Thanks Bruce!
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Train Stunts
To Scale: TIME
A group of friends build a practical scale model of time. This short film visualizes 13.8 billion years.
Poor Women Are Dressed In Red & Then Placed In Bed With The Powerful Commanders
Moviecaps provides hundreds of 10-minute, robot narrated versions of movies. Here is a the recap of The Handmaid's Tale:
The Universe of Microscopic Organisms
Artwork Of The Day
The Carnival of the Ages: An AI-Generated Film
This video by Justin Hackney will take you on a journey through time and space.
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
The Art Of David Bowie
Five pieces from David Bowie’s art collection reveal the impact the art he collected had on Bowie's own artistic output.
AI Generated Dog Video
Mr. Nag and I have been toying with the idea of getting another dog but, after watching this, I don't think we will.
Artwork Of The Day
I love the slightly unsettling work of Madeline Green (1884–1947). This one, entitled The Dancer, is a self portrait.
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Propaganda
This Cold War era educational film about how to recognize propaganda looks suspiciously like, I don't know, propaganda.
24 Hour Ration Pack, Supper
The photo above is a tin containing US Pacific rations (Supper). The meal consisted of 'Chopped Ham & Beef', a 'Tea Ration' , two small packets of 'Cheese', two small packets of 'Oatmeal' blocks, one 'Fruit Bar', 'two cellophane wrapped biscuits, a small packet of eight 'Salt Tablets', four wrapped sweets, a packet of Craven Plain Virginia Cigarettes, 'latrine' paper and a printed list of contents.
This type of 'iron' ration was issued to Chindits (Indian Army, 3rd Indian Division) during WWII.Monday, May 29, 2023
Artwork Of The Day
When a Robot Dog Competes with Real Dogs
Zac Alsop put a Unitree Go1 computerized companion dog against real dogs in a canine freestyle (dancing) competition. What could possibly go wrong?
link via Memo Of The Air
Million Euro Motorhome
I was impressed by the futuristic technology on this 1 million Euro luxury motorhome and I think the matching mini is as cute as can be, but I wouldn't want to drive it.
The Bolwoningen Ball Houses
The “Bolwoningen” project by architect Dris Kreikampa was chosen as an experiment in affordable housing by the Netherlands government and construction began in 1980. Bolwoningen consists of 50 spherical houses made of cement, reinforced with fiberglass. Each sphere’s diameter is 18 feet and each has 11 round windows. Weighing just 2755 lbs, the house can be completely disassembled and transported to a different location.
via Massimo
Here is a video about the neighbourhood by Great Big Story
Sunday, May 28, 2023
Sunday Links
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| Harry Clarke for The Fairy Tales of Perrault |
In 1922, Harrap published The Fairy Tales of Perrault with gorgeous pictures by Irish Illustrator Harry Clarke (1889–1931). (via Memo of the Air)
My friend Alan posted this story about Richard Avedon's famous beekeeper portrait.
Anyone who knows me is aware that I have a foodie crush on Deb Perelman. If she doesn't like something, I probably don't like it either. I don't like “spa water,” you know, when there's stuff floating in water? Like a cucumber? It's so gross. It just tastes like dirty water to me.
The Sheep to Shawl competition is simultaneously cut-throat competitive and warm and fuzzy.
Dennis Severs' House on Folgate Street in London is a favourite of mine. It imagines what life would have been like inside for a family of Huguenot silk weavers and is well worth a visit if you're in London. House of Delft is an article about the world Simon Pettet and his partner Dennis Severs created there (might be a paywall).
Where do I sign up? These Volunteers Will Stay in Bed for Two Straight Months for Space Travel Experiment
Chairs made from eyewash stations, safety cones, car-seat covers, tree branches, an old quilt that would probably turn to dust if you actually sat down on it: Make-do is curated by the L.A. gallery Marta and auction house Catalog Sale
Archie McPhee is a Seattle business that has been selling kitschy novelty items like rubber chickens and horse head masks for three decades. The Smithsonian Institute recognized Archie Mcphee's pop cultural influence and keeps a collection of the catalogues in its archives. Bruce, a frequent contributor to this blog, sent me this digital copy of the very first catalogue.
Furanchos are eateries that pop up in people's homes each summer in Galicia, Spain.
The stupidest thing you'll see today: Watch Kandiss Taylor, a former Republican candidate for Georgia governor and recently elected GOP district chair, go full flat-earther.
France bans short-haul flights to cut carbon emissions - where train alternatives exist.
A new technology enables wireless communication between the brain and the spinal cord and allows patients to walk again, without assistance. The 'digital bridge' that helped a paralysed man walk again - YouTube
Road Trip: In 1903, a Vermont doctor bet $50 that he could cross America by car. It took him 63 days, $8,000, and 600 gallons of gas.
Is this the best comfort food ever? I'd answer in the affirmative: Bacon,egg and leek risotto
Sebastian Harding is an artist whose work is inspired by urban architecture and historic buildings. Check out some of his totally charming architectural models.
In 2006, Gordon Hartman observed his daughter, Morgan, wanting to play with other vacationing kids at a hotel swimming pool. Gordon resolved to create opportunities and places where those with and without disabilities can come together. Morgan's Wonderland ( Thanks Bruce)
I don't like QR-code menus. Do you?
I saved the best for last: Have you ever heard a duckling run on linoleum?
Lilacs - Music For Sunday Morning
I wake up feeling nothing, camouflage the wavering sky
I sit at my piano, wander the wild whereby
And the lilacs drink the water, and the lilacs die
And the lilacs drink the water,
Marking the slow slow slow passing of time
I sit at my piano, wander the wild whereby
And the lilacs drink the water, and the lilacs die
And the lilacs drink the water,
Marking the slow slow slow passing of time
Friday, May 26, 2023
Barbie - Trailer
"Hey, Barbie. Can I come to your house tonight?"
"Sure. I don't have anything big planned. Just a giant blowout party with all the Barbies, and planned choreography and a bespoke song. You should drop by"
Portraits of Drag Queens In and Out of Costume
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| Chanté Elise Cassidy |
North Carolina photographer Matt Ramey decided to create this project when his state moved toward restricting drag performances. He explains that “The anti-drag and anti-trans legislation is so hateful and concerning that I wanted to do whatever I could in my small part to address it.”
How Penguins Stay Cozy At -40°C
Viewing penguin colonies from a mathematical perspective helps us understand how huddling shields them from the wind and conserves each bird’s heat. This ingenious method is particularly effective near the huddle centre, where temperatures can reach up to 37.5°C.
Read more: Chalkdust
(TMN)
Food Photos of Year
These Award-Winning Food Photos of Year are gorgeous.
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| Let them Eat Cake... © Keiron George, United Kingdom \\\ 1st Place Food Stylist Award |
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| Hanging Up Persimmons © Zhonghua Yang, China \\\ 1st Place Pink Lady© Moments of Joy |
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| The Candy Man © Jon Enoch, United Kingdom \\\ 1st Place Street Food Watch Slideshow |
Trans-Canada Summer
(NFB)
Dreams of Dalí
This mesmerizing 360° video takes you inside Salvador Dalí’s painting Archaeological Reminiscence of Millet’s Angelus.
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Photographer Uses Disguise to Blend In With Puffins
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| Photographs by Martin Yelland / SWNS |
Photographer Martin Yelland was on a snorkeling trip off the coast of West Wales earlier this month and decided to get up close and personal with the local seabirds by wearing a decoy puffin on his head.
The Skomer Island puffin colony is a 2.92-square-kilometer national nature reserve with the largest colony of Atlantic puffins in southern Britain — around 22,000 individual birds were counted there in 2015.
The Dress Diary of Mrs. Anne Sykes
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| “THE DRESSES WORN AT MISS WRIGLEY’S DANCE. JANUARY 1845.” |
PHOTOGRAPH BY KATE STRASDIN.
In January 2016 fashion historian Kate Strasdin received a remarkable gift.
The provenance of the book was unclear but Strasdin found that the work was done by just one woman and determined to find out who she was.
Read more: The Paris Review
Artwork of the Day
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| Doreen Fletcher - Pellicci's Cafe |
I have experienced the madness of breakfast at Pellicci's and had hoped to purchase an editioned print but they were sold out.
1,000 Day Mushroom Timelapse
Three years of filming 13 different types of fungi compressed into a 3 minute time lapse video.
(Laughing Squid)
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
4K Virtual Walking Tour of the Titanic
Titanic: Honor & Glory is a first-person open-world historical recreation that allows players to walk her decks and experience her opulence as very few did.
Artwork of the Day
I am fond of the work of the East London Group and have several of their prints, including this one.
 Red Bridge - Walter Steggles (1908—1997) Member of the East London Group, 1928—1936 |
4-million-year-old fossilized penguin revealed
After searching for more than three years, Morne Mamlambo found a concretion containing a fossilized penguin when it washed up on a beach. It took him five months to reveal the fossil.
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
A Brief History of the Concept Album
The history of the concept album, from its proto-origins in the Romantic era to the 70s rock opera heyday to the modern era.
(Kottke)
Monday, May 22, 2023
Rio de Janeiro From Above
@brazil_travel Um ângulo privilégiado 🎥 @Pablitcha
♬ Bohemian Rhapsody - Remastered 2011 - Queen
Sunday, May 21, 2023
Sunday Links
50 Times Things Got "Opened" And People Found Interesting Things Inside (image above)
When a conservator at the Guggenheim Museum restored its 1909 Pablo Picasso painting "Le Moulin de la Galette" she found a hidden dog in the masterpiece.
Moderator Mayhem: How well can you handle content moderation? (via Miss Cellania)
The world's most beautiful post offices expand our sense of what an “office building” can be.
Grandma was just making a sweater. Or was she? Knitting as a WW2 Espionage Tool
A Freedman Writes His Former Master
C'mon in, sit down and relax in this Ambient Garden (via webcurios)
The Life Behind The Architecture: While Frank Lloyd Wright worked on some of the grandest buildings in the world, his personal life was often a mess and he courted scandal.
Composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto prepared a playlist for his own funeral. Sakamoto died of cancer in March at age 71. "He truly was with music until the very end," said his management.The Leaflet mapping platform has created a map which allows you to compare the size of Greater London and the Tokyo metro area with any other location in the world. (Maps Mania)
One of the world's largest life forms spans 80 football fields and weighs some 6,000 tons. Listen to Pando
TruffVels, an unexpected but intriguing food mashup (via Miss Cellania)
It is an accepted convention that the Civil War was a man's fight but at least 750 women fought in that war. (source)
Behold The McMansion: Bloated, dreary, amenity-choked domiciles are taking over small towns (even my own!)
The Poor Man's Rembrandt Project: From June 19 to 25, 2023, Henk Schiffmacher and his tattoo artists will be tattooing in Rembrandt’s home and you can get an original Rembrandt tattoo done. (Hyperallergic)
Wirecutter somehow knew that I am preparing for the great migration and sent me tips.
How Tokyo Became an Anti-Car Paradise The world’s biggest, most functional city might also be the most pedestrian-friendly. I always imagined that Tokyo, a city of 37m people, would be noisy and air-polluted but I was wrong. (via TMN)
The Evolution of the Negroni Cocktail Over 163 Years
The Receipt is a series that documents how different Bon Appétit readers eat and what they spend doing it. They look at a flight attendant, a bartender, a lunch lady and many more.
The Story of Sweetpea, A 27 Year Old Cat
It was World Bee Day yesterday so I'm posting this piece about car companies and bees. (Alpine, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Chrysler, Ford, Honda, Jaguar Land Rover, Lamborghini, Mahindra, Mercedes, Porsche, Rolls Royce, Toyota, Vauxhall, and Volkswagen all have bees)
Artists' Illustrated Love Letters from the collections of the Archives of American Art.
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence Lovely violin cover by Julien Ando.
Saturday, May 20, 2023
The Story of Marina Abramovic and Ulay
A short documentary about two artists who are known as the lovers whose relationship ended at the Great Wall of China. After 90 days of walking 2,500 kilometres toward one other they met, hugged and said goodbye.
Henry Threadgill's Zooid
Henry Threadgill has been called one of the most important living jazz composers. Here he is in 2015 at a Washington performance. Perfect for this rainy Saturday morning.
via 3Quarks Daily
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