Links that may or may not be related to gardens, food, travel, nature, or heterotopias and liminal spaces but probably are. Sources in parentheses.
article: Everything Barbra Streisand Eats in Her 970-Page Memoir — From peas with sugar to burgers with Brando to guggle-muggle. (Rachel Handler & Matthew Schneier/Vulture). Organised by decade from the 1940s to the 2010s (though 1990s and beyond are sparse), with page numbers and quotes.
photo essay: Brutalist Churches in Europe (Amy Peacock/Jamie McGregor Smith/dezeen). Because, why not? Seventeen photos of churches built post-war in Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Poland, and the UK, all a concrete-lover’s dream.
sounds: My Noise, Soundscape Generator (Stéphane Pigeon). I’m listening to Japanese Garden as I type. Other soundscapes include purring cat, Senegal town, waterfall, distant thunder, rain on a tent, a medieval village, vinyl groove, squeaking sailboat, airplane cabin, Gregorian chants, Irish coast, traffic noise, white noise (and pink and brown noise), many more. There’s also a premium/patron version for small monthly fee.
essay: Trying to stay awake (Jenny Diski/London Review). Magical writing about the hinterland between sleep and consciousness.
short essay: One Year of Grieving in a Garden (Boaz Frankel/Rootbound). Sweet essay about the many anniversaries of loss and the moments you want to share with someone who’s no longer there.
