Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026“Musashi” by Sean Michael Wilson and Michiru Morikawa (2014). A swashbuckling biography bordering on the hagiographic, in which Miyamoto Musashi's adoptive son narrates his the life of his polymath father. The B&W artwork is attractive, but I found the constant […] [Original post on mstdn.mx] 031
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026“Laika” by Nick Abadzis (2007). The poignant story of the first dog in space, humanized (or caninized) with dream sequences, an invented backstory, and a fictional handler. Changes in layout, color, and perspective keep it visually engaging. The product of extensive […] [Original post on mstdn.mx] 011
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026“Detrás de las persianas” por Isabel Franc y Rosa Navarro (2025). Dos alumnas posgraduadas recorren su ciudad en búsqueda de personajes y lugares propios de la Barcelona lésbica. Hace buen uso de documentos históricos, muchos de los cuales se dibujaron para […] [Original post on mstdn.mx] 031
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026“In the Shadow of Stalin” by Andrea Chalupa and Ivan Rodrigues (2024). A very attractive cold war thriller covering Welsh journalist Gareth Jones reaching Ukraine and witnessing the Holodomor in 1933. Lots of female roles, but some seemed contrived; developing these […] [Original post on mstdn.mx] 002
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026“Four Presidents.” Each man has ordered something different. How many are drinking alcohol? (poll in reply) […] [Original post on mstdn.mx] 002
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026“Easy to Learn, Difficult to Master” by David Kushner and Koren Shadmi. A dual biography covering a few years' rivalry between Nolan Bushnell and Ralph Baer during the 1970s, including fantasy gaming encounters between the two. There are a few charming moments, but […] [Original post on mstdn.mx] 004
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026My family enjoys a fairly reliable municipal water supply, but I would like to be more resilient in this area. Buying pallets of plastic bottles sounds awful. Does anyone have experience or insight around the installation of a (continually flushed, inline) tank for […] [Original post on mstdn.mx] 100
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026“Louis Riel” by Chester Brown (2003). A biographical epic of politics, exile, and rebellion. Riel is a sympathetic and troubled figure. The artwork alternates between dwelling on visual themes, and rapidly changing views and locations, with which the maps help a […] [Original post on mstdn.mx] 001
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026“Joseph Smith and the Mormons” by Noah Van Sciver (2022). A fun biography with robust dialogue that brings moral and spiritual questions front and center. Silent panels and nature scenes help to pace Smith's long series of tribulations and provocations. NVS's style […] [Original post on mstdn.mx] 001
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2026The Marine Division of Santa Cruz's Fire Department has some real specialists on staff! Good reason to pay property tax, IMHO, even if you could reasonably argue that noone needs to drive near Steamer's Lane […] [Original post on mstdn.mx] 010
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 08/08/2026En el año 2000 tuve la suerte de volar con Cubana de Aviación en un avión de hélice soviético, entre la Habana y Santiago. Me he puesto a preguntar si era o un Ilyushin Il-18 o un Antonov An-24 o un An-26, los que operaba Cubana en los años 90. Ya que esa ruta es la […] [Original post on mstdn.mx] 000
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026Anecdotal evidence that the public library here in San Francisco is thriving. www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/s… 001
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 30/07/2026@14mission It was a cool era. One that I really like is Pete Seeger's “Goofing-Off Suite.” You inspired me to put on the one I had at hand: 000
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 18/03/2026Piano rolls: music distribution technology from a century ago. How times change! The photo is from a Craigslist ad selling these for $1 each. sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/msg/d/morg… #documents #piano #music #sound #history #histodons 123
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 17/03/2026WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO DOOKIE BROWN ??? R.I.P. TOM THE ONLY MAN I HAVE EVER LOVED #document #graffiti #mission #sanfrancisco #california #scat #sentiment 010
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 08/03/2026“The Foot ball The 49ers Tean has the excitement of the bear, the velocity of the deer and strenght of— the buffalo.” Source: Rear wall of Taquería Vallarta on 24th Street. #mural #document #football #allegory #sanfrancisco #california 021
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 03/03/2026I usually prefer real history, but with apologies to Pat Nixon, this edit was right there, begging me to swap out a semicolon for the word “in.” Easy fix. 001
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 02/03/2026Searching for Oyster Card, found this instead: #document #archive #neworleans #oysters #restaurant #food Source: www.ebay.com/itm/198139541917 001
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 27/02/2026Is probation an appropriate consequence for Mary Fong Lau, who violently killed four people? Why would a judge think so? actionnetwork.org/petitions/demandi… #westportal #sanfrancisco #california #transit #cars #petition 000
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 23/02/2026El lubok “Matriosca serpentosa” de Alejandro Barreto, regalo de mi sobrina. 💯 alexbarreto.com #arte #documento #mexico #rusia #russia #lubok 010
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 23/02/2026A very nifty diary, of art and text, from the Merry Pranksters / Grateful Dead cohort, was just recovered in an antique store: www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/l… #document #archive #sanfrancisco #california 185
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 14/02/2026Me topé con el disco “Villatrópico” por el grupo Chéjere, en que fusiona estilos de una manera muy natural y gustosa. Lo puso el sello Fonarte. Pero las materiales impresas no incluyen pista ninguna del origen geográfico del conjunto. Me pregunté. Tras pesquisas […] [Original post on mstdn.mx] 100
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 06/02/2026“Sea Breeze” on a parked RV. I like the jaunty angle of the middle strokes. #lettering #typography 000
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 06/02/2026Problemas. Problemas. Fuente: “La Diputación Provincial de México: Actas de sesiones, 1821–1823.” 000
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 01/02/2026Proud to announce that the Revista de Historia de América has just published my article about mapping Alta California at the time of Mexican independence! (PDF link at page left.) www.revistasipgh.org/index.php/rehi… #history #histodons #mexico #cartography #maps 103
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 25/01/2026Does anyone recognize this buglike dingbat? A female master basketmaker of the Chumash culture, working at the Mission San Buenaventura about 1817, coiled the basket from natural and dyed Juncus. I think I know who she was, but not sure yet. The all-caps text is in […] [Original post on mstdn.mx] 011
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 20/01/2026Una puerta porteña de madera, ya decoradísima. La foto es de mi querida madre. #foto #graffiti #argentina #buenosaires #arquitectura 020
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 17/01/2026Amigos, ayúdenme por favor a comprender esta gramática, que ya me he atascado: “El Rey ha entendido que para la extensión de un tratado, que se dice hecho en N.E. ... se ha supuesto ...” — de ¿qué trata esa claúsula “para la extensión”? Será “para” de “parar”? […] [Original post on mstdn.mx] 010
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 13/01/2026¿Quién entre Uds. no quisiera conocer el pensamiento de Don Agustín Iturbide sobre la pornografía? Fuente: Gazeta Imperial de México, sábado 23 marzo 1822. #documento #hemeroteca #mexico #historia #pornografia 000
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 13/01/2026“When police arrived, it turned out to be a young ornate Nile monitor ... The lizards have powerful bites, strong claws, and forceful tails that can cause injuries. Police warned that such animals are suitable for beginner reptile keepers" ! Source […] [Original post on mstdn.mx] 000
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 11/01/2026Mexicanos: ¿Qué era el juego de pelota de San Camilo? No he podido ver al libro todavía. #juego #deporte #pelota #mexico #historia 000
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 07/01/2026Una de las últimas ediciones de la Gaceta del Gobierno de México (español) trataba asuntos rusos en la portada. La noticia encabezante era muy, pero muy, falsificada. Los españoles dejábanse engañar; no habían mandado ningún nave a la Alaska desde 1788. Pero la […] [Original post on mstdn.mx] 000
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 06/01/2026“Proclama del Generalísimo á sus concíudadanos para la convocatoria del Congreso,” Gazeta Imperial Extraordinaria de México, 1821. Fuente: hemerotecadigital.bne.es/hd/es/resu… #documento #hemeroteca […] [Original post on mstdn.mx] 000
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 24/12/2025Spinning the 78 of Carmen Miranda's song “Brazilly Willy” (1942)! #music #brasil 000
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 12/12/2025Rasgos de la historia mexicana en San Francisco. El Parque Dolores conteiene este bronce de Miguel Hidalgo (1962). Tras él se ven las torres del instituto Mission High School (1927) y la basilica de la Misión Dolores (1918). Pueden ser los únicos edificios […] [Original post on mstdn.mx] 100
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 09/12/2025@bourgwick @musicpresspantheon.blogspot.com Just reposting the scan at a higher resolution. It's the best summary I have seen of the equipment in use for a classic dub production, and the photos are a delight. Much further reading is in Michael E. Veal's scholarly […] [Original post on mstdn.mx] 140
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 09/11/2025Please enjoy what SFGate called “California's Suprisingly Horny Abe Lincoln statue,” in the Spring Street Courthouse of Los Angeles. Its real name is “Young Lincoln.” The artist James Hansen explained: “Well, from a sculpturing standpoint, it’s better to show the […] [Original post on mstdn.mx] 032
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 22/10/2025The characteristic shape of river stones-cum-cobblestones. Tinos, Greece, 2023. 010
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2025If anyone else is interested in Kalahari Surfers and the Voëlvry movement, turns out Warrick Swinney (Warrick Sony) earned his PhD with a dissertation called “Signal To Noise: sonic reflections on the South African transition period.” It's really an autobiographical […] [Original post on mstdn.mx] 010
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2025“Take it from the champs, graffiti is for chumps.” Source: “Style Wars” (1983). #archive #document #nyc #subway #graffiti 010
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2025Regalitos de la 30a reunión universitaria en Santiago de anoche, la cual no pude asistir. Nótese la ortografía preferida en nuestra augusta institución. #universidad #chile #injenieria #beauchef 000
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2025Cuando el archivero militar Dn. Anselmo Cortés se mostró ante el Egercito Trigarante, se certificó que “solo su adheccion a la Yndependencia pudo hacerle emprender una marcha de mas de noventa leguas....." Fuente: University of Texas, San Antonio. #documento […] [Original post on mstdn.mx] 010
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2025El daño que hace la tinta ferrogálica: siendo ácida, come el soporte. Nótese que la tinta de la impresión es distinta, pero desconozco su composición. El año del documento es el 1822. Fuente: Colección de decretos y bandos de la Regencia y Primer Imperio […] [Original post on mstdn.mx] 000
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2025Well that makes two of us who are “authorizing Full Force, if necessary.” Source: www.discogs.com/release/29705710-Fu… #uspol 000
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2025@ai6yr Sorry not sorry. andscape.com/features/rapper-missy-… 001
Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק @aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2025Boleras de la independencia. Cantadas en el Teatro de la Imperial Ciudad de México la noche del 15 de Octubre de 1821, por toda la compañía de Opera del mismo. El mosaico es un experimento que llevé a cabo con fotos informales. Fuente: Sutro Library, PM385 doc. 53 […] [Original post on mstdn.mx] 101