Issue 34 | Atlas of Musings
Curating intrigue, wonder, and the will to live
On this day in 1613, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre burned down mid-show. A theatrical exit, even by his standards. It was resurrected merely 380 years later.
vibe check
from the crypt
Our Victorian-era ancestors weren’t nearly as proper as the portraits suggest. Their slang was filthy, yet oddly poetic. Frankly, modern English has been coasting.
some cool art
Photo from Eric Roux-Fontaine
Eric Roux-Fontaine paints places your brain invents at 2 a.m. that you wish you could conjure into reality. My Pinterest has been insufferable since finding his work.
linguistic oddity
On The Fence: Tell me you’re refusing to commit, but with 19th-century charm. In the 1800s, this was how you told people to stop being spineless and pick a political lane.
a writing prompt
Write about the day exactly 100 years before you were born.
dream house alert
Photo from Domino
If this house were a person, they would have matching luggage and that easy breezy “oh, I just threw this together” energy we all love to envy.
a corner of the world
Punta Tragara is crafted from sea salt and old glamour. It perches over Capri so elegantly that the water below sparkles just to get its attention.
from my lens
Shades of summer sunsets from days that I wish would never end.
until next time...
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