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So this community's instance (and mine!) -- lemm.ee -- is shutting down on June 30.

https://lemm.ee/post/65824884

I'm going to see if the posts can be migrated somewhere (tbd)

Thanks so much to everyone who made this a great place to share retro things for the last little while.

So this community's instance (and mine!) -- lemm.ee -- is shutting down on June 30.

https://lemm.ee/post/65824884

I'm going to see if the posts can be migrated somewhere (piefed.social?)

Thanks so much to everyone who made this a great place to share films for the last couple of years.

So this community's instance (and mine!) -- lemm.ee -- is shutting down on June 30.

https://lemm.ee/post/65824884

I received an invitation to move the posts over to piefed.social. Unless someone feels like that's a bad idea, that will happen. If anyone knows how to reach the mods, that seems like a good idea. @craftyindividual

Thanks so much to everyone who made this a great place to share beauty for the last couple of years.

The Schlörwagen (nicknamed "Göttingen Egg" or "Pillbug") was a prototype aerodynamic rear-engine passenger vehicle developed by Karl Schlör (1911–1997) and presented to the public at the 1939 Berlin Auto Show. It never went into production, and the sole prototype has not survived.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schl%C3%B6rwagen

The Theme Building is a structure at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), considered an architectural example of the Space Age design style. Influenced by "Populuxe" architecture, it is an example of the Mid-century modern design movement, later to become known as "Googie". In 1993, the city designated the exterior and interior of the Theme Building as a historic-cultural monument.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theme_Building

Chen Peiqiu (29 December 1922 – 26 June 2020) was a Chinese calligrapher and guohua painter, often acclaimed as the foremost Chinese woman painter. She and her husband Xie Zhiliu were one of the most famous couples in Chinese visual arts. The government of Shanghai opened a museum in Nanhui New City dedicated to them.

https://prabook.com/web/chen.peiqiu/1300362

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_Peiqiu

Benny Goodman Sextet 1939

Benny Goodman (clarinet)
Lionel Hampton (vibraphone)
Fletcher Henderson (piano)
Charlie Christian (electric guitar)
Art Bernstein (bass)
Nick Fatool (drums)

You have to divide the grid into rectangular and square pieces such that each piece contains exactly one number, and that number represents the area of the rectangle.

Today I'd like to go from Ghana to Lebanon.

Guess where and when 5 pictures were taken.

Tightrope is a daily trivia game with 9 interesting questions.

Background - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pod_(The_Breeders_album)#Demo