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A Running Record of Findings from the Internet / August 25, 2026

Where Were You When Blonde Came Out?

Ten years on, artists and writers retrace where Frank Ocean's second album found them, and what it rearranged once it did.

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By The FADER · The Fader

Frank Ocean's Blonde, ten years on
Frank Ocean's Blonde, ten years on
Design

  1. An Italian Liqueur Named After Its Own ZIP Code

    The Dieline·Aug 25

  2. A Costume Designer's 1914 Bungalow, Remapped Around Its Light

    A Costume Designer's 1914 Bungalow, Remapped Around Its Light

    est living·Aug 25

  3. A Melbourne Rail Station Designed as a Civic Landmark, With Indigenous Co-Design

    Indesign Live·Aug 25

  4. The All-Titanium Porsche Design Chronograph 1, Now on Leather

    Monochrome Watches·Aug 24

Arts & Culture
  1. John Gerrard on Peak Oil, Detroit Techno, and Making SPIRITS With Richie Hawtin

    John Gerrard on Peak Oil, Detroit Techno, and Making SPIRITS With Richie Hawtin

    LACMA Unframed·Aug 7

  2. Mary Blair, the Artist Who Gave Disney Its Modern Look

    DailyArt Magazine·Aug 25

  3. Son Lux Made a 17-Minute Film Against the Fragmenting of Music

    MASS MoCA·Jul 28

  4. Christian Salablanca Díaz Takes Up Residence in a Guadalajara Ceramics Factory

    Kadist·Aug 13

Sound

  1. Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios Will Record Unsigned Artists for Free

    Crack Magazine·Aug 19

  2. The Two Bands Black Sabbath Chased on the Album Ozzy Called “Disgusting”

    American Songwriter·Aug 25

  3. After Decades Beside Tom Petty, Mike Campbell Steps Out Front

    Stereophile·Aug 25

  4. The Dead's Archivist Picks Ten Bob Weir Moments Worth Rehearing

    The Dead's Archivist Picks Ten Bob Weir Moments Worth Rehearing

    Relix·Aug 25

Collecting

  1. Nintendo's Forgotten 1989 Adaptive Controller, and the Mother Who Asked for It

    The Strong National Museum of Play·Aug 18

  2. “I Don't Think I'll Collect Another Thing Again”: 860 NES Games, Gone in One Burglary

    Time Extension·Aug 25

  3. Whiplash, the 1966 Marble Game Where the Target Was Exactly 100

    Whiplash, the 1966 Marble Game Where the Target Was Exactly 100

    Toy Tales·Aug 25

  4. What Vintage Chips and Antique Slot Machines Are Actually Worth

    WorthPoint·Aug 25

Document

  1. The Soviets Drilled the Deepest Hole on Earth, and Found the Unexpected

    Longreads·Aug 25

  2. Walking the Tightrope Through the Rise and Fall of Nazism

    Cabinet Magazine·Jul 31

  3. A New Biography Reopens Hannah Arendt's Life Through the Archive

    The American Scholar·Aug 13

  4. Hong Kong's Gin Drinkers Line, Named for London and Overrun in Days

    Hong Kong's Gin Drinkers Line, Named for London and Overrun in Days

    Atlas Obscura·Aug 21

Film
  1. Remembering Sam Neill, and the Carpenter Film That Let Him Unravel

    Remembering Sam Neill, and the Carpenter Film That Let Him Unravel

    Filmmaker Magazine·Jul 27

  2. Lady in the Water, or the Death of the Critic in a Swimming Pool

    Metrograph·Aug 25

  3. How Nolan's Odyssey Closes Out a Career of Apocalypses

    Bright Wall/Dark Room·Aug 14

  4. Sara Cwynar Films the Machinery That Manufactures Desire

    1000 Words·Jun 3

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