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Thursday, February 28, 2019
Mapping Emotions
Even before humans had words they used sounds to express themselves. We still use vocal bursts to convey distinct kinds of emotion. A research study visualizes the complex, high-dimensional space of emotion conveyed by brief human vocalization within an online interactive map.
Strands Of History
More: Colossal
Incredible Marble Chain Reaction
YouTuber Kaplamino provides an explanation of the techniques he used to create Blue Marble 3.
Via Boing Boing
Eagle Tracks
TYWKIWDBI posted the map above that shows the movement of an eagle over a twenty year period.
I found more information about the bird's travels at The Lone Traveller. Apparently the eagle began its journey in Russia where it was fitted with a solar powered tracker. It flew incredible distances over many countries before dying twenty years later in the Valley of the Child in Saudi Arabia.
I hope it earned frequent flyer points.
Tweet Of The Day
Say, man, you seen @SnoopDogg and Matthew @McConaughey's #CarpoolKaraoke yet?— Carpool Karaoke (@CarpoolKaraoke) February 22, 2019
It'd be a lot cooler if you did.
Watch the episode for free on your @AppleTV app! https://t.co/nibMfRgN8A pic.twitter.com/zEwOXHPf7j
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
John Oliver Solves the Missing New Zealand Problem
Apparently world maps have been leaving out New Zealand (IKEA’s map poster is one example). Last Week Tonight host John Oliver is peeved about the omissions and the show’s Twitter account has come up with a practical solution:
Via The Map Room
Feel free to print out this image of New Zealand and add it to any map that needs it. pic.twitter.com/ofVt9NeBBG— Last Week Tonight (@LastWeekTonight) February 18, 2019
Via The Map Room
An 'Ice Shove'
A few days ago I mentioned in a post that the Niagara Parkway was closed down the road from me in Fort Erie, Ontario, when huge chunks of ice had been pushed onto the shore and were blocking parts of the road and threatening local residences. A recent post at Atlas Obscura explains this phenomenon, sometimes called an “ice tsunami,” also known as an “ice shove” or an “ice push.”
Thanks Bruce!
Thanks Bruce!
Filmmaker turns Utah desert into a breathtaking Martian landscape
Equipped only with a Mavic Air drone and a knock-off astronaut helmet he bought on eBay, Pete Majarich travelled to the deserts of southern Utah with the intention of turning the desolate landscape into a melancholic portrayal of Mars.
THE VISITOR — A Short Film from Pete Majarich on Vimeo.
More here
THE VISITOR — A Short Film from Pete Majarich on Vimeo.
More here
Tweet Of The Day
jacob wohl and matt gaetz competing for worst twitter account pic.twitter.com/Z8kuHkH8yq— m i t h (@ManInTheHoody) February 26, 2019
The New Normal
Spike Jonze takes us on a journey through America’s complex history with cannabis.
The New Normal - A Short by Spike Jonze - MedMen from MedMen on Vimeo.
The New Normal - A Short by Spike Jonze - MedMen from MedMen on Vimeo.
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Tweet Of The Day
This 1923 film produced by the Fleischer Studios, explained (and still explains today) the Einstein's theory of relativity in a very informative way https://t.co/ZuZuPR4QVF pic.twitter.com/tL2D8lc4FK— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) February 26, 2019
Playing With Matches
Luckily for us the parents of multidisciplinary visual artists, Juan Delcan and Valentia Izaguirre, didn't warn them about the perils of playing with matches (or, if they did, little Juan and Valentia weren't paying attention). The pair have created a series of witty GIFs that are bound to bring a smile to your face.
See more on their Instagram account
Via Blort
A Survey Of Public Transit Seat Covers Around The World
CityLab focuses on issues facing the world’s metro areas and neighborhoods. In a recent post they asked their Twitter followers to choose their favorite examples of public transit seat coverings from around the world. The replies came pouring in and they ranged from fabulous to some that make you want to rip your eyes out.
My personal favourite is this classy little number from the Istanbul Metrobus:
This one from the Los Angeles system looks like it was designed to induce acid flashbacks:
Via PfRC
My personal favourite is this classy little number from the Istanbul Metrobus:
This one from the Los Angeles system looks like it was designed to induce acid flashbacks:
See more here
Via PfRC
Sculpting an Orchestra From Ice
21 years ago Tim Linhart was inspired to make an entire, functional orchestra out of ice. He's still creating ice orchestras today.
Sculpting an Orchestra From Ice from Great Big Story on Vimeo.
Sculpting an Orchestra From Ice from Great Big Story on Vimeo.
Monday, February 25, 2019
Sleepwalker
A short film about the air pollution crisis in New Delhi, India.
Sleepwalker from Matias & Mathias on Vimeo.
Sleepwalker from Matias & Mathias on Vimeo.
Cat Paw Socks
What are your thoughts on these hyper-realistic socks made to look like cat feet? Cute or creepy? I'm in the creepy camp.
SoraNews24
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Crazy Winds Yesterday
Tweet Of The Day
Rush hour in Los Angeles. pic.twitter.com/ZgO4K1c0xZ— James Melville (@JamesMelville) February 22, 2019
Sunday, February 24, 2019
Tweet Of The Day
I don't think you're a real policeman. https://t.co/mdwjzVpCXN— Geraint (@geraintgriffith) February 23, 2019
Doctor Who Meets The Big Bang Theory
Warm Kitty, Soft Kitty is Sheldon's Lullaby Sick Song on The Big Bang Theory. A dalek is a dalak. Here's what happens when you mash 'em up:
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Via SylK's Playground
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Via SylK's Playground
Sunday Links
Image: Melike Altınışık Architects |
Robots will Construct Melike Altınışık' Robot Museum in Seoul
All the Presidents’ Meals Frozen cheese with watercress salad? Calf’s head soup? Terrapin with cornbread sticks? A collection of menus for white house state dinners dating back nearly 86 years. (Via Blort)
The Fuselage: Extreme Glamping
An audio tribute to the late John Peel: A huge downloadable archive of his shows (Via)
"London Cries": the merchants' patter of 19th Century London
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah. The 1950s American Car And Road Trip In Kodachrome
You can get a 5-tier wedding cake made of cheese at Costco
Hunter S. Thompson's 10 Best Albums of the 1960s
If there were an Oscar category for Best Food Scenes these ones would be winners.
Between the Clock and the Bed: Musicians Patti Smith and Charlotte Gainsbourg tour an exhibition of Edvard Munch's work held at the Munch Museum in Oslo.
Book Explores the Bond Between 50 Famous Artists and Their Kitties
The story of Ontario’s last segregated Black school. It finally closed in 1965.
The new household rules: How many towels does one person need? Should you change your sheets each week? And do you really have to clean the toilet with nothing but your rubber gloves?
A Series of Spells Conjured in Graphite and Watercolor: A Book of Staves by artist Jesse Bransford features painted charms inspired by Icelandic magic.
My Restaurant Was the Greatest Show of Excess You’d Ever Seen, and It Almost Killed Me: When the chefs of Joe Beef in Montreal gave up alcohol, their whole restaurant changed.
The allure of the maze: Mazes and Labyrinths (1922)
The Senster : Standing 8 feet high at the shoulder and “resembling a giraffe or dinosaur,” the Senster was basically a mechanical lobster claw mounted on a six-jointed neck actuated by quiet hydraulic rams.
Pasta Grannies: watch Italian 'nonne' in their own homes making traditional pasta dishes.
The European Tree of the Year Contest is searching for trees with interesting stories. Check out the finalists.
Moira Hahn's vibrant artistic style fuses East and West. (via Blort)
Has “ the staff of life” become “the spirit of disease”? How to make bread that doesn't cause gut problems. (Via PfRC)
Kiruna: challenge of moving town in Sweden is moving minds of the citizens
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Moving Japanese Style
If I can ever dislodge Mr. Nag from this old house, I want this company to move my stuff.
Via Cynical-C
Via Cynical-C
A Guide to the ‘Chef’s Table’ Restaurants
Eater has posted a guide to the restaurants on the first six seasons of Chef’s Table, plus the France-themed mini-season, listed based on geography, west to east. This map includes one restaurant per chef, with notes about affiliated establishments and other projects, plus information that might come in handy if you’re planning a visit.
Click here for interactive map |
Recreating Oliver Byrne’s Euclid Online
Euclid’s Elements is a collection of 13 books attributed to Greek mathematician Euclid circa 300 BC and laid the foundation for geometry, number theory, and many core concepts of math and logic still used today. In 1847, Irish mathematics professor Oliver Byrne published his celebrated edition of Euclid's original work using colourful illustrations. Designer Nicholas Rougeux has recreated all six books of Oliver Byrne’s Euclid on the web, following the original as closely as possible while adding links between propositions and even making the diagrams interactive.
Read more about the project here
Purchase the poster here
Geometric proof of the pythagorean theorem from the first printed edition in 1482 (left bottom), Byrne’s colorful rendition in 1847 (middle), and the online edition (right). |
Read more about the project here
Purchase the poster here
Tweet Of The Day
My sister accidentally locked me out of the house so I went to check if the back door was unlocked and this happened pic.twitter.com/2zkjeyFJk5— Gabby Tropea (@gabbytropea) February 18, 2019
Friday, February 22, 2019
Top Climate Hazards in the US in 2050
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A new Climate Central research brief, CLIMATE PILE-UP, translates their results to 244 U.S. locations, finding that unchecked emissions could hit some areas with up to three severe, nearly simultaneous climate hazards by 2050. Which climate hazard is expected to intensify the fastest in your area?
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te reo Māori rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody
William Waiirua got more help from Hātea Kapa Haka than he bargained for when his car broke down...
Via MetaFilter
Via MetaFilter
InfraScapes
Chart Compares Brand Value
This video compares the top 15 global brands since 2000.
Data source: Interbrand
Via perfect for roquefort cheese
Data source: Interbrand
Via perfect for roquefort cheese
Perpetual Calendar of Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana
Want to know the day of the week that the Western Roman Empire fell to the barbarians, on September 4, 476? This device, built by astronomer and mathematician Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana in 1831, will give you the answer (it was Monday). The Perpetual Calendar, which took 10 years to complete, operates via a simple wooden crank that hides a stunningly accurate universal mechanical calculator spanning the years 1 to 4,000.
A team of three students from the Polytechnic University of Turin spent months unraveling the device’s mysteries.
Read more: Atlas Obscura
The Perpetual Calendar features windows that show key dates and moon phases for 4,000 years. ECCEKEVIN/WIKIMEDIA/CC-BY-4.0 |
A team of three students from the Polytechnic University of Turin spent months unraveling the device’s mysteries.
Read more: Atlas Obscura
Beyond Buccaneer
I'm always excited to see something new from culinary anarchists Bompas & Parr. Their latest project, Lost Lagoon, is a 'fantastical reinterpretation of the eponymous Captain Henry Morgan's world'. Guests get to navigate themselves by boat on the world's largest indoor lagoon to a series of islands inspired by the atolls of the south Pacific - and drink rum!
Dress code: Neo-Tiki
Dress code: Neo-Tiki
Kiliii Yuyan: Searching for Home
Kiliii Yuyan is a Nanai and Chinese-American photographer whose award-winning work chronicles indigenous and conservation issues. Wilderness survival experience has been critical for Kiliii’s projects across the Arctic and other extreme environments.
Photos: ©Kiliii Yuyan
Read more: LENSCRATCH
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Read more: LENSCRATCH
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Peep-achus?
Easter won't be here for awhile but Peeps are already rearing their cute little heads online. Grab a package of these iconic marshmallow treats, some edible ink pens and lollipop sticks and you'll be ready to create some adorable Pikachu Peep Pops!
Source: bakerella.com
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Tweet Of The Day
I Scrubs - Katie who Keeps House in West Forty-ninth Street, New York, 1892.9 Yr-old Katie at the 52nd Street Industrial School, he asked what kind of work she did, & she answered, 'I scrubs.' Katie & her 3 older siblings took thei.. See more: https://t.co/0YiDe71qcF pic.twitter.com/waCCh8A3QC— History Lovers Club (@historylvrsclub) February 21, 2019
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Tweet Of The Day
Ever seen a Raven's ear? pic.twitter.com/MsenCGRLn0— Daniel Holland (@DannyDutch) February 20, 2019
Noise Cancelling Doghouse Soothes Frightened Pets
My old dog, Lizzie, is terrified of thunder, fireworks and even the sound the wind makes in the eaves. Theatre season causes her distress because each play opens with a fireworks display. Perhaps the Quiet Kennel is the answer:
A combination of soundproof ventilation, acoustic isolation panels and speakers alter the incoming soundscape to create a refuge, all packaged within an angular minimalist kennel frame.
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Via Urbanist
A combination of soundproof ventilation, acoustic isolation panels and speakers alter the incoming soundscape to create a refuge, all packaged within an angular minimalist kennel frame.
Link
Via Urbanist
How Southeast L.A. Culture Got to Japan
Walter Thompson-Hernandez grew up with Chicano and Chicana culture in Los Angeles and heard it had spread to Japan. Was this cultural appropriation? He decided to find out.
Read more:The New York Times
Thanks Bruce!
Read more:The New York Times
Thanks Bruce!
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Tweet Of The Day
It has been scientifically proven that cats are among the smartest creatures in the animal kingdom. Then there's Gary. pic.twitter.com/frI7gmwmS9— Paul Bronks (@SlenderSherbet) February 18, 2019
The Charted Sandwich Board
Sandwiches are beautiful,Sandwiches are fine.I like sandwiches, I eat them all the time;I eat them for my supper and I eat them for my lunch;If I had a hundred sandwiches, I'd eat them all at once. - Fred Penner
Kitbull
Together,a fiercely independent stray kitten and a pit bull experience friendship for the first time.
Thanks Bruce!
Thanks Bruce!
IKEA to launch air-purifying curtain
Yesterday I posted a link about IKEA's cute little boat that clears trash from waterways. In another effort to improve its environmental footprint the Swedish furniture designer is set to launch an air-purifying curtain coated with a mineral-based surface that causes air pollution to break down when light shines through it.
The Gunrid curtain technology works in a similar way to photosynthesis – the natural process that plants and some other organisms use to convert carbon dioxide and water into food, using light.
More: Dezeen
The Gunrid curtain technology works in a similar way to photosynthesis – the natural process that plants and some other organisms use to convert carbon dioxide and water into food, using light.
More: Dezeen
How Colourization Artists Restore the True Colours of the Past
Hand colouring black and white photographs is more than simply colouring within the lines. Colourization artists use a combination of research, physics, and technology to digitally reconstruct history's black and white record.
More: Open Culture
More: Open Culture
Swiss Cat Ladders
A cat ladder is a climbing aid for cats, which is usually attached to buildings. Research on the cat ladders of the Swiss city of Bern reveals sociological, architectural and aesthetic perspectives.
- Swiss Cat Ladders, a book by author, Brigitte Schuster, will be published in the fall of 2019.
- Via swissmiss
Death metal attracts sharks as it mimics "struggling fish"
In 2015, a Discovery Channel crew -- hoping to attract a large great white named "Joan of Shark" -- dropped a speaker underwater and played some.
Via Boing Boing
Via Boing Boing
Monday, February 18, 2019
Lady Gaga Fugue
Vincenzo Culotta plays a neo-baroque piece based on the theme from the song "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga.
Sheet music available here
Thanks Hal!
Sheet music available here
Thanks Hal!
The SNL Hall of Presidents
I don't remember Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush Sr, Clinton, Bush Jr or Obama whining about how they were portrayed on SNL, even though it wasn't always pretty.
Via Miss Cellania
The Good Ship IKEA
IKEA has designed a remote-controlled boat, the Good Ship IKEA, that clears trash from the water. Each of the two large scale replicas of IKEA's Smakryp bath boat can collect up to 20kg of debris at a time. They are currently trawling Deptford Creek, near Greenwich, UK.
More Here
Abandoned Airport Terminal Transformed Into a Midcentury Dream
An abandoned airport terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport has been reborn as the TWA Hotel, designed by firms Lubrano Ciavarra, INC., Beyer Blinder Belle, and Stonehill Taylor. The 1962 building, designed by architect Eero Saarinen, closed when Trans World Airlines ceased operations in 2001.
To access the luxury guest rooms, patrons enter through space-age flight tubes. Vintage tunes play throughout the hotel. There's even a hotel museum dedicated to TWA chronicles the midcentury modern design movement and the rise of the Jet Age.
The floor-to-ceiling windows are built with Fabrica glass - they're the second-thickest windows in the world, following those of the U.S. Embassy in London - so the sound of the jet engines is muffled.
More: Dwell
Trump Makes People Cry
Apparently, scores of “big, strong” men keep crying in front of President Trump.
The Washington Post
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The Washington Post
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A Dream of Myanmar
Myanmar. A country that has been sleeping for a long time wakes up.
A Dream of Myanmar from HINDSIGHT on Vimeo.
A Dream of Myanmar from HINDSIGHT on Vimeo.
Sunday, February 17, 2019
What The Sydney Opera House Might Have Looked Like
Image Credit: Budget Direct via NeoMam Studios |
An iconic piece of architecture recognized around the world, the Sydney Opera House (above) was designed by Danish architect, Jørn Utzon, following a 1956 competition that attracted 222 competition entries.
Budget Direct Australia and NeoMam Studios have generated images for seven rejected proposals for the venue. Here are three of the spectacular runners up:
Philadelphia Collaborative Group’s Design |
Sir Eugene Goossen’s Design |
Peter Kollar and Balthazar Korab’s Design |
Utzon’s winning entry has become one of the defining symbols of Australian culture, gaining UNESCO World Heritage Site status half a century after the original contest for its design.
More here
Via ArchDaily
Sunday Links
APOD: 2019 February 12 |
The Fab Four’s farewell, the Rolling Stones’ airlift out of Altamont, the Who’s infamous toilet stop … the great rock photographer Ethan Russell was there
Want to get away from it all? Irish island for sale: gulls, grass, wind and no mod cons
Finding Dick Davy a mysterious "lost" comedian who once championed civil rights and antiracism (Via BoingBoing)
Taking Philosophy to the Streets (Via PfRC)
Finding the Story of New York in 5,000 Dog Pictures
The Books That Mattered Most to David Bowie, Bibliophile
Choose Your Own Corporate Adventure It’s a bright weekday morning, and you are just arriving at work. Are you Mike or Megan?
A pretty cool collection of Prince GIFs
Rick Feeney, Official White House Squirrel Feeder (Via Miss C)
Do you have stink bugs? I first noticed them in my house about four years ago and they have appeared every spring since then. New Research Could Help Keep Stink Bugs Out of Your House
An Artist Searches for Her Missing Mother: As a way to process her feelings of grief, frustration, and loss, Lauren Hana Chai made a series of paintings titled Last Known Locations, each imbued with imagery inspired by her missing mother.
“The Witness,” a very short story by Jorge Luis Borges
Very rich people review very expensive 2018 Winnebago Horizon
Movie Pitches for Women the World Forgot
Honeybees can crunch numbers, solve tasks, give directions, understand zero and share decisions.
More here
Rent-a- Goalie (Thanks Bruce!)
Two Weeks in the Yucatan Peninsula There's so much more to it than the Riviera Maya.
16 Secrets in the Life of a 1960s Playboy Bunny Few jobs have been as glamorous as the Playboy Bunnies of the 1960s.
Why Harriet Tubman made St. Catharines her home
A restaurant will bring a teddy to your table, so you do not have to eat alone
Tundra Lodge Rolling Hotel The Polar Rover provides the ultimate polar bear viewing experience.
Are you allowed to buy 'throwaway' plane tickets to avoid high fares? I admit I've thought about doing this.
Three's a crowd! Helle's toilet: Nine hundred years after the roughly carved three-person loo seat was placed over a cesspit near a tributary of the Thames, it will form the centrepiece of an exhibition about London's’ “secret” rivers.
Since we're talking about toilets: The Porta-Potty King of NYC Faces a Threat to His Throne
Saturday, February 16, 2019
Tweet Of The Day
The little black swan was only born and does not know yet that he is able to swim.— Gretchen⊰◎◎⊱Reinhardt (@KlatuBaradaNiko) February 15, 2019
To it both people, and mother with the father help to understand it pic.twitter.com/ATKXTPycdu
Pol Kurucz's 'Subway to Nowhere'
Subway to Nowhere features a collection of the strangest and most interesting characters you could ever hope to meet in a subway car. Trapped in their own surreal worlds between stations, the characters are the true embodiment of Pol Kurucz's invigorating wit, imagination and style.
Read More: PLAIN Magazine
Via Blort
The Breadmaker
The Breadmaker tells the story of how a Chavista collective in Venezuela has been occupying a Caracas bakery since March 2017 in an attempt to provide their local community with affordable food.
See How Your Address Has Changed Over 750 Million Years
Click here to see interactive map |
This interactive tool enables users to hone in on a specific location and visualize how it has evolved between the Cryogenian Period and the present.Users can input a specific address or more generalized region, such as a state or country, and then choose a date ranging from zero to 750 million years ago. Currently, the map offers 26 timeline options, at intervals of 15 to 150 million years.
Read more: Smithsonian
Friday, February 15, 2019
The Evolution Of The Perfect Home According To IKEA Catalog Covers
Nordic Style Magazine has discovered a trove of vintage Ikea catalog covers at the company's official Pinterest account. I have always had a few IKEA pieces kicking around. I swear that my Billy bookcase purchases have kept them in business. Check out the furniture people have been assembling since 1951!
Mysteriously Perfect Japanese ‘Tree Circles’
A half-century ago cedars were planted in precise circles in Miyazaki, Japan. The trees were carefully arranged this way not for aesthetic effect but to test out a botanical theory of tree growth. 50 years later they resemble lovely land art when viewed from above.
Via Urbanist
What Is The Dirtiest Place In Your Home ?
Your home is filled with thousands of species of bug, bacteria, fungus. And while you might assume most live in your bathroom, the dirtiest place in your home isn't your toilet. It's your own body.
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Valentine's Day Yarn Zoetrope
Filmmaker Sam Tilson and yarn artist London Kaye made a Valentine's Day zoetrope that features a volcano dripping hearts down to milk boxes, which in turn squirt hearts from their straws into the cups of coffee below.
Via Geekologie
See behind the scenes photos here
DIY Dino Bike
Norwegian artist Markus Moestue has hand-crafted a magnificent dinosaur bicycle using a kitchen knife to carve the body of the beast from styrofoam. The dino was attached to a frame, welded together from three different bicycle pieces. Why, you may ask? Moestue explains his reason for creating this Jurassic masterpiece:
"For a trip across the bible belt in Norway. It was a protest against the dogmatic religious education of children, and the idea originated from the theme-parks of creationists that teach children that humans and dinosaurs used to live together.’
More here
Via Blort
Siouxsie Sioux's Isolated Vocals on The Killing Jar
English singer, songwriter, musician and producer Susan Ballion, aka Siouxsie Sioux, is best known as the lead singer of rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees and the drums-and-voice duo The Creatures. AllMusic named Siouxsie as "one of the most influential British singers of the rock era".
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