'It's insane how many Roman coins are being found! It's as if all Romans had holes in their pockets. They sowed coins in the fields wherever they went. Maybe to grow more money...' - Pablo Picasso (Brassaï, Conversations with Picasso, Wednesday 20 October 1943)

Tears are words that need to be written. — Paulo Coelho Tina

Don’t miss this important talk! Alexandra Epps on Post-War Stained Glass in the City of London: with unique #StainedGlass stories of people, time & place in our historic churches C20 Society Tues. 1 Oct. 6.30pm Live OR Zoom secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx?t… City and Livery National Churches Trust

State Of Emergency Declared In VA Ahead Of Hurricane Helene | Fredericksburg, VA Patch | ‘Catastrophic and life-threatening flash and urban flooding, including landslides, is expected across portions of the southern Appalachians through Friday.’ patch.com/virginia/frede…

LIVE: Helene upgraded to Category 2 hurricane | AP News | Helene was upgraded Thursday morning to a Category 2 storm, expected to be a major hurricane—meaning a Category 3 or higher—when it makes landfall on Florida’s northwestern coast Thursday evening. apnews.com/article/hurric…

How to make your cellphone last longer | AP News | If you want your smartphone to last as long as possible, you’ll need to take good care of it. Here are some tips to extend your phone’s longevity. apnews.com/video/mobile-p…

Acanthus 1875 #WilliamMorris

The poet TS Eliot was born #OTD 26 September 1888. He was a firewatcher during the London Blitz, and his poem 'Little Gidding', the last part of 'Four Quartets', interweaves impressions of that time. here's an excerpt: 'Ash on an old man's sleeve Is all the ash the burnt roses

These 3,000-Year-Old Arrowheads Are Pivotal Clues in the Mystery of 'Europe's Oldest Known Battlefield' | While no written records exist, new research has illuminated key details of the battle fought in northern Germany during the 13th-century B.C.E. smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the…

DNA Reveals Identity of Officer on the Lost Franklin Expedition—and His Remains Show Signs of Cannibalism | Researchers recently identified James Fitzjames, a captain on the ill-fated HMS Erebus that went looking for the Northwest Passage in 1845. Tragic. smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dna…

Earth Is on the Brink of Breaching a Seventh of Nine 'Planetary Boundaries' That Support Life | Smithsonian | New ‘health check’ for our planet sounds an alarm bell on rising ocean acidification, which is driven by carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ear…

An All-Female Crew Sailed 1,000 Miles in a Traditional Voyaging Canoe to Help Save Humpback Whales | The team traveled from New Zealand to Tonga along a humpback highway to collect environmental DNA, raise awareness of the plight of the marine mammals.🫶🙏🏻 smithsonianmag.com/travel/an-all-…

BACKSTORY: How The Beatles made Abbey Road, by those who were there | Making it was by no means all love, peace, and understanding. 50 years on, Abbey Road is now considered by many to be the greatest of all the The Beatles’ albums. Contentious times!🤷‍♀️🩶 loudersound.com/features/the-b…

Teresa Resch Is Calling The Shots | The WNBA is coming to Toronto. Its new president is determined to make it a slam-dunk success. This year, elite women’s sports will cross the billion-dollar mark; female athletes are finally getting their due.👍🏀 macleans.ca/sports/teresa-…

The Secret Life Of Product Returns Could Boost Industrial Leasing | About 1 in 5 items bought online are returned, three times more than in-store purchases, necessitating an intricate network known as reverse logistics. E-commerce trip-ups. bisnow.com/national/news/…

Hyperallergic’s Week-In-Review: Required Reading | This week: a 200-year-old message in a bottle; the poetry of Marcellus Williams; Ta-Nehisi Coates changes his mind; a new Mozart banger; plus more ICYM 📖’s, catch-up, spark some scintillating convo—👀🤔⤵️ hyperallergic.com/953678/require…

Hyperallergic’s ‘A View From the Easel’ • 253rd Installment | This week, artists paint with corgis as companions; visit vulcanizer shops for spare materials; and, observe the bustle of Manhattan from their windows. #AccraGhana #DimesSqManhattan #HorshamPA hyperallergic.com/953439/a-view-…