Salamagundi

“Touching North” (1989) ◯ Andy Goldsworthy at 90°N ⌘ Andrea Pozzi

Gaby Wollschläger, Vintage Filmtheater at the Central Station, Dresden, Germany, 2011

lapland.dreams

Alice Coltrane's Journey In Satchidananda LP (1971, Impulse) closes with her track "Isis And Osiris". w/ saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, bassist Charlie Haden, oudist Vishnu Wood, drummer Rashied Ali.

“Hands Free Telephone Mask” (1960s) ⧗ Wearable tech’s strangest ancestor

Zdenek Tmej, Waiting For Better Tomorrows, 1949

PAUL CHAMBERS, JAZZ

Dorothy Ashby

Nala Sinephro - Space 6

Nala Sinephro — Endlessness. 2024 : Warp.

Johnny Griffin (Tenor Sax), Ahmed Abdul-Malik (Bass), Roy Haynes (Drums)

“Obscure Records was a U.K. record label which existed from 1975 to 1978. It was created and run by Brian Eno, who also produced the albums (credited as executive producer in one instance). Ten albums were issued in the series. Most have detailed liner notes on their back covers, analyzing the compositions and providing a biography of the composer, in a format typical of classical music albums, and much of the material can be regarded as 20th century classical music. The label provided a venue for experimental music, and its association with Eno gave increased public exposure to its composers and musicians.”

Early Cabaret Sign, bat-shaped, France, possibly 19th century, modified in the 20th. Wrought and rolled iron, carved and embossed, with green glass. Housed at Réunion des Musées Métropolitains, Rouen, Normandy, France.

Film: Kodak Ultramax 400

“The Skating Rink” (1932) ✦ Sulho Sipilä — Light pooling against the Nordic night

photo: Brooklyn Museum photograph

For the folks in a hurry amid the pounding of war drums, here’s the tl;dr on this subject. The Arctic Report Card 2025 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was released just before Christmas and got minimal media coverage. As in the report’s previous 19 editions, the news is not good. In summary, it reconfirms that the Arctic is transforming rapidly and profoundly because of human-driven climate change. The findings, supported by hundreds of scientists from around the world, document dramatic warming, changing seasons, shrinking ice, shifting ecosystems, and new environmental hazards that are reshaping both the High North and global climate systems. If there is any surprise in the report’s 150 pages, it’s that it was published at all given the Trump regime’s determination to erase every mention of climate that isn’t attached to “hoax.”  —MB