Dispatch archive
Serendipities
Things encountered while looking for something else.
2026-08-08
Pompeii, Now with Lobsters
Pompeii, which has already survived eruption, burial, excavation and two millennia of interpretation, has now accepted a new indignity: giant lobsters.
2026-08-06
Felix Feneon
The Modern Raconteur, only 120 years ago.
2026-08-05
Uncanny Radiology
When you can’t get enough time in the office.
2026-08-05
Peanut Butter Floor
Some artists leave a body of work.
2026-08-05
Emperor and Hanged Man
Knowledge shows a man how to succeed.
2026-08-04
Serendipity Matisse
In 1961, the Museum of Modern Art displayed Matisse’s Le Bateau upside down for 47 days.
2026-08-02
Steaming Islet Beneath a Pastel Horizon
In 1831, a volcano produced a brand-new island in the Mediterranean.
2026-08-01
Ivory Bird History
Some men have hobbies. I have supporting careers.
2026-07-31
The Year the World Became Modern
**1874: The Year the World Became Modern**
2026-07-29
Violon Dingres 2
Some men have hobbies. I have supporting careers.
2026-07-28
Cyanometer
How blue is blue? Naturally, someone built an instrument for that.