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| The Japanese Paper Film Project |
In the 1930s, several Japanese companies produced films made on paper (“kami firumu”) instead of celluloid. The Japanese Paper Film Project preserves the surviving movies and promotes scholarship about these films. See some clips on the project’s Twitter feed. (via Web Curios)
These tiny handmade Fantasy Moth Toys are absolutely adorable.Wow factor! Hanging Gardens of Babylon meets Baz Luhrmann: This public bathroom is not what you might expect to see in a Chinese mall.
It takes a little longer to fix a misaligned antenna when it is 19.9 billion kilometers away but Voyager 2 communications have been fully restored
10 cities that belong to an exclusive club: They all have psychological disorders named after them.
The Imelda Marcos of the poultry world
Thomas Heatherwick's $200 million staircase at Hudson Yards was closed two years ago after a spate of suicides. "The Vessel shows us how bad the vampiric ultra-wealthy are at making public space"
What Happened To The Trains In Iceland? (via Perfect for Roquefort Cheese)
This project maps record-high heat in U.S. cities.
Mitti Attar: How Indian perfumers capture the scent of rain.
Another piece of heaven gone to hell. How about some Sunday morning hurtin’ music? (via Memo Of The Air)
This would be a good job for me
The Vampiric Council gather for a vampire murder trial (via Memo Of The Air)
Let’s tile the backyard! This fun patio contains a pizza slice, a terrier, a shark head and more…
A housing module that unfolds like an accordion for flexible living
OMG! Add this to my rolodex of bad habits: Garlic Bread Grilled Cheese Recipe
Ancient Mosaic of Winged Medusa Unearthed in Spain
An exact replica of the futuristic bedroom of 2001: A Space Odyssey Not exactly cozy, is it?
The Moth Toys have too many pointy parts for kids, adult toys I guess.
ReplyDeleteArchitects, designers, and builders have a duty to protect even stupid people from accidentally getting hurt, like making sure a roller coaster stays on the tracks. However defeating the tiny number of people bent on suicide is impossible without spoiling it for everyone else. I don’t want to live in a padded room.
xoxoxoBruce