— cartogeek (@cartogeek) April 30, 2020
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Bug Hotel Mini-Beast Mansion
Make an apartment building for bugs out of a stump. It takes skill and the right tools but, if you have what it takes, the finished product is worth it.
"A healthy population of insects supports so many animals up the food chain. Some insects will use your hotel as a home; others will lay eggs in it and rear their young; some will prey on others; some will hibernate in it."
c. 1920: Hand-coloured flowers
An absolutely beautiful set of hand-coloured lantern slides of Albertan flowers and plants created by William McCalla (1872-1862), a botanist and teacher.
See more images: Retronaut
See more images: Retronaut
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
It will take more than turning a seat around to stop COVID-19
I saw this Janus seat design touted on several blogs today as an answer to contagion on airplanes.
After seeing the GIF below that shows how the virus spreads on an aircraft I doubt that turning the middle seat around would have much of an effect. It's like shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic.
After seeing the GIF below that shows how the virus spreads on an aircraft I doubt that turning the middle seat around would have much of an effect. It's like shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic.
Tweet Of The Day
As if social isolation & this virus weren't enough, I must sit here in my cottage, in complete silence, sewing stinging nettles into shirts for my brothers who were turned into geese by the curse of the evil queen who married our father. pic.twitter.com/npgBt2Fj9K— Into The Forest Dark (@ElliottBlackwe3) April 28, 2020
Zen Garden Toast
Japanese designer Manami Sasaki uses toast as her canvas. I love this Japanese rock garden breakfast art.
More toast here
Via Spoon & Tamago
More toast here
Via Spoon & Tamago
Shed /Camera
Camera builder Brendan Barry turns a backyard shed into a giant camera for large format photography.
Via Petapixel
Via Petapixel
Wes Anderson's Social Distancing
Luis Azevedo made a short supercut of moments in Anderson’s movies where the characters are practicing good social distancing techniques.
Via Kottke
Via Kottke
Initials of Zeghere van Male
The Songbook of Zeghere van Male is a four volume manuscript from Bruges of 500-year-old songs and motets illustrated with illuminations depicting ornamental and historiated initials.
In his Initials of Zeghere van Male project, animator and photographer Kajetan Obarski brings movement to the ornate initials of the original work.
Via Imperica
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| Letter 'T' from 'Initials of Zeghere van Male' by Kajetan Obarski, photo: courtesy of the artist |
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| Letter 'S' from 'Initials of Zeghere van Male' by Kajetan Obarski, photo: courtesy of the artist |
In his Initials of Zeghere van Male project, animator and photographer Kajetan Obarski brings movement to the ornate initials of the original work.
Via Imperica
Ethan 2018
Ethan Sonneborn is 13 years old. He loves dogs, basketball and fishing — and he's running for governor of Vermont.
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Tweet Of The Day
Emotional laundry. I remember taking photos of the washing line when my 3 children were all under 6; of all their little clothes hung up, & crying with love & exhaustion. Just hung these up. Had a good cry. Oh, these last few weeks! Couldn’t be prouder... #keyworkers pic.twitter.com/CZsIWdFgNB— Nicola Chester (@nicolawriting) April 27, 2020
Size Comparison Of Fictional Land Vehicles
This video from MetaBall Studios compares the size of fictional pop culture land vehicles.
Via Geekologie
Via Geekologie
Living inside Brazil’s largest apartment complex amid a pandemic
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| Image: João Pina is a contributing photographer for National Geographic |
The Copan Building in São Paulo, Brazil has 1,160 apartments. It is the largest residential building in Latin America and even has its own Zip code. As the Brazilian president denies the death toll from COVID-19, the Copan building has taken its own measures to halt the crisis. The 80-year-old manager of the complex took immediate action on COVID-19 and, at the time this article was written, there were still no confirmed cases in the building.
Read more
Tulips Say "Be Strong"
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| Photo: Wilbert Bijzitter/ANP/AFP via Getty Images |
Link
Delivered
Thousands of invisible front line workers risk their health every day to bring food to your couch. They are the backbone of this city, they are the essential.
Monday, April 27, 2020
Positive and Uplifting Stories Only
Italian artist Mauro Gatti was exhausted by the depressing news stories coming out of the global pandemic so he decided to create a series of positive headline illustrations.
Check out his Happy Broadcast for more uplifting headlines.
Via Moss and Fog
Check out his Happy Broadcast for more uplifting headlines.
Via Moss and Fog
Tweet Of The Day
Via Messy NessyThis is a portion of Louis Armstrong’s typed manuscript for his autobiography “Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans” in which he writes about the impact of the Spanish flu pandemic on New Orleans in 1918-1919, which claimed 3,362 lives in that city. Louis was 17. Stay safe, friends. pic.twitter.com/KcKKfpyuPt— Louis Armstrong (@ArmstrongHouse) April 11, 2020
As Above
As Above is a short film exploring the tight link between the microscopic world and immensity of the universe.
AS ABOVE from Roman Hill on Vimeo.
Via MeFi
AS ABOVE from Roman Hill on Vimeo.
Via MeFi
Kitty Couches
I posted this pic I found on Facebook because the cat bears a startling resemblance to my feline nemesis, Carmen. I am not going to knit her a couch but if you are a crafty doting cat mum here's how it's done: Kitty Couches Crochet Pattern
Pattern Singing In Iran
The Woven Sounds is project by Mehdi Aminian and his team that documents the intangible cultural heritage, the singing and music styles around the process of carpet weaving in Iran.
Hong Kong’s Human Battery Hens
Barely bigger than a toilet cubicle, these spaces serve as a kitchen, living room, dining room, bedroom, pantry and everything in between for their cooped-up inhabitants. Their location? Hong Kong. One of the richest cities in the world.
Read more: Design You Trust
Read more: Design You Trust
Sunday, April 26, 2020
Sunday Links
This photo installation by Johanna Martensson (above) shows a city of bread decomposing over time Via Everlasting Blort
The Last Thing She Wrote From the book My Wife Said You May Want to Marry Me: A Memoir by Jason Rosenthal.
Stroll through the Japanese Garden in Bloom Immerse yourself in this 18-minute journey at full screen with sound. Very relaxing.
South Korean Board Game About Fighting Sexism Gets China Release In Li Zhihui’s Life, players must decide how to respond to over 30 scenarios of gender discrimination.
Planet of the Apes Collectors Edition Features Gorgeous Art
Classic Skyscrapers Define New York. Take a Virtual Tour.
Maps from Isolation Life in New York City gets much smaller during coronavirus outbreak.
Surfcity How fast is this guy going? Via Memo of theAir
Things I Learned From Dad-Land'O Lakes Butter Box Via Rusty Blazenhoff
Is this the end of Airbnb? A good article on a monster organization that has hollowed out neighbourhoods. Thanks Bruce!
The British island that’s not in the UK I knew that Manx cats have no tails but was otherwise ignorant about the Isle Of Man. This article has made me curious to know more about it.
The Buick Flamingo (1961) was based on a production Electra 225 convertible, but with several noteworthy modifications, starting with the color: an eye-searing pearlescent pink.
The History of the Hawaiian Shirt
It’s as if time has stood still: French World War I Soldier’s Bedroom Untouched For Over 100 Years
Wuhan’s Return to Life: The first epicenter is coming back to life, but not as anyone knew it. Thanks Bruce!
From mannish water to funeral potatoes: The World’s Most Comforting Foods
Elbow Sock for coronavirus sneezing
Hotels with history: World’s Oldest Hotels
These People Risked their Lives to Advance Medicine and Cure Disease
The Tummy Tutor Because some of you might need this by the time The Great Pause is over.
Inside The Stones Take an interactive tour of Stonehenge.
The Food Expiration Dates You Should Actually Follow Here’s the first thing you should know: Expiration dates are not expiration dates.
Kodachrome Stories: Beautiful mid-20th century photos from Lee Shulman's Anonymous Project.
Traditional Hand Stirred Maple Cream. Just one ingredient required. No kidding. Via
Iconic Art Deco Department Store Frozen in Time Inside an LA Law School
Saturday, April 25, 2020
Carmen Miranda Colourized
Here's an after lunch pick me up for you. Dance like Carmen Miranda in Copacabana.
Shoppers crash Fluevog site during presale of Dr. Bonnie Henry shoes
Dr Bonnie Henry: "This is our time to be kind, to be calm, and to be safe."
Dr. Bonnie Henry is British Columbia’s Chief Provincial Health Officer and has been an outstanding source of knowledge and reassurance during the current fight against Covid-19. Vancouver's Fluevog Shoes named their new Dr. Henry limited edition colourway after her and demand for the shoes was so intense that shoppers crashed the company's website. All proceeds will go to B.C. food banks.
This Will Keep You Busy For Awhile
Looking for a way to keep yourself occupied during The Great Pause? Kodak has just the thing for you. The World’s Largest Puzzle is a 28 ft (8.5m) long monster puzzle with 51,300 pieces. It costs $600 but who knows how long we'll be stuck indoors? It's actually made up of 27 individually packaged puzzles.
More here
Thanks Bruce!
Friday, April 24, 2020
Due to COVID-19 Instagram Is Adding Account Memorialization
Instagram has accelerated plans to roll out its account memorialization feature. "We’ve been working on these updates for some time, though this is one — among others — that we’ve accelerated in light of COVID-19 to help support our community during a difficult time." Plans include adding a “Remembering” banner under a username to signal that a person has died.
Read more here
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Every Covid-19 Commercial
Corporate Covid-19 response videos are eerily similar. *Cue somber piano music*
Via Everlasting Blort
Via Everlasting Blort
Andy Goldsworthy Makes Some Art
Waldemar Januszczak and Andy Goldsworthy create some impromptu land art in the Scottish borders.
Via 3 Quarks Daily
Via 3 Quarks Daily
Tweet Of The Day
Juggalos know it's wise to maintain social distance during a pandemic. I hope you do too. https://t.co/2gp08mr3EU— Marilyn Bellamy (@NagOnTheLake) April 23, 2020
Coloring Sheets Inspired Iconic Films
Jordan Bolton, known for celebrating the small things in movies, has recently introduced his own set of free printable coloring sheets inspired by posters he made commemorating Wes Anderson and Hayao Miyazaki films.
More here
More here
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Tweet Of The Day
Simone is just amazing. Watch this short video, then go to the next tweet in her thread to see the full video of how she built it. SO funny and charming. Best 16 minutes you'll spend today.#NiceThingOfTheDay https://t.co/WRpRFVSWbH— Phil Plait (@BadAstronomer) April 18, 2020
Rattan Cages To Aid Social Distancing?
Well-distance-being means we should avoid physical interactions and spend more time over alternative solutions. Let's hope it doesn't come to this.
The Well-Distance-Being project was created for the United Nations' Global Call Out to Creatives initiative
More here
The Well-Distance-Being project was created for the United Nations' Global Call Out to Creatives initiative
More here
Journey's Separate Ways, The Quarantine Edition
The Heller family recreated Journey's "Separate Ways" music video while in quarantine. Here are the two versions side-by-side:
Widowed Penguins Enjoy the Melbourne Skyline
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The 737 Max Skyscraper
The Boeing 737 Max was pulled from production after malfunctions caused fatal air crashes. Designers Victor Hugo Azevedo and Cheryl Lu Xu had an idea:
“An airplane is a building that flies – so why not use it as a building material?”
The designers propose repurposing airplane fuselages as homes for retired military veterans. The 737 Max Tower, which they entered in the 2020 eVolo Skyscraper Competition, stacks Boeing 737s vertically in the shape of a Jenga-tower.
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
The Still
Wunderman Thompson producer, Henry Wiltshire, collaborated with industry friends, Luke Nutt and Mike Rodgers on this moving tribute to the Britain's National Health System.
More: Creative Boom
More: Creative Boom
Ukulele Lockdown
Crazy performed by George Hinchliffe's Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain while in self isolation.
Via The Awesomer
Via The Awesomer
Tweet Of The Day
Good thread.
MUSEUMS ASSEMBLE! It's time for #CURATORBATTLE! 💥— Yorkshire Museum (@YorkshireMuseum) April 17, 2020
Today's theme, chosen by you, is #CreepiestObject!
We're kicking things off with this 3rd/4th century hair bun from the burial of a #Roman lady, still with the jet pins in place...
CAN YOU BEAT IT? 💥 pic.twitter.com/ntPiXDuM6v
Still Here (還在)
In Kaohsiung, Taiwan, a few residents refuse to leave their now-abandoned village.
Soviet Space Exploration Images
In Soviet Space Graphics: Cosmic Visions From the USSR, Moscow Design Museum founder Alexandra Sankova compiled a collection of more than 250 vintage illustrations from Soviet media which has been published by Phaidon. The book is available here
More: Mental Floss
Via Memo Of The Air
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| Technology for the Youth, issue 2, 1959, Illustration by B. Dashkov for the article ‘What Would a Space Station on the Moon Look Like?’ |
More: Mental Floss
Via Memo Of The Air
Monday, April 20, 2020
Peter Beard, Wildlife Photographer on the Wild Side, Dies at 82
Mr. Beard photographed African fauna at great personal risk. He was an adventurer and ladies' man and well into old age could party till dawn. He had been missing for 19 days.
New York Times Obit Here
New York Times Obit Here
Tweet Of The Day
Had to post it here too. 😂 I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks I’m a genius 🙃 pic.twitter.com/yuqzfahpws— Linds (@linds_shelton) April 19, 2020
Where did the airlines park their airplanes?
Victorville California is currently one of the largest airplane parking lots in the world due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Via FB pal Hal
Via FB pal Hal
Thomas Annan's Photographs of 'The Old Closes and Streets of Glasgow’ 1868
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Photographer Thomas Annan (1829-1887) was commissioned by Glasgow’s authorities to document the last of the city’s slums, which were considered to be the worst in Europe. He published his work in The Old Closes and Streets of Glasgow.
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Read more: Flashbak
Berlin’s east-west divide is still visible from space
Maps of Berlin today show it as a unified whole. You’d have to work hard to pick out exactly where the dividing wall once was. But in aerial photographs, the boundary is a sharp, clear line, mirroring where the wall once stood. In 2013 Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield took this aerial photo of Berlin from the International Space Station.
More: CityMetric
Via Oink
More: CityMetric
Via Oink
Thanks For The Dance: The Hills
Director Vincent Haycock shares his artistic response to Leonard Cohen's posthumous album, Thanks For The Dance. French cinema star Issach de Bankolé plays a world-weary protagonist on the streets of Texas, reminiscing about his past. I found it very affecting.
I can't make the hills
The system is shot
I'm living on pills
For which I thank God
My animal howls
My angel's upset
But I'm not allowed
A trace of regret
NOWNESS
I can't make the hills
The system is shot
I'm living on pills
For which I thank God
My animal howls
My angel's upset
But I'm not allowed
A trace of regret
NOWNESS
Norway's Fjords In 8K
Photographers Martin Heck and Morten Rustad took this spectacular high definition footage of Norway's fjords.
Via Memo Of The Air
Via Memo Of The Air
Sunday, April 19, 2020
Spot the Differences
The first puzzle is The Bride’s Song, Gunnar Berndtson, Finnish National Gallery, CCO:
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Tweet Of TheDay
What you didn't know! 😲 pic.twitter.com/qT1CP7BvcW— Myo Lee (@lee_myo) April 19, 2020
Sunday Links
You can spin these 3D Models of the British Library’s 16th Century Globes (above)
Quarantine Pandemic Survival Map Free download
This trailer looks good: Miracle on 42nd Street - Documentary Film about Manhattan Plaza
I enjoyed this virtual literary tour of the places in Yorkshire the Brontë sisters both frequented and were inspired by.
A guide to Joni Mitchell: A 17-hour chronological playlist
Ciudad Perdida predates Machu Picchu by several hundred years: A Visual Trek Through the Sweltering Jungle: In Search of Colombia’s ‘Lost City’
How is the current covid-19 pandemic changing the soundscape around us? Link
A white 2019 Audi A8 L sedan with extra fuel tanks in the trunk pulled away from a Midtown Manhattan parking garage late last Saturday night. It arrived at an oceanside hotel in Redondo Beach, Calif., less than 27 hours later. The New York Times
The Bird Master: an excerpt from Yoshiharu Tsuge’s semiautobiographical manga The Man without Talent. Thanks Bruce!
What We Can Learn From 1918 Pandemic Diaries Link
The Delightful Mutation Behind Siamese Cats
This week's house envy Not too big and fruit trees aplenty.
Making cocktails in Margate: Manhattans Project
How to shop during a pandemic: The Coronavirus shopping list generator Via
A financially unstable mess but at the liquor store they call me ma’am: Art with great captions by Matt “the Mincing Mockingbird”
Globe-trotting photographers rediscover their own backyards: How does our view of neighbors and neighborhoods change when they’re the only people and places we can see?
Wisteria is in bloom in London!
Hitler’s Hospital: The Eerie Remains of Beelitz Sanatorium
Now you can make them at home: Doubletree Reveals Secret Cookie Recipe Via
British Rail’s short experiment with travelling pubs: It is believed that the engineer who designed them, Oliver Bulleid based the design on The Chequers Inn at Pulborough, Sussex.
DIY Lever-Espresso Machine. Via
Take a virtual tour of the tomb of Ramesses VI in the Valley of the Kings, Luxor
'Wet markets' launched the coronavirus. Here's what you need to know.
Samsung 's TV Boxes/ Cat Houses
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Gizmodo
Walk Through A Raffaello Exhibition
A walk through the Raffaello 1520-1483 exhibition. A succession, room after room, of faces, looks and gestures of extraordinary beauty.
Saturday, April 18, 2020
June Almeida Identified The Corona Virus Decades Ago
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| Scientist June Almeida operates an electron microscope in 1963 at the Ontario Cancer Institute in Toronto, Canada Image: Norman James Toronto Star/Getty |
Half a century ago scientist June Almeida was the first person to see a coronavirus using microscope techniques she developed but she received little recognition. Her breakthrough in virology research was all the more remarkable because the 34-year-old scientist never completed her formal education.
More here
Thanks Bruce!
Aubrey Beardsley at Tate Britain
Before his untimely death aged twenty-five, Aubrey Beardsley produced over a thousand illustrations. He drew everything from legendary tales featuring dragons and knights, to explicit scenes of sex and debauchery. Tate curators Caroline Corbeau-Parsons and Alice Insley discuss the iconic illustrator's short and scandalous career.
Link
Link
DIY mask made using coffee filters
This mask creates a seal around the face using just five sheets of coffee filter paper, a glue stick and a pair of scissors.
More here
More here
Friday, April 17, 2020
The Ever Changing Motor Car
1965 film from Ford of Britain by the directors who went on to create the Beatles’ Yellow Submarine:
Via Just A Car Guy
Via Just A Car Guy
Basquiat Barbie!!!
The Jean-Michel Basquiat X Barbie Doll is the brainchild of Mattel designer Carlyle Neura. She looks absolutely fabulous in a head-to-toe ensemble featuring many well-known elements from works spanning Basquiat’s career.
Available for pre-order here
More: if it's hip, it's here
Available for pre-order here
More: if it's hip, it's here
'A Reminder That Nature Is Strong'
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| Claire Harbage/NPR |
Read more:NPR
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Capt Tom Moore's NHS fundraiser
Captain Tom Moore originally wanted to raise £1,000 for NHS Charities Together by completing laps of his garden before his 100th birthday.
But he smashed his target after more than 700,000 people made donations to his fundraising page.
Captain Tom's Giving Page
More: BBC News
But he smashed his target after more than 700,000 people made donations to his fundraising page.
Captain Tom's Giving Page
More: BBC News
Dinner and The Card Game
Sometimes quarantine seems a bit confining. Great fireworks, and one of the best "double-slaps" in movie history!
A friend posted this on Facebook. I hope I don't have to go over there and slap some sense into her.
A friend posted this on Facebook. I hope I don't have to go over there and slap some sense into her.
Notre Dame bell rings for health workers
The 13-ton bell in the south tower of the Notre Dame traditionally rings on solemn occasions.
Messages From Quarantine
How do you safely document a country that’s entirely under lockdown? Last week, these Milanese filmmakers found a way. The short documentary was shot with a drone flown through the shuttered neighborhoods of Milan — capturing life unfolding from windows, balconies and roofs.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
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