Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Maria Sibylla Merian, the first ecologist
Inceptus: The Big Picture
Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Tilt-Shift
Off Grid Micro Hydro System
Monday, May 30, 2022
Making A Greenscreen Dress
Rotterdam Rooftop Walk
It's Manhattanhenge!
Infrared District
France Parkinson
Sunday, May 29, 2022
Nice To Meet You
Sunday Links
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My Garden With Evening Rolling In (image: Marilyn Bellamy) |
Stray In Kars is a short documentary that takes viewers to the ancient city of Kars where stray dogs roam, fight and and are occasionally interrupted by their human neighbours. It was shot in coordination with Stray, a critically acclaimed feature-length documentary by Elizabeth Lo.
Cathy Brenner: Can I bring the lovebirds, Mitch? They haven't harmed anyone.
Mitch Brenner: Oh, alright; bring them. House from Hitchcock's The Birds is for sale
Historic House Cats (via Everlasting Blort)
When I visit London I always prepare myself for sunny days by downloading some of Lady In London's free self-guided London walking tours with maps. Recently I chose Holland Park and a Thames Trail walk from Hammersmith Bridge to Chiswick. It is a great resource for exploring some of London's prettiest streets.
Aerial Photos of the Largest Aircraft Boneyard in the World
In 1924 a bankrupt businessman in Portugal launched an audacious international scheme to become one of the wealthiest men in the world. Devouring the Heart of Portugal
imagen: Turn any text into an image with Google's new AI tool (via Perfect For Roquefort Cheese)
The rise and fall of Toronto's classiest con man (via Strange Company)
This Human Skull Lamp should come with a nightmare warning.
Photos from the lawsuit over misleading fast food lawsuit Using undercooked meat in ads is one of the tricks stylists employ to make food look better.
"Love" Songs That Aren't About Love (Thanks Bruce!)
Fit for a troll? An unusual little riverside house in Bath. It's lovely and you could eat any billy goats that tried to cross the bridge.
Charles Wong - Photographs of San Francisco Chinatown 1946-1954 (video)
I want this. Who wouldn't? Dog Bed For Humans
When I was a young girl I read the Vicki Barr books about a glamourous sleuth/ flight attendant and I wanted to be her. On the Early Days of Life in the Sky as a Stewardess
20x200 sells Art For Everyone at prices for every budget.
Who's that behind those Foster Grants? Doggles in goggles
Wirecutter shares 52 of their product recommendations that have stood the test of time.
Artists 4 Long-Term Care is an art and storytelling initiative to advocate for residents and workers in long-term care facilities during the pandemic and beyond.
Death masks are a testament to the time post mortem of many of the world’s famous people.
The Bones in the Wall: An Edinburgh Castle Mystery
Cute as a button! Reebok's new Eames Classic Leather Shoes feature the famous Eames Elephant, which was originally a children's toy and stool.
OutHorse Your Email to Horses In Iceland, horses answer your emails when you're on vacation.
Wallace’s giant bee is the largest bee in the world, four times larger than a honeybee and measuring about the length of a human thumb and it is endangered. (Thanks Bruce!)Paul Spooner- Automata Artist
Saturday, May 28, 2022
Oscar Ukonu's Hyperrealistic Portraits
A Building-Size Cat Photo
Man Wears His Trash
A sleeping elephant family
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The Beauty of Bali
Friday, May 27, 2022
Stop Motion Animation Demo Reel
Laura Venditti is a stop-motion animator from Montréal. Check out this demo reel.
Ted Cruz Makes Machine Gun Bacon
Modified VW Bus
Musical Temple
The Many Colors of the Full Moon
Thursday, May 26, 2022
There's No Place Like Court!
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An iconic piece of film history is now contested property in a legal struggle. (image courtesy Bonhams) |
Sky Bridge 721
Luis Buñuel's recipe for a dry martini
She Did What Her Conscience Told Her To Do
While working as a sign language interpreter at the Ukrainian state-run channel UT1, Nataliya Dmytruk became known for a live news broadcast on November 24, 2004, when she refused to translate the official script that announced Viktor Yanukovych as the winner of the presidential election. Deviating from the official script followed by the voice announcer, Dmytruk instead signed to viewers, "I am addressing everybody who is deaf in Ukraine. Our president is Viktor Yushchenko. Do not trust the results of the central election committee. They are all lies.... And I am very ashamed to translate such lies to you. Maybe you will see me again." - Wikipedia
The courts ordered a new election, and this time Yushchenko emerged as the undisputed winner. Her bravery inspired Ukrainian journalists to issue public apologies and promise to tell the truth and Dmytruk received several awards for her act of courage.
Paris 1920s
I probably post too many of these videos but I really like the feeling of travelling back in time that they evoke.
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Nervous
Persian Demons
Gone But Not Forgotten
As the Nakagin Capsule Tower demolition continues, this beautiful video by Sho Ito is a wonderful way to remember Kisho Kurokawa’s mantra of metropolis as living organism: https://t.co/OSYF4ZEhP8
— Spoon & Tamago (@Johnny_suputama) May 9, 2022
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Anniversary Of The Very First Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever
The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever is an event where participants recreate the music video for musician Kate Bush's 1978 song Wuthering Heights. The first such event was organized by performance collective Shambush on May 25, 2013 in Brighton, England as part of Brighton Fringe arts event. The group put out an invitation to the Ultimate Kate Bush Event. About 300 people came dressed as Kate Bush and reenacted her performance (video below) with proceeds going to Sussex MS Treatment Centre.
Since 2016 the event has been held in cities around the world. The date of the event changes every year, but it is usually held in mid-July.
Here is the instructional video so that you can participate in a Kate Bush Event near you:
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Pellicci's In Lockdown
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Pellicci’s in lockdown 2021 |
When NASA gave spiders drugs, 1995
Succulents That Look Like Real Stone
This Week's Cover - New York Magazine
New York Magazine has published a dynamic online directory guiding readers in need to abortion services and expert-vetted information. It will be updated as new laws further restrict abortion access. They have removed their paywall from this and other stories about finding abortion care.
Monday, May 23, 2022
A Lovely Day In London
A sunny day with a gentle breeze stirring the light fixtures at the Commercial Tavern in Shoreditch. It's a favourite of mine.
Japanese Retro-Futurism
More Than 100 Young Crocodiles Hop On Pop
Photographer and conservationist Dhritiman Mukherjee captured these striking images of a father swimming through the murky river in New Delhi with more than 100 young clinging to his back. Measuring 16 to 17 feet long, the male likely was carrying the offspring from 7 to 8 female gharials, which lay anywhere from 20 to 95 eggs each year.
Read more: this is colossal
Procession - Hew Locke
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How to play "Happy Birthday" Like Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms, Bach and Mozart
Sunday, May 22, 2022
Sunday Links
Saturday, May 21, 2022
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (whole film)
Friday, May 20, 2022
A Baby Chimney Sweeper (1933)
Well Of Hell
Folklore says the giant hole in the Al-Mahra desert in Yemen is a place where demons live. On September 15, 2021, a group of cavers became the first to reach the bottom of the hole.
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Malcolm Mclaren Presents Double Dutch
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
An Election Entertainment
‘An Election Entertainment’ by William Hogarth, the first of the four paintings that make up ‘The Humours of an Election’ (1755), held by the Soane Museum:
Catwoman vs. the White House
Mary in The Void
The Cursing Mommy Makes A Gimlet (A repost from 2010)
"I use Rose’s Lime Juice. It’s perfect for gimlets, so I always keep a few extra boRead more herettles in reserve in case I run out, as in fact I did just a few minutes ago when I mixed the drink I’m finishing now. The backup bottles, which are down here on the bottom shelf of the liquor cabinet—don’t tell me they’re not here. Please don’t fucking tell me the Rose’s Lime Juice is not fucking here. If Larry took my last spare bottle to use in his fucking Sno-Kone machine, by Christ, I swear I’ll—oh, thank God. Here it is, back behind the Kahlúa and the walnut liqueur."
P.S. Noir writer, Raymond Chandler, no stranger to the world of alcoholic beverages, agreed that only Rose's lime juice will do: "a real gimlet is half gin and half Rose's lime juice and nothing else" (Terry Lennox in Chandler's The Long Goodbye).
Monday, May 16, 2022
Billions of Synchronous Fireflies
from Sriram Murali on Vimeo.
The Interlace
Sunday, May 15, 2022
Sunday Links
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To see what’s really going on, it helps to get close: A Messy Table, a Map of the World (NYT interactive) |
A few sentences on every Thomas Pynchon novel to date
Podcast: Atlas Obscura visits Le Jardin d’Agronomie Tropicale, a garden park in Paris, France, which contains the ruins of a colonial exhibition from 1907.
Ingenious! These Inexpensive Adjustable Buttons Make Your Pants Fit Better (NYT Link)
Saturday, May 14, 2022
The Gardener
Friday, May 13, 2022
Would A Woman Make a Good President?
Trinity
Bitcoin City
CG Train Station
This photorealistic CG train station, created by artist Lorenzo Drago, is based on a real-life train station in Toyama, Japan.