Pareidolia noun par·ei·do·lia ˌper-ˌī-ˈdō-lē-ə -ˈdōl-yə : the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern Merriam-Webster Dictionary https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pareidolia People who follow me on Mastodon might have seen me mention my recent experiences with the YouTube series Fake Documentary…
Continue reading...Flavour: A User's Guide to Our Most Neglect Sense, by Bob Holmes (I read the UK edition, hence the spelling mismatches you might notice). This is one of those pop-science books, written by a journalist, that catches the imagination but probably requires some caution. It…
Continue reading...A Sense of Place: A journey around Scotland's whisky by Dave Broom Photography by Christina Kernohan I first saw this book mentioned on the author's Instagram, where he used something like the phrase "sense of place, not terroir." That is what grabbed me. The growing…
Continue reading...Unsouled by Will Wight My rating: 4 of 5 stars Unsouled by Will Wight In this fantasy, a vaguely East Asian-based society is rules by people who can use a natural force called "madra" to fight, create, and manipulate the works arrive them. Everyone is…
Continue reading...The Dragon's Banker by Scott Warren My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Dragon's Banker by Scott Warren For merchant banker Sailor Kelstern, money is everything. He's a walking embodiment of the Month Python Money Song. He has had a minor business setback with a…
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