Nadia Bailey

This post is for the three or four people on here who are also fans of the 1990 occult detective manga Tokyo Babylon

Dressed in black and white, I stand in front of a giant cherry blossom tree, petals strewn like snow at my feet

Am I a member of the Sukarazukamori? I’ll never tell

black and white illustration of a man wearing a bowler hat, riding a horse. they seem to radiate from: Edward B. Foote’s Plain Home Talk (1896)

going into the weekend like

You guyssss! These photos are so so cute and your dress is STUNNING. Big congratulations to you both!

GOMA has the greatest film program, puts ACMI to shame tbh

I’ve been with Aldi for years and have no complaints. Love that your data rolls on month to month

Glory to the rails - The European Review of Books Millions of Ukrainians left the country during the first weeks of the invasion; four million were evacuated by train, including a million children. Thousands of dogs, cats and other pets, too.

Wonderful review/essay hybrid on the civic purpose of trains, via @europeanreview.bsky.social

Many congratulations!

Considered the oldest complete seventy-eight card tarot deck in existence, the 15th-century Sola Busca — named for the family of Milanese nobles who owned it for some five generations — is also one of the most mysterious: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/sola-busca

I want to send this article to every local council in Australia!

Meanwhile The Guardian is posting articles wondering if you can hurt a chatbot’s feelings

I get so much joy from using the click wheel, it really is such a satisfying design feature! Surprisingly, there are a few places (at least in Melbourne) that still service them if you need the battery replaced or whatever.

I quit a couple of months ago; now using a mix of Bandcamp and an iPod (luckily I still had my mp3 collection on an old laptop!). It’s not perfect but I’m getting by.

Four days later and I’m still thinking about Athina Rachel Tsangari’s stunningly beautiful film Harvest. Quite possibly film of the year for me. (There’s one more screening tonight at MIFF, get along if you can!)

miff.com.au/program/film...

My work just launched a new business-wide program the acronym of which is MIDP. 😌

Graphic design is my passion

1. History is not a science, it's poems about ghosts.

I was also extremely underwhelmed. Almost entirely charmless.

Today we’re launching the first in what we hope will be a series of fundraising tote bags.

All proceeds from the sale of this first bag (that is the full $15 not just the profits) will go to the World Food Programme Palestine Emergency Appeal.

paperbackbooks.com.au/p/fundraiser...

🖤

A black and white photograph of Laura Palmer. She looks serious.

Happy birthday, Laura

There’s a horror movie showing at MIFF this year that’s from the POV of a dog - called (obviously) Good Boy. Could be a contender?

Moss

A fantastic event – really looking forward to reading the book!

She also looks incredible. So silky!

The Typewriter (Supercut) An homage to typewriters in film and television, set to Leroy Anderson's "The Typewriter". Voted as one of Sight & Sound's Best Video Essays…

Secretary (2002)
Can You Ever Forgive Me (2018)

This features mostly men, but there are a few women too: vimeo.com/500620210

It meeeeee

Our Mid-Year Fundraiser is launched! publicdomainreview.org/support

If you like what we do, and want to see it continue, then please do lend your support. Available to donors, our themed postcard packs: upcoming theme on... DESIRE.

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Anyone have a recommendation for a good read-it-later app now that Pocket is shutting down? I’ve built a personal archive of all my favourite writing there and without it I will be BEREFT.

Living her absolute best life!