Here are five things I was looking at and loving this week:
Some of the best things I’ve read about the anniversary of the invasion of the US Invasion of Iraq came from photojournalists. Moises Saman wrote an op-ed for the NYTimes called 20 Years On From That Hotel Roof in Baghdad, I Know the Limits of My Trade and Andrea Bruce has had a series of thoughtful Instagram posts about her time there — start here or here.
The Lost New Jersey Photographs of Henri Cartier-Bresson “Why New Jersey? Because people make such a funny face when you mention New Jersey.” These images went unseen for more than 50 years, hear his assistant talk about why.
Super Mario + a symphony orchestra = yeah, I’d listen to an entire album of this.
Here’s how to ID 20 common birds, the ones you’re most likely to spot in the wild.
Happy 25th anniversary to kottke.org. I first discovered Kottke on Metafilter about 20 years ago, and it’s been consistently great and interesting ever since.
So as much time as I have spent on the internet, how did I miss Kottke? Thanks for the mention. Now what else am I missing? :)