Curious Curios
October 14, 2023 4:36 PM Subscribe
“I am still Matt, this is still Web Curios, and you could probably do with some interesting links and internet ephemera to take the edge off so, well, here you are.”
About: “Web Curios is a weekly roundup of stuff that its author – that is, me – has found interesting online over the past 7 days, and thinks worth sharing with its small readership. Web Curios has no real curatorial theme, beyond ‘stuff that its author thinks is interesting’, which may in part explain its steadfast refusal to grow beyond a very niche concern despite its preposterous longevity.”
Old-school GYOBnewslettertypething chugs along, as it has since 2010! Not everything here will be for everyone, but there’s something of interest in every hand-picked collection.
About: “Web Curios is a weekly roundup of stuff that its author – that is, me – has found interesting online over the past 7 days, and thinks worth sharing with its small readership. Web Curios has no real curatorial theme, beyond ‘stuff that its author thinks is interesting’, which may in part explain its steadfast refusal to grow beyond a very niche concern despite its preposterous longevity.”
Old-school GYOBnewslettertypething chugs along, as it has since 2010! Not everything here will be for everyone, but there’s something of interest in every hand-picked collection.
I was really happy to see dng’s An Abundance of Beasts in a recent Web Curios post!
posted by MonkeyToes at 5:24 PM on October 14, 2023
posted by MonkeyToes at 5:24 PM on October 14, 2023
Damnit, I thought it was Matthowie, put up a blog since his old blog isn't his anymore, but no.
And then, I got in here and read "its author -- that is, me --" and now I'm thinking "Holy smokes! Monkey Toes has got her a blog up for us! Hurray!" and now I'm all smiley and hand-wavy and hooting (almost), I'm about to start to spin in circles like the dog does when you come in but no, it's not Monkey Toes, either; it's just some stranger."
Heck ...
posted by dancestoblue at 6:28 PM on October 14, 2023 [2 favorites]
And then, I got in here and read "its author -- that is, me --" and now I'm thinking "Holy smokes! Monkey Toes has got her a blog up for us! Hurray!" and now I'm all smiley and hand-wavy and hooting (almost), I'm about to start to spin in circles like the dog does when you come in but no, it's not Monkey Toes, either; it's just some stranger."
Heck ...
posted by dancestoblue at 6:28 PM on October 14, 2023 [2 favorites]
Not only does “Matt” continually find scores of glimmering ingots weekly, his writing is pointed, funny as fcuk and unlike some others, he never comes across as a bottomless pit of ambition who’s simply looking for validation thru padding his follower count. His curated collections are largely targeted to adverMarketingPRDesignPRtech people but a must read for anyone looking to stay slightly ahead and not content being a dulled eyed dimwit forever scrolling TikTok.
posted by pmaxwell at 10:15 PM on October 14, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by pmaxwell at 10:15 PM on October 14, 2023 [1 favorite]
Love seeing Curios on here, it’s an absolute gem. The perfect way to end a Friday afternoon and get ready for the weekend.
posted by garrett at 12:02 AM on October 15, 2023
posted by garrett at 12:02 AM on October 15, 2023
Mod note: [btw, this post has been added to the sidebar and Best Of blog]
posted by taz (staff) at 3:01 AM on October 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by taz (staff) at 3:01 AM on October 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
Can someone help me with the image at the top of the main Web Curios page? I'm guessing it is an AI attempt to visibly represent the physical act of love. I'd be happy to be proven wrong. Or maybe it's the world's most vicious Rorschach test. It's hurting my brain in either case.
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 2:14 PM on October 16, 2023
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 2:14 PM on October 16, 2023
No idea, Abehammerb Lincoln, but my pet theory is that he fed the Andrew Marvell line "my vegetable love" into an AI image generator. (Honestly, I don't want to know.)
posted by MonkeyToes at 3:57 PM on October 16, 2023
posted by MonkeyToes at 3:57 PM on October 16, 2023
Hi everyone, thanks for all the nice words, I am very touched. If you're curious, the header image on the Curios site is from a project my friend Shardcore did a few years ago (2017-20) called 'The Machine Gaze' which is VERY NSFW and frankly a bit horrible (in an interesting way).
posted by muggsy1079 at 2:09 AM on October 17, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by muggsy1079 at 2:09 AM on October 17, 2023 [2 favorites]
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I'm also usually in the mood for his music mix selections by the time Friday rolls around.
posted by german_bight at 5:23 PM on October 14, 2023 [2 favorites]