The Western Clipper motorhomes/sales vans were designed by Brooks Stevens. They were built for the Western Publishing Company of Racine, Wisconsin to be used as mobile sales offices
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
The Panopticon
The Panopticon was Jeremy Bentham’s idea for a revolutionary type of prison. The design allowed all prisoners of an institution to be observed by a single prison officer, without the inmates knowing whether or not they are being watched. The center of the Panopticon is a tower and like a eye it gazes at all the prisoners
This video offers a precise digital construction of Bentham’s panopticon prison.
Encore!
‘Vexations’ (1893) is a piano piece by the composer Erik Satie that is supposed to be played very slowly 840 times. The first performance, conducted by John Cage in 1963, went for more than 18 hours. At the end, one audience member shouted ‘Encore!’ (Image: Sonia y natalia)
— Quite Interesting (@qi.com) July 29, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Whoa!
Youtube creator MrTiuro made this Warsaw hyperlapse through the Old Town and the modern city– on a bike! A few times I moved reflexively to put the brakes on.
Via Kuriositas
Monday, July 28, 2025
He Was An Extremely Tall Giant.
In 1968 John Napier spoke to eyewitnesses who recounted seeing the mythical creature.
They're Crazy
Charles Tyler sings his Reagan era song about the standoff between Russia and America.
Via Memo Of The Air
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