Aug 16

Aug 16 THINGS I TRIPPED OVER ON THE INTERNET TODAY, JULY 16

Thing #1 - Butt Music from Hell

Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch is most known for his three-part painting Garden of Earthly Delights that he created that depicts the Garden of Eden, an in-between crazy world, and Hell, and is full of weird creatures doing weirder things to people they’re torturing, including some sort of nanny demon that is licking (maybe?) music that is etched across a sinner’s butt cheeks. Enter Oklahoma Christian University student, Amelia Hamrick, who did the Lord’s work and transcribed the notes into modern notation and then set it to music. Because she’s a champion.

Thing #2 - A ship graveyard near Baltimore

There’s a bay full of sunken steam ships that were supposed to be used for Atlantic travel but never used. Someone bought them all to use for parts and then let them rot in the bay. Now they’re reclaimed by nature and acting as great backdrops to intrepid Instagrammers. Check out some gorgeous photos HERE.

Thing #3 - An amazing Disney song in a sequel I never knew existed

So apparently Disney made a sequel to Tangled called Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventures in the form of a cartoon series, but check out this song, y’all! Who makes that for tv and then keeps it secret from me? I’m triggered as hell.

Thing #4 - Amazing textile apothecary stuff

Natalia Lubieniecka is a Vienna-based artist that specializes in weird and wonderful sculptures made with antique objects and fabrics. She’s got an Etsy, that you can see HERE, that’s full of “taxidermied” frogs, mushrooms, and more, that would look great on your bookshelf.

Thing #5 - Italian wine windows saving the world

At one time, wine windows were everywhere in Florence, Italy, but most of them were sealed up as time went by. Now, during the COVID-19 pandemic, these buchette del vino are being rediscovered and and embraced by social media. People passing by can simply knock on the window to be served. Some places, like Babae, have started using them for wine happy hours - more on that HERE.