December 22, 2024

Five for Friday 638

Welcome to the weekend,

Here are five things I thought worth sharing this week.

This piece on the brilliant rare blue the Maya invented actually ties in nicely with the Vermeer forgery book I’m reading.

I really enjoyed David Brooks’ recent piece about late bloomers and what sets them apart from their early-achieving counterparts.

Reconsidering the writer whose legacy has been mostly regarded as someone “you should know about, but probably not bother reading.”

I enjoyed this walk down a collective memory lane; “How the future looked in 1974″.

After 85 years with a misspelled memorial plaque, the Brontë sisters finally get their dots.

Currently reading: I Was Vermeer by Frank Wynne

Have a great weekend.


Image: Vitis: Concord by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. 1897.