Sunday 8 May 2011
Neo-Evolution
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Nature
Dr. Harvey V. Fineberg on 'neo-evolution'.
Reminds me of Prof. Hubert J. Farnsworth from Futurama it's uncanny.
Thursday 21 April 2011
An App For War
News is, the US Army is introducing a smartphone app into their arsenal.
Would love to see that on an Apple ad.
Friday 8 April 2011
Tuesday 5 April 2011
PKD
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Film
The Man In The High Castle is soon to be televised in a mini-series
by the BBC, Ridley Scott and Howard Brenton.
Please, please be good.
Thursday
I know it's not Thursday but what the hell..
What's weird is how this increasingly relates to most days.
Animation from Matthias Hoegg.
Friday 25 March 2011
Monday 14 March 2011
Tent Poles
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Design
Nice 'tent-pole' system by David Kohn Architects
for the Designs of the Year exhibiton at the Design Museum.
Suspension
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Art
Mercedes GP car deconstructed and suspended by artist Paul Veroude
from the Mercedes-Benz World F1 Exhibition.
Sunday 13 March 2011
Saturday 12 March 2011
Monday 7 March 2011
Monday 28 February 2011
Monday 21 February 2011
Friday 18 February 2011
Thursday 17 February 2011
Esperanto
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Nature
The book of Esperanto, an international language created by Dr. Ludovic Lazarus Zamenhof in 1887.
It was issued in different countries in the hope of creating a universal language to decrease nationalism and promote unity. Wikipedia estimates that 10,000 to 2 million people speak Esperanto all over the world.
Wednesday 16 February 2011
Sunday 13 February 2011
Televisionation
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Image
Portrait of Hugo Gernsback, one of the forefathers of science fiction.
from legendary Life photographer Alfred Eisenstadt.
Gravity's Rainbow
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Art
Comic "Professor" Irwin Corey making an acceptance speech, (filling in) as Thomas Pynchon when he won the National Book Award in 1974.
Saturday 12 February 2011
Friday 4 February 2011
Thursday 3 February 2011
Sex And The City
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Image
Words used on the covers of Maxim and Cosmopolitan in the last 3 years
from Darren Barefoot.
This sequence demonstrates the content and erm.. variety, seen on Cosmo magazines:
Tuesday 25 January 2011
Monday 24 January 2011
Carts Of Darkness
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Nature
Documentary about the homeless in North Vancouver that collect empty bottles to make dollars - with shopping carts to get their kicks.
Tuesday 18 January 2011
Tuesday 11 January 2011
Thank You For Not Smoking
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Design
As the government plan to cover up cigarette packaging,
Icon Magazine asked Build to do a little makeover of the classic packet.
Sunday 9 January 2011
Friday 7 January 2011
Monday 3 January 2011
Dancing Art
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Art
I found this amusing video from Four Tet and it got me thinking..
Morris dancing as a martial art. No?
The Brazilians did it..
OK, so they're slightly more acrobatic, but they haven't got sticks or the deceptive upperhand of the ribbon-clad Morris dancer.