—James Agee, born in 1909
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.
— C. S. Lewis, who died in 1963
Using almost 1300 photos from Instagram of iconic/stereotypical shots of NYC, Sam Morrison spent 200 hours creating what he calls a crowdsourced hyperlapse video of the city. I love it. Reminds me a little of the old Microsoft application Photosynth, which could stitch together hundreds of online photos of, say, the Eiffel Tower or Golden Gate Bridge into a composite 3D image
'Banana on steroids': Ethiopia's miracle food that could be a global warming lifesaver
Directed evolution teaches bacteria to eat carbon dioxide New Atlas
Australians say 'political correctness has gone too far' — but it's complicated
Feral Horses Helping Restore Butterfly Habitat Ecowatch
People Are Having Sex With 3D Avatars of Their Exes and Celebrities Vice
Web Design: The Evolution of the Digital World 1990-Today" is a visual history of the pioneering websites that influenced the look & feel of the web today
How to Move Abroad. "You've always dreamed about working by the beach, but how do you make that a reality
The top 100 films directed by women. The Piano is #1; Lost in Translation, The Hurt Locker, and Lady Bird all make the top 25. I have not seen enough of these...
SHOCKING NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF SCIENCE: Study Finds College Students May Benefit From More Sleep.
The world record for the fastest Formula 1 pitstop is now 1.82 seconds. The footage is incredible...all four tires changed in under 2 sec
There's always something interesting in Spencer Wright's The Prepared newsletter. This week's was particularly good
Using almost 1300 photos from Instagram of iconic/stereotypical shots of NYC, Sam Morrison spent 200 hours creating what he calls a crowdsourced hyperlapse video of the city. I love it. Reminds me a little of the old Microsoft application Photosynth, which could stitch together hundreds of online photos of, say, the Eiffel Tower or Golden Gate Bridge into a composite 3D image
French cardinal doesn't see error of not reporting abuse
The archbishop of Lyon is appealing a six-month suspended sentence for "non-denunciation of sexual violence
How Do We Know It’s Creative Placemaking?
Some major organizations have been trying to figure out how to help communities use the arts and culture to create strong, shared values. –Margy Waller
A Bookstore Whose Nooks And Crannies Are Practically The Key To Narnia
Well, no, no wardrobe or fur coats, but “9,000 square feet of nooks, alcoves, labyrinths, and warrens.” Its customers really love it, including the way thousands of books crammed together smell. And “the store is orderly if not antiseptic. Signs are hand-lettered; there are plenty of chairs for contemplation and ladders for climbing; and, whether by accident or puckish design, the crime section stops short at a fittingly dead end.” – The New York Times
François Ozon’s timely, tasteful drama, based on real events in Lyon, France, wastes no time launching into the painful details of one man’s boyhood memory of sexual abuse at the hands of a priest. ... Tonally, it’s a far cry from the paranoid sleaze of Ozon’s usual film-making mode.
'Banana on steroids': Ethiopia's miracle food that could be a global warming lifesaver
Directed evolution teaches bacteria to eat carbon dioxide New Atlas
Australians say 'political correctness has gone too far' — but it's complicated
A "hero" bystander used a 1.5 metre narwhal tusk to fight off the London Bridge knifeman, according to witnesses.
On Friday, two people were stabbed to death in what the authorities called a terrorist attack in the UK capital.
In the fallout, witnesses have described the actions of onlookers who helped fight off the individual, identified by police as 28-year-old Usman Khan.
People Are Having Sex With 3D Avatars of Their Exes and Celebrities Vice
Pointless work meetings ‘really a form of therapy’ BBC (Chuck L). Well, if you consider feeling that you need a lobotomy to get through the meeting a form of therapy.
Brain wave study explains why a DMT trip is like entering an alternate reality Inverse (David L). n=13, so big red flag re tiny sample size. However, sounds like DMT is superior to LSD by virtue of the “trip” being short, as opposed to the typical 24 hours with LSD.
How a Meteorite Ruined an Alabama Woman’s Afternoon 65 Years Ago Today. If you’re hit by a meteor while sitting on your couch, you might conclude that the universe is out to get you. Still: “Shockingly, Hodges is not the only person to have been hit by a meteorite.”
How a Meteorite Ruined an Alabama Woman’s Afternoon 65 Years Ago Today. If you’re hit by a meteor while sitting on your couch, you might conclude that the universe is out to get you. Still: “Shockingly, Hodges is not the only person to have been hit by a meteorite.”
How to Move Abroad. "You've always dreamed about working by the beach, but how do you make that a reality
The top 100 films directed by women. The Piano is #1; Lost in Translation, The Hurt Locker, and Lady Bird all make the top 25. I have not seen enough of these...
SHOCKING NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF SCIENCE: Study Finds College Students May Benefit From More Sleep.
The world record for the fastest Formula 1 pitstop is now 1.82 seconds. The footage is incredible...all four tires changed in under 2 sec
There's always something interesting in Spencer Wright's The Prepared newsletter. This week's was particularly good
“A herd of elephants marched 12 hours to the house of Lawrence Anthony after he died – the man who saved them. They stayed there silent for two days. Exactly one year after his death, to the day, the herd marched to his house again.”
On the Farm London Review of Books. On animal sentience.
On the Farm London Review of Books. On animal sentience.