Tuesday links

• Check out these pictures of all the cool stuff archeologists found at the bottom of a river in Amsterdam.
• Love these examples of vintage fireworks packaging. (Dangerous Minds)
• Godspeed, Elvis Costello. (Vulture)
• Ugh. (The Cut)
• These ancient ornamental “carpets” painted on city streets in France and Finland  are pretty gorgeous.

 

Monday links

• LA-based artist Thrashbird turns crumbling concrete structures into big designer bags. (Colossal)
• These color photographs of World War I are pretty astounding. (Kottke)
• Here is a fun clip from a new documentary about female punk pioneers The Slits. Fairly NSFW. (Dangerous Minds)
• On the occasion of her retirement, Times obit writer Margalit Fox takes a stab at composing her own. (NY Times)
• “17 Real-Life Would-You-Rathers I, A Woman, Have Had to Ask Myself.” A funny/depressing little read. (McSweeney’s)

Friday links

 

• Banksy pops up in Paris. (Colossal)
• Check out these album covers designed by Andy Warhol. (Kottke)
• Hilarious. (McSweeney’s)
• So genius: books where the dog dies rewritten so the dog doesn’t die. (Electric Literature)
• This rundown of the 100 best beach reads of all time is a delightful rabbit hole. (Vulture)

 

Tuesday links

• A smart piece, with pictures, on the photography of Justine Kurland. (New Yorker)
• It’s a major Frida Kahlo rabbit hole. (Kottke)
• The 30 best period dramas of the past 30 years. (Flavorwire)
• Every episode of Arrested Development, ranked. (Vulture)
• A mother’s very moving piece about her son’s suicide. (The Cut)

 

Friday links

• Portraits of children and their toys from around the world, by photographer Gabriele Galimberti. (Colossal)
• Nine books about the contemporary immigrant experience in America. (Signature)
• This feature on the stylish older ladies of Instagram is fun. (NY Times)
• These crocheted monsters are amusing. (Dangerous Minds)
• Daria returns! (Vulture)

 

Wednesday links

 

• These photographs of 1980s England, by Tish Murtha, are fantastic, and so is the story behind them. (My Modern Met)
• And I dig these trippy pictures of frozen bubble formations and shards of snow, by photographer Ryota Kajita. (Colossal)
• This video of people from 70 countries counting money is weirdly mesmerizing. (Kottke)
• I found this supercut of 300 dance scenes from the movies to be a delight. (Indiewire)
• And finally, and so important: here’s how to help migrant children and families at the border right now. (The Cut)