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, 1 May 1944, South African Phyllis Latour parachutes into occupied France to be a radio operator for the British Special Operations Executive.

She's never captured.

She died in 2023, in New Zealand.


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photo of Phyllis Latour during the 1940s. She is a white woman with dark hair.

48 years ago today
Paul Simonon from The Clash playing in front of a crowd at Rock Against Racism -> 'Carnival Against the Nazis' concert, April 30, 1978.

Photo by Syd Shelton

Earlier this month, our commedia dell'arte fools visited the Moon in the premiere of a comedic farce inspired by Renaissance sci-fi stories! We, uh, "had a problem"... with our tech but check back soon for more footage of the lunar adventure!

And this is one of our likely plays for Pennsic 53 this summer so you still have a shot to catch "Arlecchino, Emperor on the Moon"!

Built in the 1960s, this Latvian academy trained military engineers for the Soviet armed forces.

A relic of a time when Latvia was a federated republic within the Soviet Union.

Following Latvia's 1991 independence, the school closed. Still posters and fragments of propaganda from the Soviet regime litter the floor.

https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/military/soviet-radio-electronics-school-latvia/

A weathered Soviet-era poster lies in rubble, titled "ТОВАРНО-ДЕНЕЖНЫЕ ОТНОШЕНИЯ ПРИ СОЦИАЛИЗМЕ" (Commodity-Money Relations Under Socialism). It features diagrams and a prominent red "СССР" star.
A destroyed green bathroom in an abandoned Soviet-era school, with peeling paint, a broken window, and rubble covering the floor
A grand, abandoned staircase features a decaying blue and white coffered ceiling and balustraded railings. Dark, textured walls flank the stairs.
An abandoned room featuring peeling pink walls, arched windows, and an ornate coffered ceiling with decorative medallions.