Category Archives: Humor

Sledding near Dutch Emb.

Posted on March 12, 2018 by David Brussat

With snow bearing down this evening, ready to whack New England starting early tomorrow morning, thoughts naturally turn to sledding down hills while young. Or, rather, memories of same. My friends and I used to sled at Cal Hill, behind … Continue reading →

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More worst buildings of 2017

Posted on January 3, 2018 by David Brussat

Metropolis, the magazine dedicated to zany urbanism, has its “Top Buildings of 2017” issue out. The open-mindedness that can occasionally be seen at Metropolis – for example, it publishes essays inimical to modern architecture by Nikos Salingaros and Michael Mehaffy … Continue reading →

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Frank Gehry’s H.M.S. Foggy

Posted on December 23, 2017 by David Brussat

Not sure why I’ve decided to inflict on readers this old post from October 2015 on the day before the day before Christmas. It came to mind after a reader, intent on humoring me or torturing me, sent me a … Continue reading →

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Staple this to your earlobe!

Posted on September 18, 2017 by David Brussat

I had to buy printer paper so I went to Staples. Four reams of normal printer paper was $21.39, including tax. A $15 “Easy Rebate” was offered to those who would fill out a form online. The form asked for … Continue reading →

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Monty Python on architects

Posted on July 20, 2017 by David Brussat

In September of 2014 I posted the famous Monty Python sketch on modern architecture as a reward, so I said at the time to readers of this blog, for those who managed to make it through my several prior posts. … Continue reading →

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The cat and the bunny

Posted on July 10, 2017 by David Brussat

I shot this brief video earlier today in a state of astonishment. I had just returned home and saw our cat, Gato, sitting out on our front stoop with a strange bunny. They sat as I approached. I hoped to … Continue reading →

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A “McMansion Hell” blog

Posted on May 9, 2017 by David Brussat

Kate Wagner, who writes a blog called McMansion Hell, hates McMansions, and so do I. But I revere Kate Wagner’s ability to tell the difference between a McMansion and a mansion. They are different. I sometimes wonder whether the word … Continue reading →

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AD’s 24 ugliest skyscrapers

Posted on May 4, 2017 by David Brussat

Architectural Digest has posted a list of the 24 ugliest skyscrapers in the world. Bully for AD. The building on top is in Bangkok. Is it the ugliest or the 24th ugliest? The editors do not say. I suspect that … Continue reading →

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Rampant peeping-Tomism

Posted on May 2, 2017 by David Brussat

With all the glass residential towers going up with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the hotshot cities of the world, the global market for binoculars and telescopes must be going haywire. But not everyone wants to be caught in the two-ring circus … Continue reading →

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Corbusier on Courvoisier

Posted on April 24, 2017 by David Brussat

This hilarious Barney & Clyde cartoon was sent to me by a correspondent in Washington, Arnold Berke, a contributing editor of Preservation magazine. My reaction to the cartoon? If only! If only Le Corbusier had suffered from overindulgence in the … Continue reading →

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