Painting Of The Day

 My FB pal Hal posted this lovely piece of art today.

Wayne Mondok (Canadian, b.1961)
"Yellow Light," n.d.
Acrylic on canvas
20 x 16 in

Dichoso

So lovely.

(Duck Soup)

Life In A Day 2010 (Full Film)

What it was like to be alive on the 24th of July, 2010. Executive produced by Ridley Scott and directed by Kevin Macdonald.

Via TYWKIWDBI

The Beginnings Of Disneyland

At the end of WWII, Walt Disney was in a bind. His movie studio had made it through the war making propaganda films, but he was now heavily in debt and it was beginning to seem like the glory days of Disney were in the past. But the man behind the world’s most famous mouse wasn’t done yet.

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The Sound of Japan

Musician Jackson Fester’s soundtrack is composed of the sounds of the mountains and cities of Japan recorded on location  

Hotel on The Moon

A startup called Galactic Resource Utilization Space (GRU Space) is now accepting $250,000 deposits from people who want to reserve a future stay at what it calls the world’s first lunar hotel.

More: Moss and Fog

Montreal's Ice Surfer

Orion surfs year round in the St Lawrence River,  braving temperatures colder than -30 C in search of landlocked waves amidst the ice floes. 

(Kottke)

You’re Not Watching What You Think You’re Watching

What I saw that day has changed me.

You think you’re watching an innocent woman being shot and killed in cold blood by the federal government, but what you’re really watching is the death of the United States of America.”

Read more about what you weren’t watching. 

Playing For Change ft. The Doors

This Playing For Change performance celebrates The Doors 60th Anniversary,
and features original members John Densmore and Robby Krieger, a tribute to Ray Manzarek, the legendary vocals of Jim Morrison and musicians from around the world. 

Via Kraftfuttermischwerk

Day To Night | Stephen Wilkes

Photographer, artist and filmmaker Stephen Wilkes turns his lens on significant moments, places, endangered species and habitats. He reveals the Day to Night ™ process and shares some of the profound insights that these images reveal - even to him. This is an absolutely astonishing video.