Hands On A Hard Body
August 26, 2008 at 6:10 pm | Posted in Film, Journalism, Vehicles | Leave a commentTags: contests, documentary, Film, Journalism, texas, trucks, Vehicles, video
Somewhere, in the heart of Texas, 23 people came together and placed their hands on a hardbody pickup truck. Dozens of hours later, the last person to take their hands off the truck got to take it home. This documentary is their story.
Telescopic Text
August 25, 2008 at 8:11 am | Posted in Literature, Webware | Leave a commentTags: Literature, poetry, reconstruction, Webware
The Underwater Photography of Philippe Ramette
August 25, 2008 at 8:10 am | Posted in Art, Photography | Leave a commentTags: Art, philippe ramette, Photography, portfolio, surrealism
Strange & Mysterious Sounds Of Earth
August 25, 2008 at 8:08 am | Posted in Fantastic | Leave a commentTags: audio, audiophile, Fantastic, mystery, recordings, sound
The world is full of strange sounds, some of which we have yet to explain.
The Sculptures of Jennifer Maestre
August 25, 2008 at 8:05 am | Posted in Art, Eye Candy, Sculpture | Leave a commentTags: Add new tag, Art, Eye Candy, jennifer maestre, pencils, portfolio, Sculpture
The 38 States of C. Etzel Pearcy
August 22, 2008 at 7:57 pm | Posted in Cartography | Leave a commentTags: america, Cartography, states, usa
A radical re-drawing of the United States based on its current demographic composition.
Word Spectrums
August 22, 2008 at 7:55 pm | Posted in Eye Candy, Reference | Leave a commentTags: bi-grams, Eye Candy, Reference, visualization
“The Archive” by Sean Dunne
August 22, 2008 at 7:54 pm | Posted in Commerce, Film, History, Music | Leave a commentTags: archive, Commerce, Film, History, Music, records, short film, video
“Selections From H.P. Lovecraft’s Brief Tenure As A Whitman’s Sampler Copywriter” by Luke Burns
August 22, 2008 at 7:52 pm | Posted in Food, Humor, Literature | Leave a commentTags: Food, h.p. lovecraft, Humor, Literature, lovecraft, satire, short fiction
Chemical Party
August 22, 2008 at 7:21 am | Posted in Chemistry, Humor | Leave a commentTags: Chemistry, Humor, party, video
Deus Ex Machina: The Wearable Motorcycle
August 22, 2008 at 7:20 am | Posted in FutureTech, Technology, Vehicles | Leave a commentTags: FutureTech, mecha, motorcycles, powered-armor, Technology, Vehicles
We are officially one step closer to the world science fiction promised us in our youth.
Tetrapod Beaches Of Japan
August 22, 2008 at 7:17 am | Posted in Architecture, Photography | Leave a commentTags: Architecture, japan, Photography, tetrapods
“Baghdad, 5 Years On” by Ghaith Abdul-Ahad
August 18, 2008 at 11:28 pm | Posted in Film, Journalism, Photography, Weapons | Leave a commentTags: Baghdad, Film, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, iraq, Journalism, Photography, photojournalism, short film, video
Mr. Abdul-Ahad’s war journalism has been celebrated before, but his most recent film (in three parts) is particularly concise and effective.
“African Kings” by Daniel Lainé
August 18, 2008 at 8:13 am | Posted in History, Photography | Leave a commentTags: africa, anthropology, culture, History, kings, Photography, royalty
A striking gallery of African royalty. Don’t take my word for it: take a look at this sample.
The John Cleese Podcast
August 18, 2008 at 8:10 am | Posted in Humor | Leave a commentTags: blog, Humor, john cleese, podcast, videos
The podcast, with its affiliated Cleeseblog, tell us two things. First, Mr. Cleese is by no means retired. Second, he is willing to embrace science.
Galaxiki
August 18, 2008 at 7:58 am | Posted in Astronomy, Science, Webware | Leave a commentTags: Astronomy, Science, science fiction, Webware, wiki, world building
Using Photographs to Enhance Videos of a Static Scene
August 17, 2008 at 9:31 am | Posted in CG, Technology | Leave a commentTags: CG, editing, special effects, Technology, video manipulation
The Rollersuit
August 17, 2008 at 9:29 am | Posted in Kinesthetics, Technology, Vehicles | Leave a commentTags: Kinesthetics, rollersuit, Technology, Vehicles
Tired of the Olympics? See the future of racing-from-any-body-position technology, especially down a mountain.
Database Machine Drawings
August 15, 2008 at 7:33 pm | Posted in Design, Drawing, History, Technology | Leave a commentTags: archive, database, Design, Drawing, History, machines, Technology
Mechanical illustration from the Middles Ages up through the early Renaissance.
The History Of The Olympic Medal Count
August 15, 2008 at 8:16 am | Posted in Cartography, History | Leave a commentTags: Cartography, History, olympics, sports, visualization
78Records
August 13, 2008 at 9:29 am | Posted in Gratis, History, Music | Leave a commentTags: 78 rpm, Gratis, History, Music, records, vinyl
One man. Thousands of 78 rpm record, long out of print. One massive archive of free mp3 recordings.
The David Rumsey Map Collection
August 13, 2008 at 9:24 am | Posted in Cartography, History, Reference | Leave a commentTags: archive, Cartography, History, maps, Reference, world
A vast collection of maps, some of which have a Google Maps overlay of real satellite photography.
I Met The Walrus
August 13, 2008 at 9:22 am | Posted in Animation, Art, Film, History, Music, Philosophy, Politics | Leave a commentTags: Animation, Art, Film, History, Music, Philosophy, Politics
A delightful film animating one 14-year-old’s impromptu interview with John Lennon.
This Is Sand
August 13, 2008 at 9:20 am | Posted in Webware | Leave a commentTags: do-nothing machine, sand, time wasters, Webware
Click-and-hold (or double-click for a continuous stream) and let the pointless sandbox fun begin.
Making Faces
August 13, 2008 at 9:19 am | Posted in Crafts, Humor, Photography | Leave a commentTags: Crafts, faces, googly eyes, Humor, Photography
An adorable application of magnets, ping pong balls, and Plasti Dip.
Polymeme
August 11, 2008 at 12:51 am | Posted in Journalism | Leave a commentTags: aggregation, blogs, crowdthink, Journalism, news
A different approach to news aggregation? Possibly. The stream of results certainly seem distinctive and interesting.
Maps of India
August 11, 2008 at 12:45 am | Posted in Cartography, Economics, History, Politics, Reference, Religion | Leave a commentTags: Cartography, Economics, History, india, maps, Politics, Reference, Religion
They’ve got maps of India. Lots and lots and lots and lots of maps of India.
The 100 Most Common English Words Quiz
August 11, 2008 at 12:43 am | Posted in Games, Webware | Leave a commentTags: english, Games, linguistics, simple english, vocabulary, Webware, words
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That Was Epic
August 19, 2008 at 12:09 am | Posted in Art, Webware | Leave a commentTags: Art, comments, poetry, unintentional poetry, Webware
Crappy comments, decontextualized, become art. Check out the promotional video (and also check out the source of the music that the creator shamefully failed to attribute)