A Delightful Summer Resort. (Nota bene: Cohasset, MA has four commuter rail stations)

I understand the excitement about technology “rediscovering lost texts.” I do, & I get the media hype. But I wish people knew that there are hundreds of thousands of “lost” texts just sitting in manuscripts in libraries, which have never been published outside of those single manuscripts. 1/n

Hormuz vessel crossings: @bloomberg.com

Every time I see Tartan Army 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 on the TL - I keep thinking it's those tiresome, Tartarian truther, conspiracy, nuts 🏛🪛⚾️. #architecture

Brutal community note

Honestly and seriously? Gillibrand should resign.

'...Lafayette rode up Broadway amid enthusiastic cheers, the roofs of the houses being thronged with people eager to attest their devotion to the friend of America. At the City Hall he was formally received by the Mayor and public officials.' www.nytimes.com/1924/08/10/a...

Universities are dismantling the humanities at the same time as the most powerful empire in world history is being brought down by a lack of understanding of geography.

In other words, they'd have to give the money back, probably.

'The Day; perhaps the decisive Day is come on which the fate of America depends.' ~ Abigail Adams #bunkerhillday www.masshist.org/publications...

Vote for Alex Bores for Congress New York's 12th Congressional District Democratic Primary 2026 www.alexbores.nyc/vote/?refcod...

Just saying: Donald Trump has lost 100% of the wars started since the renaming of the Department of War.

'Red Torii of Heian Jingu Shrine' from the series 'Fifteen Views of Kyoto' - Tokuriki Tomikichiro, ca. 1950s. #ToriiTuesday #JapaneseArt

“Since New York City introduced congestion pricing, the state has heralded significant reductions in traffic and rush hour delays, fewer crashes and noise complaints, & toll revenue projected to hit $500 million by the end of 2026. Now, Cornell researchers have tallied the environmental benefits.”

Charles Burchfield (American, 1893–1967) "Poplars in May", 1916. #art #painting #arts #finearts

1. Thursday night, the president canceled a planned attack on Iran intended to pressure the regime into making a deal. Donald Trump said he canceled, because a deal was already close at hand. It was the 39th time he said peace was imminent since the war started. CNN ran a super-cut:

OCEANIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY CLOSE TO A DEAL WITH EURASIA

Government Services Center, designed by Paul Rudolph. #architecture

Trump-flation at last. #economy #inflation

Frankly, I want to divest SCOTUS of jurisdiction to enter *any* orders reversing a lower court without a complete elaboration of the reasons why. They are the least busy judges in America with a self-selected workload. If they can't bother to explain it, they should not do it.

CNN: "AI drove the number of layoffs to the highest May total since 2020, back when covid had paralyzed the economy"

"Take the kitchens out of the houses, and you leave rooms which are open to any form of arrangement and extension;..."

I think on some level Bari Weiss probably sees herself as a “real journalist” and not especially a Trump fan. But she is also, at her core, before all else, a oleaginous lackey to the wealthy and powerful, and cannot comprehend how those values are incompatible with real journalism.

'Slop-bowl Modernism' #randomthoughtIhad #architecture

CHASING THE NEW IS DANGEROUS TO SOCIETY

WORRYING CAN HELP YOU PREPARE

The Rotch Library is the architecture and planning library. Tragic. thetech.com/2025/12/04/m...

Old Irish stuff. It is everywhere in Ireland. One of the coolest things about bouncing around there is finding the old castles. #ireland #travelphotography #landscapephotography

Hey guys, remember when Henry James came back from Europe to visit New York in 1904 and there was a big spaceship?

Oh ? www.travelandleisure.com/florence-ban...

A decade ago, analysts were calling Spain a cautionary tale. Too much solar, too fast! Today, Spain is rapidly on its way to having the cheapest power in Europe. Maybe this time, solar naysayers will learn... haha, jk, they'll just move the goalposts.

"Last week, Amtrak said the winning plan would rebuild the station to enable limited “through-running,” in which NJ Transit and LIRR trains travel through Penn Station instead of having to terminate there and turn around." gothamist.com/news/exclusi...

#OnThisDay May 26 1934: In the longest and fastest nonstop train trip the world had ever witnessed up to that time, the Burlington Railroad's ZEPHYR runs the 1015 miles between Denver and Chicago in 13 hours, at an average speed of 77.6 mph and top speeds of 112.5 mph.

Lee Bontecou, Untitled, 1961 https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136544

Transport bill currently making its way through US House: —Would massively increase highway funds—as it cuts transit & rail funding by 20% compared to previous transportation law. —Would discourage transport system electrification. Most Dems support it, however, with Rep. Nadler a rare exception.

Today's Daily Cartoon for @newyorker.com by Kevin Maher and me.

Wind was biggest contributor to Ireland’s fuel mix last month

Over 550 men in California have fallen ill after cutting natural or factory-made stone countertops. But epidemiologists say this isn't just a California problem. n.pr/4tRh1O0

Very frustrating to see all the smug smarter-than-you pragmatic glasses nerds come out and mew about how data center opposition is just a troglodyte hysteria. Shut the fuck up!

Transportation choice should not be a luxury. This Guardian piece is a reminder that Americans need more practical ways to move, including transit, trains and alternatives to driving. Passenger rail is part of that future. www.theguardian.com/environment/... #PassengerRail #TransportationChoice

Wed @ 7pm: Author Stephen Gee will be discussing “Los Angeles Central Library: A History of Its Art and Architecture” at the Philosophical Research Society. www.eventbrite.com/e/los-angele... #LAPL #LibrarySky

In his 2nd Inaugural, Abraham Lincoln delivered what might be the most devastating rebuttal to the Both Sides lie in history. "Both parties deprecated war but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came."

I've been saying for a decade that 3-D printed buildings are not going to come anywhere close to addressing our housing crisis. oh they're terrible for the climate crisis as well. how is this still a thing?

Looks peaceful.

New Yorker, Feb 16, 1987 www.newyorker.com/magazine/198...

“Even if you stopped climate change today, New Orleans’s days are still numbered,” he added. “It will be surrounded by open water, and you can’t keep an island situated below sea level afloat. There’s no amount of money that can do that.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Friendly reminder on how trump ruined the transatlantic relationship and nearly started a war with us. deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-d...

did you design and build a confusing house for your mother today?

$5.00 a gallon gas and we're all working from home again. Commercial real estate will be in a world of hurt.

“.. There is no refund,” he said. “Only a handful of people are going to be able to access this, and I can almost guarantee it will not trickle down to me. It’s just maddening.” @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/1267...