Saturday, July 31, 2021
Are You Allowed to Criticize Simone Biles?
Iconic Frank Lloyd Wright House For Sale
This is one of "Wright's twenty most important houses . . .the missing link between two World Heritage sites: Taliesin and Fallingwater. - Architectural historian Kathryn Smith
An expert team has put steel to the test, creating the largest, strongest artificial limb in the world, one that can carry the weight of an elephant. The story of Mosha, who lost her leg in a landmine injury along the Thai-Burmese border [full story: https://t.co/KTV5Q3aAxE] pic.twitter.com/XW37qfrLm8
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) July 30, 2021
1980 Lamborghini Concept Car
Image: tom wood © 2011 RM au |
Villager Takes a Photo of Himself Once a Year For 100 Years
Space Is The Place
Sun Ra - Outer Space Employment Agency https://t.co/o6mgcQFRW0
— 𝚋𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚢 (@bunty) May 22, 2021
World War II Lighter Restoration
Friday, July 30, 2021
Joni Mitchell's "The Dawntreader" recorded by Jimi Hendrix in 1968
Joni was playing at Le Hibou in Ottawa, a venue I went to often during my high school years.
“They came and told me, ‘Jimi Hendrix is here, and he’s at the front door.’ I went to meet him. He had a large box. He said to me, ‘My name is Jimi Hendrix. I'm on the same label as you. Reprise Records.’ We were both signed about the same time. He said, ‘I'd like to record your show. Do you mind?’ I said, ‘no, not at all.’
Smileys
This is a transverse section of leaf of a Xerophytic (desert-climate) grass like Ammophila Arenaria observed at the microscope by Phil Gates: the vascular bundles curiously resemble smiling faces [source: https://t.co/wMuBRTwQFs] pic.twitter.com/sDLIFkcJz0
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) July 29, 2021
Guardians Of Paradise
This is a beautiful video about Myanmar and its people written and directed by Ivan Maria Friedman prior to the recent coup that returned the country to military rule after a brief period of democracy.
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Thursday, July 29, 2021
Beach Sand Contains Bits of Coral, Quartz, Shells… and Plastic
Life In The Treetops
Transformer Cabin
The Anna Stay cabin by Dutch designer Caspar Schols has movable walls that transform it to suit various situations and weather conditions.
Via Contemporist
A Walk Around Île de la Cité, Paris
In 508 Clovis I, the first King of the Franks, established his palace on the island. In the 12th century it became an important religious center, the home of Notre-Dame cathedral, and the royal chapel of Sainte-Chapelle, as well as the city's first hospital, the Hôtel-Dieu. It is the crossing point of the city's oldest existing bridge, the Pont Neuf. - Wikipedia
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Needlepoint Sculptures
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
1955 Huffy Radiobike
Airstream and Pottery Barn Travel Trailer
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One Family, 30 Years, 30 Photographs
Frank and Sue, 36, with baby Eddie in 1991, left, and this year, now 66, with Eddie, 30, his partner and their baby. Photograph: Zed Nelson |
Watercolor painting by Hiroki Takeda
Interactive Timeline of World History
David Lynch Cooks Quinoa
Monday, July 26, 2021
Everyday Olympics
Abandoned Storefronts by Thibaut Derien
Talking Dog
Sunday, July 25, 2021
Sunday Links
Would you eat this Sneaker Sandwich? (image above)
You see, my fellow land-owning gentry, it seems that the invention of mechanized industry, the rise of “capitalism,” and the impact of the recent plague have brought upon us a wave of moral degradation and irredeemable sloth — specifically, nobody wants to be a serf anymore
I'll have what Mr. Bond is having: The Vesper
Don't try this at home: How to Shoot an Apple Off Your Own Head
Don't be an airedale, mind your own beeswax, you're the cat's pajamas and more chorus girl slang
Witless Bay seniors ready to boogie after making a successful appeal to the provincial government to change the rules on dances in long-term care homes as vaccination rates go up across the province. Sweet.
This week's house envy is a one storey house on 2.2 acres in Water Mill, NY that pays homage to local farming communities. It has clean lines and lots of windows.
The anti-smartphone is a portable wireless electronic digital rotary telephone.
You can buy Elvis Presley's annotated copy of The Prophet (if you have £19,500 to spare)
Solving a Century-old Pigeon Mystery
Take a peaceful walk around Church Fen, Brundall, Norfolk, UK (via FB pal Hal)Good story. Now I want shrimp and grits.
Fueled by an increasing supply of billionaire- (and taxpayer-) funded rockets and a growing demand from the 1 percent, the commercial space industry is eager to launch. But the promise of commercial spaceflight raises questions about how untrained “space tourists” will endure the extreme hostility of space. Space Medicine for the Inexperienced Astronaut
I was Goofy at Walt Disney World for over 20 years! (Thanks Bruce!)
These photos of train cable sunsets in Japan are prettier than you'd expect.
The world's most rubbish sneakers look pretty good. (Via @KufferPit)
World’s first 3D printed bridge over one of Amsterdam’s oldest canals (Via Everlasting Blort)
The Tollund Man who lived during the 4th Century BC, was so well preserved on discovery that that he was mistaken for a recent murder victim.Saturday, July 24, 2021
This beach does not exist
Happy Caturday!
Those eyes say it all...😂😏😸😯😆😉#Funny #CatsOfTwitter #Caturday pic.twitter.com/m2KfTItVhy
— Rock & Tattoo Lady...😷 (@PenelopeRuzy) July 17, 2021
It's almost party time again!
Friday, July 23, 2021
Nobody mentions the benefits of being overweight…
Elephants are long distance swimmers. They can swim for up to 6 hours & 48 km. They are so buoyant that if they tire in the water, they can just rest by floating and will not sink https://t.co/AYCdembHyK [this was found 16 km off Sri Lanka coast in 2018: https://t.co/qyEhkXtgl7] pic.twitter.com/e984QmlMq8
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) July 23, 2021
Capybara Onsen Cheesecake
A Living Cake World
Making Donkey Kong's Treehouse
How to Draw Yourself as a Peanuts Character
Thursday, July 22, 2021
iPP 2021 Award Winners
Istvan Kerekes Hungary Grand Prize Winner Transylvanian Shepherds | Shot on iPhone 7 Targu Mures, Transylvania, Romania |
Jeff Rayner United States 3rd Place Photographer of the Year Side-Walking on Air | Shot on iPhone X Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California |
Ann Ghory-Goodman United States 3rd Place – City Life PR_CTICE S___AL DI_TANCE | Shot on iPhone 11 Pro Orleans, Massachusetts, USA |
Carmen, The Early Years
Three years ago today I finally managed to lure this 10 week old stray into the sunporch. There were many days I regretted that decision but all is well now.
Opha fish
The Grammar of Ornament
Decorate Your Sidewalk
Via Rusty's Electric Dreams@amy_c_wood Saw this in a tiktok months ago & finally decided to try it! I LOVE IT!!!! ❤️ #drivewayart #pressurewashing #soeasy #walkwayproject #easydiy
♬ Nobody - Mitski
Mundane Objects Become Dreamlike Sculptures
Image: Mariko Kusumoto |
Underwater Atomic Blast 1958
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Apologizing Made Easy
Tag yourselves; I'm "Insulting guests." (Okmulgee Times 1929, via @_newspapers) pic.twitter.com/ylK2xvx5sd
— Undine (@HorribleSanity) July 21, 2021
Building A Nuclear Powered Gameboy (Lasts 100 Years!)
Letter From Fukushima
Joe Krush, An Illustrated Life
Frequent contributor Bruce sent me a link to this lovely documentary about Joe and his late wife Beth, the legendary illustrators of such classic children’s books as The Borrowers and Gone Away Lake. It's 50 minutes long but is well worth watching.
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
No Paparazzi Please!
"The southern ground hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) is the largest cooperatively breeding bird in the world and is considered as vulnerable throughout its range, and yet endangered within South Africa. Groups of up to 12 birds, consisting of a single adult female, several adult males, and several immatures of both sexes, maintain large territories with an average size of 100km2."
Little Canada
History of Soviet Animation
Monday, July 19, 2021
Bricksie's Amazing LEGO Collection
Water drumming by Baka women in the Central African rainforest. pic.twitter.com/rd6Oif7PUO
— dusttoodigital (@dusttoodigital) July 10, 2021
The perfect picture of a diving kingfisher by Alan McFadyen that required 720,000 attempts [read more: https://t.co/ayQozIO0jn] pic.twitter.com/Qhyff2xEYH
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) July 18, 2021
The Last of His Kind
Sunday, July 18, 2021
'I shoot for the common man'
Rohingya refugee woman touches the shore after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through the Bay of Bengal, in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh September 11, 2017. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui See More |
Sunday Links
Saturday, July 17, 2021
Glamping c.1959
Happy Caturday
'Black cat and blue morning glory', 2015, by Taguchi Yuka (田口由花), a contemporary Nihonga (Japanese style) painter who was born in Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県) in 1992.
The Desert
Via The Awesomer
Friday, July 16, 2021
Audubon Photography Award Winner
The Green Children of Woolpit
(via FB pal Hal)
Garbage Sweater
Giant Head Over Tokyo
Image: Kozo Kaneda |
Preserving The Nakagin Capsules
Kisho Kurokawa's Nakagin Capsule Tower in 2018. (Photo: Kakidai/Wikimedia Commons) |
(Noritaka Minami, from the series “1972 - Nakagin Capsule Tower”) |
A brick bookshelf, at Wimbledon library. https://t.co/7f9IuM7AjS
— Present & Correct (@presentcorrect) July 14, 2021
Mohammad Sheibani (1995) pic.twitter.com/EFVpCxpxh1
Thursday, July 15, 2021
My Prairie Home
Fun House For Sale
"The property features two slides. One of the slides leads to the outside while the other slide is completely indoors, leading to the amusement room. A hidden door disguised as a book shelf leads to a movie theater room. A hallway has been transformed into an indoor putting green with monkey bars overhead."
French Dispatch Stars Given Meme Treatment
TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook pic.twitter.com/Vkijtynbr9
— Sctt Mcknz 💚 (@scttrmcknz) July 15, 2021
pitch, first draft, final proof, comments section pic.twitter.com/4IFQgO0DB3
— Ferris Jabr (@ferrisjabr) July 14, 2021
the cook, the thief, his wife, and her lover pic.twitter.com/VgpoBOgIg1
— meg shields (@TheWorstNun) July 14, 2021
Centuries and Still
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Joyeux Le Quatorze Juillet!
Rashford mural tributes: 'Something beautiful out of something negative'
Tiny Baskets Woven from Weeds
Magnum’s July Square Print Sale
“Sicily, Italy” (2015) by Peter van Agtmael. “I can escape to the beach, but no matter how hard I try, I have trouble escaping from my camera.” |
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Ride
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