What does it feel like?
Friday, September 30, 2022
What it’s like to work in the world’s greatest office
What does it feel like?
An Experiment in Fox Domestication
Whistler's Peacock Room Open After Restoration
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Image: Freer Gallery of Art |
The Peacock Room was painted for the dining room of British shipping magnate and patron of the arts Frederick Richards Leyland.
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“This room is one of the masterworks of late 19th-century art and design, says the museum’s curator of American Art Diana Greenwold. Freer Gallery of Art Read more |
“The Peacock Room Comes to America” is open at the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Coal Mining Looks Like A Glamorous Career - Until You Get Black Lung Disease.
A somewhat incredible 1975 advert by the National Coal Board to tempt folk to take up a career as a Miner.
— Michael Warburton (@MichaelWarbur17) September 29, 2022
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The Medieval Wound Man
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Hans von Gersdorff 1517 Fieldbook of Surgery |
Wrought
Wrought was produced by Anna Sigrithur and Joel Penner (2015-2022)
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Bowie's Starman Lyrics Bought by Tasmanian Museum
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Photograph: Omega Auctions |
Black Rock City
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Every Autumn These Trees Smile For The Camera
The Haunting of American Airlines
The weirdest flight ever.
— Emerson Collins (@ActuallyEmerson) September 23, 2022
These sounds started over the intercom before takeoff and continued throughout the flight.
They couldn’t stop it, and after landing still had no idea what it was. pic.twitter.com/F8lJlZHJ63
More: Waxy
Pencil Shaving Lampshades
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Ballet A To Z
Dholida
Monday, September 26, 2022
Nubia Way (2022)
London community that was built by residents to defy housing discrimination.
Six Action-Packed Seconds In Amsterdam
There is way too much happening in this 6 seconds video🧐 pic.twitter.com/3cb7J4imir
— Tansu YEĞEN (@TansuYegen) September 24, 2022
Sounds Of Silence
Holy shit. I'm out.
— SnarkTank™ (@SnarkkTank) September 25, 2022
😳😱#Dolls #creepy pic.twitter.com/LDXKWZMtEZ
Sunday, September 25, 2022
Hurricane Fiona
I’ve watched a lot of live hits today, but this might be the best demonstration of the Magdalen Islands winds so far 😂 Posted by Sven Meier, reposted with his permission. pic.twitter.com/8qT2MiPjXA
— Kate McKenna (@katemckenna8) September 24, 2022
Sunday Links
Saturday, September 24, 2022
Iranian Women Are Defying the Morality Police
Please take a minute to watch brave Iranian women stand up to their authoritarian, theocratic government.
— Yashar Ali 🐘 یاشار (@yashar) September 20, 2022
Iranian women have had enough of the control and abuse and there are many Iranian men who are standing with them. @AlinejadMasih pic.twitter.com/Z2xJee90YW
Happy Caturday!
GYM time! 😹#Cats #Caturday pic.twitter.com/Xo174mhvy5
— CAT WORLD 🇺🇦🕊 (@meow_utopia) September 23, 2022
Two Victorian Teenagers
Inside a Kingfisher Nest
Friday, September 23, 2022
Octopus Ballet
1956 Frigidaire Refrigerator
In those days appliances were built to last and I love that produce compartment.
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Glove
Glove from Alexa Lim Haas on Vimeo.
Palestinian Farmer Discovers Byzantine Mosaic
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Image: Ahmed Zakot |
Building an 18 Kilometer Immersed Tunnel
ATK - BONOBO
ATK - BONOBO from McGloughlin Brothers on Vimeo.
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
60 Cycles (1965)
First videos of the Studio Ghibli theme park
Custom Cat Masks
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image: shindo rinka |
The Horseman of Corvo, the Statue Nobody Can Explain.
Bökh
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Photo: Ken Hermann |
Wrestling is the cornerstone of Mongolian culture dating back centuries to Genghis Khan’s reign when he used it to keep his soldiers battle-ready.
A 1995 Pizza Hut Commercial Starring The Trumps
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht, 'Kaffeekantate'
Deathly Dioramas
More pics: The Queen is not Amused...but I am.
Triangle Swimming Pool House
Knife Forging in Tottori Prefecture
Monday, September 19, 2022
Admiral TV Ads From the 1950s
Whales Hunting, Shot from a Drone
Painting Of The Day
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The Vision and Inspiration of Joan of Arc c. 1909- 1913 - Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel (1850-1913) |
They Won't Call It Murder
Sunday, September 18, 2022
Sunday Links
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Photo: Wikipedia Commons |
Saturday, September 17, 2022
Coat hanger/musical instrument
Louis Jacobs thought he was going to strike it rich in 1918 when he came up with his idea for a "combined hanger and musical instrument." Read more
Photograph of the Day
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
RIP Jean - Luc Godard
How much do animals sleep?
A Portable Tea Room Atop Mount Fuji
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Image credit: Mori Soyu and Kazumasa Murayama |
More: Spoon and Tamago
Monday, September 12, 2022
Yay Or Nay?
A new way of cooking eggs 🍳 pic.twitter.com/QEYO8HfeC9
— Genius Tips (@satisfact3ry) September 10, 2022
DIY Finger Extensions
Wow!
Buster Keaton said that the cameramen were so terrified they turned their backs to the shot. https://t.co/VQGEd1SXPh
— Farran Nehme (@selfstyledsiren) September 5, 2022
Sunday, September 11, 2022
Sunday Links
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Image credit: PIERO CAVALLINA |