Love this article about America’s forgotten Post Office murals. Gorgeous work!
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/post-office-murals
“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.”
Sound familiar, #TerryPratchett fans? 😁
New book day! I’ve been eagerly awaiting this one! 📖
Charles Dance plays Lord Vetinari in this and although he’s in lots of things these days, he does an especially good version of Vetinari.
I think Jeremy Irons is in one of the other adaptations, but Dance is better IMHO.
The Clacks under the ownership of Reacher Gilt is a tech company that drives out the competition, then ratchets up the profit margin at the user’s expense.
Seems a timely story…
"...that great Philanthropic film, Themroc." - René Viénet
https://www.cda.pl/video/516901918
#caveman #absurdism #goingpostal #vandalism #copkiller #cannibalism #incest #primitivism #luddism #huntergatherer #antitech #preindustrial #antimodern #cinémafrançais
It's World Letter Writing Day!
What is the famous saying of the postal service of Ankh-Morpork and what should you never ask them about?
Leanne J
TurianShepard
Dread Pirate (Tom) Roberts
Guillaume le Rouge
Discworld Convention
lemon
Midu Hadi
Sarah Sammis
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