Found an old friend at the @internetarchive. We go way back. 😄

If you ever find yourself with a surfeit of mandarins I highly recommend turning them into freshly squeezed juice. Utterly delicious.

Winter landscape, by Shiokawa Bunrin, ca. 1865-1870

Dotombori, from Views of Osaka, by Oda Kazuma, 1917

Shinjuku's Coffee District, by Oda Kazuma, 1930

The planet can spell your name – literally. 🔤🌍

This Earth Day, see your name written in landscapes captured by Landsat: go.nasa.gov/4ak4Cdu

Tabby Cat, by Takeuchi Seiho, 1924

Meanwhile, in Japan 🇯🇵

Office chair grand prix. The race sees teams battle it out on office chairs for two hours to see who can complete the most laps of the 656-foot course. Anyone caught modifying their chair is disqualified.

Firefly Hunt, by Kisui, early 1920s

this is the oldest māori map of aotearoa, drawn by tuki te terenui whare pira in 1793 after he was kidnapped by the norfolk island governor to teach prisoners flax weaving. he couldn't, so he instead drew a map of the north/south island (focused on the far north) to get home

Did not expect a question that starts out 'Do you think before you speak?' to go so well. A+ question from Charlotte Harpur A++ response from Eileen Gu.

The dog on the leash is proving exactly why he’s on a leash

Summer

Eastern Genji: The Garden in Snow, by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1854

It's that titipounamu nest building time of year again

RT @HelenClarkNZ: 4 of the 5 senior historian roles at Ministry for Culture & History are being cut. This cannot fail to have a significant…

The city lights reflecting across the water of the Brisbane river 🤩

Brisbane river views at night

Brisbane sunrise

What’s the alternative for jaffas (the sweets) now that they’re no more?

This was a fun night. The comedy festival runs to 25 May. Heaps of shows. Get out there and support local comedy!