a weblog by M.C.W. MURPHYTumblr (3.0; @nineteeneightysix)http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m50b05STzM1qz9smso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A jubilant road, Fulham. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/24281182095http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/24281182095Sat, 02 Jun 2012 21:16:53 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4xh15pzQO1qz9smso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Schooner passing by Canary Wharf (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at Canary Wharf Pier)</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/24184898887http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/24184898887Fri, 01 Jun 2012 08:34:16 +0100<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HBo-iKN-exY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Looking for myself in the footage of last year’s Pitchfork Paris Festival, thinking of returning for 2012.</p> <p>Having said that, Animal Collective were crap when I saw them at Bonnaroo…</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/24068670680http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/24068670680Wed, 30 May 2012 17:54:14 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4sf7zFPes1qz9smso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Flatiron, NYC. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/23996406897http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/23996406897Tue, 29 May 2012 15:07:11 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4gkymyGIS1qz9smso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Citizens Bank Park, tonight. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/23593787680http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/23593787680Wed, 23 May 2012 05:39:58 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4frd4yeeA1qz9smso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Scituate, on Saturday. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/23552518512http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/23552518512Tue, 22 May 2012 19:00:39 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m414bsYnpa1rqpa8po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://exp.lore.com/post/23053833659/stephen-walters-magnificent-map-of-londons" target="_blank">explore-blog</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Stephen Walter</strong>’s magnificent map of London’s subterranean oddities, reminiscent of <a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/10/21/paula-scher-maps/" target="_blank">Paula Scher’s obsessive typographic maps</a></p> </blockquote>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/23068510938http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/23068510938Tue, 15 May 2012 00:43:25 +0100<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gww9_S4PNV0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Excellent flash mob by the Copenhagen Philharmonic on the Copenhagen Metro. </p> <p>Those trains are great too. Need to get back out to Copenhagen some day.</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/23036287635http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/23036287635Mon, 14 May 2012 14:11:13 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3yoyhrQld1qz9smso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Guy sitting on the bank of the Thames playing some pop tunes. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/22966432340http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/22966432340Sun, 13 May 2012 13:49:28 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3wyzbqGws1qz9smso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Stratford City (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at London 2012 Olympic Site)</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/22902523447http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/22902523447Sat, 12 May 2012 15:30:47 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3wu5r1jK51qz9smso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at Borough Market</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/22898453994http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/22898453994Sat, 12 May 2012 13:46:39 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3nv21hvhJ1qz9smso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This looks like one of the castles at the end of a level in Super Mario on the NES. I wanted to jump up to flagpole to get my points, but the guards wouldn’t let me. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/22591770213http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/22591770213Mon, 07 May 2012 17:27:36 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3m3z9cwZ11qz9smso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Princes’ Islands, out in the Sea of Marmara (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/22527576964http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/22527576964Sun, 06 May 2012 18:45:09 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3k4nui4Uw1qz9smso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Blue Mosque. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/22451240915http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/22451240915Sat, 05 May 2012 17:04:41 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3k4m4rnnd1qz9smso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This used to be the biggest church outside of Rome. Then it became a mosque. Now it’s a very expensive museum. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/22451165289http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/22451165289Sat, 05 May 2012 17:03:40 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ib17CAJ21qz9smso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>That’s Asia over there. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at City Lights Bar)</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/22386890424http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/22386890424Fri, 04 May 2012 17:27:06 +0100<object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/external/player.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="FlashVars" value="playlist=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ebbc%2Eco%2Euk%2Fmusictv%2Fneilyoung%2Femp%2Fneilyoung%5Fplaidshirts%2Exml&config_settings_showFooter=true&" /><embed src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/external/player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="325" flashvars="playlist=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ebbc%2Eco%2Euk%2Fmusictv%2Fneilyoung%2Femp%2Fneilyoung%5Fplaidshirts%2Exml&config_settings_showFooter=true&"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>“The whole fashion industry totally missed what I was about.” - Neil Young.</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/22281349550http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/22281349550Wed, 02 May 2012 23:50:00 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3bjj0GrS51qz9smso1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?q=the+art+of+fielding&hl=en&safe=off&prmd=imvnsb&resnum=6&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1439&bih=779&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=1773978281893269227&sa=X&ei=aDGfT7GANMeM8gP705G1AQ&ved=0CFgQ8gIwAA" target="_blank"><em>The Art of Fielding</em>, Chad Harbach</a>. This was a very good book. </p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/22159883014http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/22159883014Tue, 01 May 2012 01:47:23 +0100<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/40950267?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Absolutely stunning flyby of London. It must’ve been shot in the last couple weeks, due to the height of the Shard, for that brief moment when it wasn’t raining. </p> <p>I’d really like to know what that other massive skyscraper they’re building near Bank is. Is it <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/122_Leadenhall_Street" target="_blank">122 Leadenhall</a>, or the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishopsgate_Tower" target="_blank">Bishopsgate Tower</a>? I literally can’t find any information about <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/peter-r/6971914214/" target="_blank">the massive tower</a> that they’re working on. This city seems to try to keep its skyscrapers a secret, as if we were all just collectively imagining their existence until a developer has managed to sell the naming rights or the red tops can <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11838167" target="_blank">name it after a household object</a>.</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/22085674990http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/22085674990Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:39:40 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31ju9wxrc1rodxovo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>This is one of the best fonts I’ve seen in ages!</p> <p>Yes, I care far too much about typography. I know.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://type-lovers.tumblr.com/post/21784598658/berg-designed-by-henning-gjerde" target="_blank">type-lovers</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>BERG</p> <p>Designed by Henning Gjerde.</p> </blockquote>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/21812249472http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/21812249472Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:30:58 +0100