducks). They're pretty cool. The ducks are way cooler, though.]

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Woman from Saigon, modern-day Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. French vintage postcard.

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[Haori] (Kabuki costume) Target and arrow design on light green satin ground. Edo period, 19th century.

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Cape Verde Blue Sharks
Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images
via: Where is Cape Verde? Meet the tiny African island nation upsetting World Cup giants (Guardian)

[ed. Love this photo - pure joy.]

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