The internet is awash with corpses. One of the earliest uses of the website seems to have been as a memorial, whether for people or pets. There are numerous online memorials, from eGraves to do-it-yourself concepts like My Last Email. Even if we suppose that a small percentage of these sites continue to be maintained (just like graves in the real world), the internet will slowly and inexorably become a vast digital mausoleum, littered with husks of memory. Sites like YouTube and MySpace will be awash with dead users. Related, physical responses to the need for enduring memorials; the impressive Igualada Cemetery, near Barcelona. David Chipperfield's extension to the San Michele Cemetery in Venice. Also related, internet history links. An internet history weblog by Ian Peter. See also this huge map of Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris, courtesy of the eclectic and rambling Audium

Maraid Design's blog is full of wonders, like this Bellhaven Flickr set, which sums up the British seaside. Contrast with architecture paperbacks. We've also posted a few more cover scans here. Vaguely related, small town life, Pakenham, Ontario. There's a fine line between having rusting hulks of old cars lying around to add romance, local colour and intrigue and having wrecked, burnt out vehicles as symbols of urban decline. Related, exceptionally detailed models of old cars by Martin Otto Lambert Heukeshoven. This 1954 Facel Vega and half-ruined Citroen DS are particularly fine.

The Dawn of the Hamptons House, Paul Goldberger on the steroidal architecture of the Hamptons, still straining at the leash thanks to ever-rising land prices: '"The new Shingle Style pretends to relate to the architectural traditions of the area, but it's completely disingenuous. Completely fake. They are big, plunked down one after another with an absence of absolutely any kind of decent landscaping. [Goldberger] paused, then added, "Levittown-by-the-Sea."' / a sad end for some early Georgian bits of Dalston (via) / the London Thames Gateway Housing Sites Database, all ready and waiting for developers.

Velorbis make beautiful bicycles / Richard May, illustrator / surrealist suburbia in the art of Martin Grover / Threads, a film that left psychological damage that still scars the 1970s generation / Sci-fi I like, an illustrated talk by Matt Ward / the Making of the Doctor Who Theme, a trip into the technological delights of the Radiophonic Workshop, sometime in the 1980s. Amazing / form follows behaviour.

Many, many good things at Martin Klasch's website, including the Tatra (Czech automotive heaven), Square America (found photography), Malls of America ('Vintage photos of lost Shopping Malls of the '50s, '60s and '70s') and the Palm Springs Modern Committee. Also, another visit to The Best Word Book Ever,1963 and 1991, in which Richard Scarry gets dragged kicking and screaming into the 90s.posted by things at 11:01 / 0 comments