Quote of the Day

 “To be sure, the dog is loyal. But why, on that account, should we take him as an example? He is loyal to men, not to other dogs.” — Karl Kraus

(Futility Closet)

Custom Miniature Camera Rig Creates Cinematic Depth

Multi-disciplinary artist Olga Sizoy shot iPhone footage for a music video by Russian rapper Feduk through a handmade, multilayered paper city diorama.

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Via Laughing Squid 

Incarcerated - Contemporary Photography From the Victorian Prison

Ninety prisons were opened or significantly expanded between 1842 and 1877. More than 30 of them are still in use today, holding, between them, around a quarter of the UK's prison population. This article is about Incarcerated, a new book by Andy Aitchison, the UK's foremost prison photographer. Every image is taken inside Britain's Victorian-era prisons.

Images: Andy Aitchison

ChatGBT Voice

OpenAI’s new conversational voice model is amazing. It manages interruptions, performs real-time fact-checking, and handles live language translation, creating a more human-like communication experience. 

Via Duck Soup

Eyes On The Road!

A public service announcement from Volkswagen.

Via Memo Of The Air

U2 + Gospel Choir

In 1987, U2 traveled to Harlem’s Greater Calvary Baptist Church (50-50 W 124th St) to rehearse "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" with the choir New Voices of Freedom. 

 

The choir would later record their own version of the song for their album Rockspel. 

Via Miss Cellania

Teasing The Kitty

New cartoon by Michael de Adder.

Jackpot

A sci-fi short about Kris, a salvage worker, who stumbles upon the last living tree in the universe.

(Memo Of The Air)

The Art of Katsuyuki Nishijima

This series by Katsuyuki Nishijima is inspired by The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō ukiyo-e print series by Keisai Eisen and Utagawa Hiroshige which depicted notable places on one of the main roads leading from Edo (Tokyo) to Kyoto. Nishijima’s modern day version follows a similar route showing some of the old buildings seen along the way.

More: Feuilleton

That’s a Lot Of '69 Chargers!

When I saw this image at Bits and Pieces I was curious about the number of '69 Chargers that were destroyed during the 7-season run of The Dukes of Hazzard. AI gives a precise figure of 317 Dodge Chargers totalled across the show's 147 episodes, averaging about two to three wrecked cars per episode.