Real surprise here, but his designs were, mostly, uh, “too avant-garde” for the company. – Open Culture
Tag: 12.25.19
These Artisans Have Been Hand-Making Cymbals For 600 Years
Cymbals are now mainstays of marching bands, drum sets, and orchestral percussion batteries, but they originally came from Ottoman Janissary bands, and Istanbul can be considered their home city. A BBC crew visits a workshop where Turkish cymbalsmiths forge and hammer the instruments to order. (video) – BBC
There’s Still A 50-50 Chance Notre-Dame Cathedral Could Collapse, Says Rector
The issue is that the exterior of the 12th-century structure was under renovation when the fire broke out on April 15, and 50,000 tubes of scaffolding that were in place at the time are still there. With the now-destroyed roof no longer helping hold the walls in place, removing the scaffolding will be a difficult, dangerous process. – AP
To Solve A Long-Cold Murder Case, This Police Dept. Made A True-Crime Podcast
“Neither the identity of a murdered man found wrapped in an electric blanket by a busy [Dutch] motorway in August 1991 nor that of his killer have emerged in the decades since the discovery of the body despite a nationwide probe. But a 70-minute series of podcasts made by the police detailing past efforts at the time to crack the case … has opened up [15 new leads] for detectives to explore.” – The Guardian