While I’ve mentioned F. R. Stubbs before, I don’t think I’ve actually posted the Stubbs ghost sign that sits on the corner of Merchantgate and Walmgate.
F. R. Stubbs, Ironmonger
Author: ChrisC
“Hang On A Minute, Lads, I’ve Got A Great Idea” – The Making Of The Italian Job
Remy attributed such inventiveness to the enthusiasm of the studio. “The producers never stopped us. They only encouraged us.” Encouraged them, that is, to undertake a 60ft jump across the rooftops of Turin
As Luck Would Have It has a nice little article on some of the souls involved in the making of the Italian Job – the good one, not the remake.
‘York’ sign at the east end of York Minster
The ‘York’ sign at the east end of York Minster
Tis a shame it’s made of Astroturf tho’.
Building QEMU 10.0 on Raspberry Pi OS
Introduction
And so it came to pass that QEMU – a dependancy for ‘Period Sites in Period Browsers‘ – moved from version 9.0 to 10.0.
Sonata For Solo Cello: ‘Joanna’s Tale’ (Live Session) / Dobrawa Czocher (2025)
Really very good.
VTV – Music Video Station
This is rather charming: VTV – Music Video Station, an MTV parody that only plays odd and terrible songs.
Along Filey Shoreline
Some older drone footage tracing the shoreline at Filey on Christmas Eve 2021. Those with keen eyes will be able to see the coats people have wrapped themselves up with.
Gallery: 2021 Miscellanea
Netscape Navigator User Demographics circa 1996
So this lunchtime Period Sites in Period Browsers (PSPB) threw up an interesting bit of history – a brief overview of Netscape Navigator users circa 1996.
The Beadlean Library
The Fence has an interesting little article about Jeremy Beadle and his rather large collection of books – though, of course, like any article of this nature it’s not just about Beadle and his rather large collection of books.
Bizzarie di varie Figure / Giovanni Battista Bracelli (1624)
A fascinating set of images by Giovanni Battista Bracelli’s Bizzarie di varie Figure. They are, in some ways, much more modern than the 1624 production date suggests and good number of them would fit nicely in with the various art movements of the early to mid 20th Century. Some also remind me of the creations that used to fill York’s Museum of Automata.
