Beyond the ice
December 13th, 2008
Global warming is opening up new natural resources in Greenland, who are seeking independence from Denmark.
Archive for December, 2008
The Rise of the Machines
December 11th, 2008
Population information for industrial robots.
New York Subway
December 10th, 2008
from Union Square to Grand Central, 1905.
Pizza Hack: Broil Your Pies
December 9th, 2008
Basically no way too do this without setting of the smoke alarm, at least in my apartment.
JAXA’s origami space shuttles
December 8th, 2008
Tailor made for Leah.
Wild Wild Life
December 7th, 2008
"Check out mr. businessman / He bought some wild, wild life / On the way to the stock exchange"
Studies in Pen Art
December 7th, 2008
"Frequently, during that hot summer, Dennis would write a dozen cards which had been ordered; we would deliver them, and with the twenty-five cents thus obtained would buy a watermelon. Young Dennis was generous then; he is generous now."
Handbuch der Anatomie der Tiere für Künstler
December 7th, 2008
15 anatomical images (cow, goat, horse, dog, lion) from a series of publications from 1898 and 1911-1925 by Wilhelm Ellenberger and Hermann Baum with illustrations by Hermann Dittrich.
What Is YOUR Best Photography Tip, Secret, Trick, Lesson, Technique, or Hack? | Ask Metafilter
December 7th, 2008
On the internet, no one knows you're not an expert.
souvenir de chine
December 7th, 2008
Music video cunningly taking advantage of birds' (and mice's?) attraction to themselves in mirrors.
Standing Pat: The St. James Infirmary Blues Appendix
December 6th, 2008
Even more St James Infirmary.
So Young, So Cold , So Fair : The Saint James Infirmary Blues
December 6th, 2008
Just in case you find yourself wanting to listen St James Infirmary Blues. A lot.
Welcome to Old Time Radio
December 6th, 2008
Archive.org's massive collection of old time radio plays, one of the most obsolete forms of art.
The (Mostly) True Story of Helvetica and the New York City Subway
December 6th, 2008
Exhaustive, loving, history of New York City subway signage, only incidentally about Helvetica.
In the Shadow of a Long Past, Patiently Awaiting the Future
December 6th, 2008
"We are used to these things. We are always here."
The First 100 Days
December 6th, 2008
Nice chart from Good Magazine comparing the first 100 days of the last 12 US presidents.
Octodons
December 6th, 2008
Want.
The Authentics Foundation
December 5th, 2008
"Everything you use can be counterfeit. This isn’t just about phony handbags, but about the medicine you take, the wine you drink, the batteries you put in your wireless mouse."
Thanks For The Future Memories
December 5th, 2008
Apparently the brain uses the same areas to remember and to predict. That makes so much sense.