architecture critic’s guide to any (walkable city):
- pick two landmark pieces of architecture you want to see in a day (three if you’re feeling fit)
- walk from one to the other
- everything in between the two points is also architecture. do not stop looking up.

morrissey photographed by anton corbijn, 1988

This is the most perfect piece of animal architecture. A bird’s nest made from anti-bird spikes. Conceptually brilliant. Thanks Esme Ward

February reading list Bill Buford

January reading list Andrew Ross Sorkin Diana B. Henriques

Celebrating the 33rd Anniversary of Joni's 14th album 'Night Ride Home' with a special clip of her performing the title track at Avalon Studios in New Zealand, two years before its official release on February 20th, 1991.

'I roughly put my finger on what makes this album so wonderful: the scent of open possibility... it's about getting to the moment before something becomes fully formed and fixed.' Lovely analysis of Foxbase Alpha by Teresa Winter in the new issue of The Wire.

Thank you to the Market on Yates for playing Cocteau Twins tonight, “Musette and Drums” what a treat to hear youtu.be/ND1J78xmTCI The Market Stores

Looks like it could be deep space

Happy birthday Beth Gibbons youtu.be/ABbZcx6zE5o?si…

As liz pelly explained back in 2020, Wrapped isn’t just a free advertising campaign for Spotify. It also further reinforces the toxic idea that music’s value is determined solely by its number of streams.
thebaffler.com/downstream/wra…

Congrats to Harris Green Liquor store workers in Victoria on ratifying a first union contract! 🍻✊

Liquor store workers continue to organize, bargain and WIN across the Province to raise standards in the private liquor industry. Learn more beverageworkersrising.org ⬅️

Don DeLillo is 87 years old today...

go vote for the Carpenters, 'Goodbye to Love'

Go vote for White Rabbit 🐇

Ten years ago ⁦Nightwood Editions⁩ published my first book

October reading list; the Habsburgs, Switzerland, and four books of domestic horror Naben Ruthnum / Nathan Ripley Ainslie Hogarth Andrew F. Sullivan Kathe Koja Sarah Pearse