The Wife of Bath
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Art pilgrim. Urbanist. Eater of picnics. picnicatthecathedral.com
No, don't take my word for it---check out this #spooky church in #Torino for yourself: picnicatthecathedral.com/2026/10/31/t... #turin #architecture
The Continual Creepiness (and Twice-Yearly Revelation) in Turin’s Real Chiesa di San Lorenzo
I’m not sure why anyone would deliberately make a church creepy, but around 1670, architect Guarino Guarini thought that was a great idea. From the exterior, Real Chiesa di San Lorenzo is dis…
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An expert said the deathly disease could 'spread like Covid' if continents don't take appropriate action
Deadly Ebola outbreak which is 'fastest-spreading epidemic on record' could reach UK, experts warn
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I grew tired of the Cheesecake Factory Discourse pretty quickly but this is phenomenal. He doubles down on the substantive criticism of the administration and then brutalizes them on the pushback.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Obama 🔥: "The president wasn't even mad about the Saddam Hussein comparison! That part didn't bother him. But he was very upset about the Cheesecake Factory comments. He took great umbrage. The mobilized a whole of government response to that joke!"
Protest works. Organization is decisive. Draw your own conclusions. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić ousted by student movement in seismic election
Vučić’s 12-year reign looks to have been ended by record turnout of voters in election provoked by student-led protests
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Students from North Carolina A&T can be seen marching back to their HBCU after voting on the first day of early voting in the state. The Guilford County Board of Elections voted to remove the school’s on-campus polling site. (video via Todd Simmons) greensboro.com/news/local/g...
Was digging the cast iron facade work today on architect Christian Eckstrom's Munn Building, an overlooked Chicago School beauty from 1910 at 815-819 S. Wabash Ave.
These ladies are a freaking miracle: picnicatthecathedral.com/2026/09/07/t... #arthistory #cividaledelfriuli
The art history revelation in Cividale del Friuli
Oh here it comes: the art history surprise. I went to Cividale del Friuli because it was close to where I was staying in Udine and a UNESCO site but didn’t know much about it. So, once I fina…
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Nicely busy brickwork for a Streamline Moderne, 6932 S. Oglesby (1948). Great names involved, architect Casriel Halperin for the Much family.
A very different 36 Hours in Chicago in the New York Times, courtesy of Natalie Y. Moore of the Sun-Times, one that skips the usual downtown staples for taking in the fantastic richness of the city's often overlooked South Side. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
36 Hours in Chicago (Gift Article)
The city shines in the summertime — and this year’s light is especially bright, thanks in part to a new presidential center.
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All those Renaissance ideals and no place to pee in #Palmanova picnicatthecathedral.com/2026/08/06/p...
Palmanova: a Renaissance ideal city should have a public bathroom
I love love love love love an ideal city so—duh!—I went to Palmanovo while I was in northeast Italy. The best way to understand the layout of Palmanova would be from above. Here’s…
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Whenever I fly #Lufthansa and the flight attendant pulls the curtain across first class to cut off the view, I imagine all the German men up there reclining semi-nude in their lie-flat seats just like this: picnicatthecathedral.com/2026/07/18/t... #UNESCO #ArtHistory
The Loch Ness Ostrich of Aquileia is a UNESCO Site
In early days of Christianity, right after the edict of Milan in 315, the mosaic artists of the Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta in Aquileia faced a challenge: they wanted to depict a whale on the f…
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Want to build a church but short on cash? Just rob a graveyard: picnicatthecathedral.com/2026/06/25/j... #Trieste #architecture
Janky (but lovable) spolia in Trieste’s San Giusto cathedral
There’s an architectural term—spolia—which basically means “janky combination of material scavenged from various historical periods”. A perfect place to see spolia in …
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My sister Maya and I were profoundly shaped by the influence of our mom, Ann Dunham. Giving Maya a preview of the Obama Presidential Center, including a new sculpture by Maya Lin dedicated to our mom’s memory, was truly special.
Looking for Italy minus mass tourism? #Udine has got you covered: picnicatthecathedral.com/2026/06/08/t... #VisitFVG #FriuliVeneziaGiulia
The answer is Udine
Complaining about overtourism is a thing now. This is annoying and lacks self-reflection because—duh—did you think being a tourist was only okay for you and not other people? I mean, I …
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