Monday, July 6, 2026

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Museums that have made their catalogs free downloads

Yes I know there are serious & important things happening in the world right now, but this is kind of great: just learned the Van Gogh Museum has made many of their publications, including collection catalogs, freely available on @archive.org. More museums should do this: archive.org/details/vang...

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— Michael Lobel (@mlobelart.bsky.social) July 2, 2026 at 9:48 AM



And while we're at it you should know the Met Museum has done this as well, on their own website www.metmuseum.org/met-publicat...

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— Michael Lobel (@mlobelart.bsky.social) July 2, 2026 at 9:50 AM



I didn't realize the Whitney has been consistently uploading their catalogs to @archive.org, so the list of available titles is much more extensive than when I last checked some time ago: archive.org/search?query...

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— Michael Lobel (@mlobelart.bsky.social) July 2, 2026 at 9:53 AM
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Sunday, July 5, 2026

Hijinks from today's F1 Lego cart race



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New Humble Bundle in collaboration with the annual Summer Games Done Quick live-stream

Starts at five games, including "The Gunk," and two coupons for $7.
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Dating site using AI-generated accounts (AI roundup)

So here’s a lil scoop: you know the new gay dating app Goose? It’s apparently been using at least two dozen AI-generated Instagay accounts to lure men into signing up. Which is “very obviously unlawful,” according to a lawyer I spoke to. My story for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/goose-...

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— Ej Dickson (@ejdickson.bsky.social) July 1, 2026 at 2:12 PM


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Good poster for a Mexico v. England World Cup watch party




From the restaurant's account:

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