August 2010
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WatchWatching Matt Hoffman these days after his accident is pretty much like watching a puppy in danger. Still the greatest.
Thanks to VBS
David McCandless - The Beauty of data...
David McCandless could easily and probably quite fittingly be sumed up in coloured blocks/shapes. Sadly however i don’t have any coloured blocks or shapes to hand so in short he’s a man who draws visual conclusions out of piles of data. If you haven’t come across his book yet make sure you get yourself a copy.
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Falling
Untitled (three falling pianos) by Euan Macdonald makes my heart hurt, in the best possible way.
Valero Doval - Circus pets.
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Magical
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Balcon additionnel - Julien Berthier
Hanging out in front of other people’s windows on a truck lift balcony.
http://www.julienberthier.org
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Strange Cargo at Kennedy Airport
The NYtimes has a great post on “Strange Cargo at Kennedy Airport” by Taryn Simon. Everything from the bizarre, the obvious, questionable, and extremely curious objects. LOTS more here
Ronald Jenkees
hello youtubes!!! amazing.
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Fish Management in New York State
Most of these images originated from artwork produced from 1926 through 1939 by two artists, Ellen Edmondson and Hugh H. Chrisp. Their work was sponsored by the New York Department of Conservation, as part of comprehensive biological surveys of biota throughout all New York watersheds.
Both artists performed preparatory studies of color, posture, and form using living fish...
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“The Playboy Town House” 1962
Here are scans of “The Playboy Town House” from May 1962, it must have been very modern at that time and it would still look like a vintage interior straight from Wallpaper
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Ferrari F40
There are many reasons to why the Ferrari F40 is often hailed as one of the great modern super cars. For starters even before the F40 had an engine or wheels it was already being talked of as pioneering due to the intensity of the aerodynamic testing its body shell was going through, this same body shell included a good deal of kevlar which helped to add as much strength Ferrari could for...
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